Weekend 534.2

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Winston Smith

There is a painting at the National Railway Museum in York by Abraham Solomon titled ‘First Class: The Meeting, 1855’ highlighted in ‘Railways for Ever!’ which is narrated by Sir Continue Reading →

Weekend 534.1 (2022 Biden Recession)

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Winston Smith

(1) Kudlow: This is the key to economic recovery (Fox Business) “As I said last evening, Powell was the non-Volcker. The Fed institutionally will never admit its mistakes and Jay Continue Reading →

Weekend 534.0 (Purple)

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Winston Smith

(1) When will the Elizabeth line open? (Metro)

Twilight and evening bell…

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Winston Smith

Saturday was my last football match of the season / campaign. I also revisited Westminster Abbey and the Guildhall Art Gallery. I also toured the Tower of London. The highlights Continue Reading →

Weekend 533.1 (Strange as angels…)

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Winston Smith

(1) KH+Glass

Weekend 533.0

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Winston Smith

I was in Portsmouth on Saturday for Pompey versus Gills. Portsmouth is owned by former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner¹. Gillingham is in a League One relegation battle that Continue Reading →

Saint George’s Day

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Winston Smith

It’s the feast day of the patron saint of England.

Transit Wizardry & Homecoming (of sorts)

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Winston Smith

District to Victoria to St Pancras ‡‡‡ Eurostar ‡‡‡ to Gare du Nord to 4 to 1.

Elon, Twitter, Free Speech and Capitalism

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Winston Smith

Do you remember the GameStop short squeeze? There’s a relationship between it and the offer from Elon for Twitter. The common thread is the existential threat the hoi polloi (deplorables, Continue Reading →

Weekend 532.0

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Winston Smith

(1) This is from The Cathedrals of England by Alec Clifton-Taylor: Armature: A metal framework, in the Middle Ages always of iron, introduced into a large untraceried window to support Continue Reading →