Here is the first of what I hope will be a series of recordings from Sir Edward Gibbon‘s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, which I have been reading over the last couple of years with my private student, Dr M, as part of our “History in English” class. [Read more…]
One of my favourite books on Niccolo Machiavelli is Machiavelli’s Virtue by the Havard University Professor of Government, Harvey C. Mansfield. Machiavelli’s Virtue is unlike any other book in its field. Virtually every page has something to offer by way of arresting comment or unique insight. In a nutshell, Harvey [Read more…]
The daughter of the original Queen Cat is back… or is it her grand-daughter or possibly even great-grand-daughter, with a new litter, seeking sanctuary on our back deck. Now, the Mrs laid down a strict injunction against supplying any form of “wittles” to cats with litters, but this morning my [Read more…]
Fret not my friends for me if I withdraw, Or take less pleasure in your company And am not found where once I used to be; Nor wonder that I am not as before. For true it seems that I am changed, not you, You are ever as you were, [Read more…]
Title: J-League Football: San Frecce v Omiya Location: Big Arch Link out: Click here Start Time: 18:30 Date: 2012-06-23 In many ways this game seemed more like a choreographed event than a football match, from the managed chanting of the two opposing groups of fans to the neat passing (more [Read more…]
The Grand Finale of the Xtreme Chess Championships was played out in New York between 13-year-old Justus Williams & Stanford Student Elliott Liu few weeks ago. I got hooked on this mini series right from the beginning and was happy to see these two competitors make it to the final, [Read more…]
In the summer of 1982 Hurl and Boff, two 19 year old English lads, set off from the Weald of Kent on a hitchhiking tour of France, Switzerland, West Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and Holland. Hurl, the literary one, kept a diary and photographed the trip. Boff, the artistic one, sketched [Read more…]
Title: Day Trip to Mihara Location: Hiroshima Prefecture Link out: Click here Description: A day trip to Mihara to visit Tim Buthod, go to a festival and various izakaya and bars… Date: 2012-05-26 The bullet train station at Mihara is built on the ruins of Mihara castle. On our way [Read more…]
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