Trigger warning - COVID-19/ Unemployment/ Marxism/ Poor Writing Based on My Opinions There should be a nice fluffy introduction here to soften you up for the rough stuff ahead. However, I have written no such introduction. If such an introduction were to exist it would mention how I am unlucky and lucky, it would include … Continue reading The Inevitable Winding-Up Notice
AGM Transcript: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and San Jose del Pacifico Trip Report
AGM Transcrit Mr Hummels - Introductory remarks As I've pursed over the dwindling fortunes of Mr Hummels, I've come to realise that certain things will either happen, or as the case may be, they won't. Equally, it can be said that certain things will happen when you think that they won't, or won't happen when … Continue reading AGM Transcript: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and San Jose del Pacifico Trip Report
The Irishman and other stories
This is in place of anything original which I should be writing. It will be a series of mini-reviews interspersed with recent findings on various topics which I have negotiated recently. Mainly they tread along the line of TRUTH. As I write this I may be able to adequately mop the various thoughts spilling from … Continue reading The Irishman and other stories
Welcome back, Mr Hummels!
After a brief respite, there was little else we could do other than invite him back. There is something here which smells like the unwanted new movie franchise, Mr Hummels strikes again. Mr Hummels rides! Mr Hummels goes hard. Wheeled out like an old veteran, except that we still demand active service. Also, veterans offer poignant … Continue reading Welcome back, Mr Hummels!
Whatever became of Mr Hummels?
"Now there's a question..." - "Last I'd heard he was still flogging his wares on a street somewhere. No, not like that. " - "He'd taken up a spot outside one of those supermarkets where you don't need to pay and they use your facial id to charge you, you know the ones?" - "Yeah, … Continue reading Whatever became of Mr Hummels?
Boxes, Rectangles and Bicycles
The following is a short story-come-book review inspired by 'The Third Policeman' by Flann O'Brien. If you haven't read the book then don't read my account of it first, that would be daft. ******* This could well be a re-telling of an older story. One which you will likely know or at least recognise, … Continue reading Boxes, Rectangles and Bicycles
10 traumas of Mr Hummels
Control issues - Stemming from an over-protective childhood. (Transference.) Lack of drive - Stemming from a disciplined childhood. (Resistance) Delusional - Mainly of grandeur (see 5,6,8) or personal assault (see 4). Victimhood - Relating to negative self image, consider the worst conclusion first. Loss - Stemming from a number of incidents, each of which contributed … Continue reading 10 traumas of Mr Hummels
Cliches about Scott Walker
The following titles were considered; The Old man's gone, We're on our own again, It's raining today, Fallen Hero of the War, The Sun ain't gonna shine anymore, My Ship has sailed, They Called Him Scottie. etc. But they would have been terrible, wouldn't they? I'm truly saddened to hear of the death of Scott … Continue reading Cliches about Scott Walker
Mr Hummels introduces: The Tower of Babel by Benny Profane
As promised, I am slowly, reticently introducing you, the vast readership, to my talented friends. Doing so, I feel somewhere between Kim Jong Il and Ernest Hemingway. Make of that what you will. However, the following man needs no introduction; he's already taken the internet and some newspapers by storm. You may know him for … Continue reading Mr Hummels introduces: The Tower of Babel by Benny Profane
Mr Hummels – Spring Statement
Here is a quick round-up of some recent things I've encountered. Snowboarding Holiday to Morzine, France - 7/10 This was an exceptionally decadent and predictable holiday. I was apprehensive from the off and my worst fears were realised quickly; picking up a rental car drunk is risque, having 7 grams of colombian snow delivered to … Continue reading Mr Hummels – Spring Statement
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