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“Which Town Is This Then?”

Well, alright, I’m not QUITE at the point where I’ve done the Rock Band Thing yet – trying to discern … through a haze of drink and drugs-fuelled debaucher – which town I’m actually ‘performing’ in today. But there have been times where I’ve felt not too far off during the last couple of months. […]

Countdown: To Lift Off

The funnylass posts (and the human interaction) over the last 12 months have been more than a little bit limited. Even my own children have been heard to say; “Who’s that grumpy woman upstairs? I’m sure I’ve seen her before. Maybe Dad’s finally employed a cleaner. Although she’s a bit crap at her job, if […]

When is a Greenhouse not a Greenhouse?

I’ve worked with communities for over 25 years. I’ve been assigned to some of the toughest neighbourhoods in the UK and I’ve also spent 4 years in post-apartheid southern Africa with the Kalahari bushmen.  I’ve witnessed bunfights over the Leylandii, race riots in Glodwick and death in the desert and yet, the recent situation in […]

The Godly Books

I had more than my fair share of what some would refer to as ‘God-botherer’ books, because I had a lovely Godmother who sometimes managed to drag me and my brother away from ‘Bonanza’ and off to church, instead of letting us engage in slack-jawed appreciation of 70’s Sunday morning TV. Perfection But sadly, the […]

Evil Children & Public Warnings

Today, I’ll continue with a few more examples of the strange, twisted and sometimes downright insane, children’s books that produced the current generation of those ‘in power’ in the UK (is there any wonder that Brexit occurred, eh?) Satan’s Offspring Amelia Jane was a great big dolly-bully. And after a recent re-reading of the stories, […]

The Unhappy Pets

The animals in the story-books of those who grew up in the 70s and 80s were abused terribly – and all for the sake of light entertainment. Take Mousie for example. He was the household pet and the mother tried to drown him, feed him to the owl and then she tied him to a […]