(1603) Almost evening all. The carols will start here on Sat 13th … 12 days of Advent, then 12 days of Christmas. Christmas pictures will appear from here onwards, probably tomorrow evening for the first in the sidebar.
Wrong attitude imho … if you start to enjoy shopping with her (takes getting used to and involves sitting on benches a lot) … then you enjoy the payback later in the process. It’s a nice experience, your lady rewarding you. But never simping and never right into the shopping … that’s a bit iffy.
17. In one
16. So why is Donny not arresting?
As MmutR says … coz it’s Pammy’s job. And why is Pammy not?
“Judging by some comments here, “The Case Of The Missing Will” appears to be an underrated “Poirot” episode. Though apparently loosely based on an Agatha Christie story, it is a quintessentially Christie-ian tale about a old tycoon, a possible murder, a missing will, the search for a heir, deep buried family secrets; the ending is a surprise, but a logical one (the biggest clue can be found in the method of the murder). Gender politics of the 1930s are nicely incorporated into the story, and it is a clever Miss Lemon observation that enables Poirot to solve the mystery. The production is elegant, and the ensemble acting is typically fine, with Beth Goddard a spirited Violet. The only questionable plot point for me was the lawyer’s remark that an oath could be sufficient for a person to claim that he (or she) is someone’s heir; even in the pre-DNA era, I doubt it would be that simple.”
(1333) Afternoon all … time getting away again … two loads of washing and gym coming up here. (1405)
15. Absolutely must be so
This is fantastic to see. A ray of sunshine đ in a dreary world đ https://t.co/OcK8KFFVh5
— Yesterday's Britain, A Better Britain. (@YesterdaysBrit1) December 2, 2025
14. The N word
To say I was wide-eyed in shock at this below is the understatement of the week so far:
The only way I could pick the jaw up off the floor was after MMutR explained … he’s useful that way for us normies … he says that that’s not a despicable word to them (check her profile pic and text and you’ll understand). Were we to use the N word ourselves, it would have racist overtones but when those of that demographic use it … the educated, higher members … they use the word as we might use chav or even hayseed … the lower end of the social scale.
In that sense, it makes sense. I do have two tales about it … but in a different post later sometime.
13. Get thee over, please, good people, to AK Haart
HERE … on the topic of our gallant leadership … and the nature of chaos.
(1014) Better day out there today, mood around the corners of the sphere from resigned to more buoyant, slow blogging all the same as much gathering, communicating in other places going on, plus chores. For example, the Bookmarks in the navbar are now in three, to make more manageable, hopefully. (1055)
10. Moosh corner
… (was getting withdrawal symptoms) …
9. It might be Barron
… maybe just a fan, maybe DJT staff … still valid news:
8. Good work, Andrew
… I’d love to see Midazolam Matt finally nailed.
7. Is she still worthwhile as a source?
To answer the opening question … yes, methinks still a great source, whatever the reason for exposing hidden nasties. Possibly Benny Johnson too. But not Charlie Ward nor Health Ranger nor Bow Tie Martin, nor Campbell. But yes Lara Logan, despite her recent trip.
6. On a mission
… whether from God remains to be seen. When I made contact recently with my first ex 57 years ago, she was asking if I was trying to resolve something? Could not answer that weeks ago but think I can now … yes, a mission perhaps to “put things in historical context”.
I’m supposing that most of us reaching a certain age do start reflecting, if time, and finding some sort of closure if possible. For some, it’s a nostalgic kick, esp. through music, e.g. this coming up on Quora from one Bruce Johnson:
“Townshend started off his point of view by stating, âYou know, I could sit down and have a conversation with Paul about rock ânâ roll, and weâd be talking about two different things. To me, rock was The Rolling Stones, and before that, Chuck Berry, and before that, maybe a few people who lived in fields in Louisiana, but I can’t really include the Beatles in that. The Beatles were over with Herman’s Hermits. That’s not rock ‘n’ roll.â
Townshend viewed The Beatles as âa big pop phenomenonâ who created âlight music with occasional masterpieces thrown in.â This quote in particular is a hot, hot take, to say the least. Still, when viewed through Townshendâs lens (and when one compares The Beatlesâ music to that of The Who, Led Zeppelin, and The Rolling Stones), they arenât black-and-white rock ânâ roll in the slightest.
-Rolling Stone, 1982.”
Well yes, I’ve also been exploring music and in fact have a music post coming up which I’ve no idea who here will like. It’s ragtime and in other exploration, I’ve got back to grandmothers’ birthdates in the mid 1880s onwards, which puts all the rest of it, inc. my parents, plus lil ole me, in context, in perspective.
Thus the first full on ex-gf 57 years ago at a tender age really can be seen in perspective (the one I refound weeks ago) … plus the perceptions at that time, that the good times were just going to keep on rolling, not a care in the world, apart from school and exams.
Oh what a rude awakening we were all to have. They grew up, I maybe did not, eternal Peter Pan … until I was forced by life to grow up. The seven years following that summer idyll we had were rough. Good moments along the way but overall … rough.
And today, as a result of all this exploration? Attitude? Mood? Well not unlike with the blog exploration we’re doing, the finding out. For what for us to know? Because we bring sadness upon ourselves … chances lost etc., poor decisions, good ones … but the reason to know is those words used above … perspective, and maybe context. Seeing something which happened in context does help.
(0635) Slept in. Hope you did too. Yesterday was a stinker, today looks better. (0854)
5. Sillier things have happened
4. Do men deserve the right of reply?
A chap calling himself “Stunner” … uh huh …
Men have lowered their standards for decades just to please women, and it still has not been enough.
Men went from marrying virgins to marrying non-virgins, single mothers, only fans strippers, and prostitutes.
Men went from writing love letters to now paying for vacations and eating at expensive restaurants before she even considers giving you a chance.
Men went from marrying women who could cook and clean to marrying lazy women. Men went from buying flowers occasionally to now sponsoring women through school, buying them houses, cars, and expensive things just to prove romance.
Men went from traditional marriages to now having expensive weddings because it will make her happy even though its a waste of money.
Men went from standing to propose to now kneeling to propose to someone who will become your lifelong responsibility and a liability and take his money, kids and properties.
Men went from marrying fit women to now marrying fat and lazy women
3. Steve at 1220
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(1641) Evening all. I’ve had to backtrack three times today (so far). First was in describing here that altercation mid-morning outside … given the second backtracking, it was perhaps wiser so to do. The second was an altercation with X, possibly also not wise to leave up. The third is at the end of the Mon Mat post. Ho hum … we have such days.
20. Happened in Scotland
19. Something I too have been noting
A US teacher sharing her classroom experience.
One of the comments underneath says:
"47 years teaching. Just retired this year. The difference between then and now is like night and day. The kids have zero attention span!" pic.twitter.com/1L7KrHQlm9
“I feel I’ve seen several adaptations of “Dead Man’s Folly,” but in reality, the only other one that exists, I think, is the 1986 film starring Peter Ustinov.
This happens to be one of Christie’s strongest and cleverest stories and lends itself well to the screen.
A wealthy man, George Stubbs, has purchased the beautiful Nasse House and is having something akin to a carnival. He has asked the noted mystery novelist Ariadne Oliver to design a murder hunt. Uncomfortable, Mrs. Oliver persuades Poirot to come to Nasse House, as she’s convinced there are problems afoot.
One problem is Stubbs’ temperamental wife, Hattie, who seems immature. The guests include politicians, a secretary, an architect, and the house’s former owner, who lives in a guest cottage. And there are students who traipse through the grounds as a shortcut to their transportation.
A sullen youngster, Marlene Tucker, has been chosen as the murder victim. She then becomes the murder victim for real, the reason unknown. Then Hattie Stubbs disappears, and the ferryman is found dead.
Questions arise: Did Marlene see something that made her a murder victim? Was Hattie kidnapped? And then there’s the “folly,” a misplaced building of no use.
This is a complicated case for Poirot, but he’s up to the task.
Excellent story with high production values and some good acting, most notably from Suchet. Zoe Wanamaker kind of misses it as Ariadne Oliver, going for a low, gravelly voice that doesn’t quite make it. Sinead Cusack does a grand job as Mrs. Folliat, and Sean Pertwee is excellent as George Stubbs.”
……
Hmmmmm. Apart from my innate dislike of any Poirot post Hastings/Miss Lemon and any Miss Marple post Joan Hickson, there’s this Zoe person, as mentioned above, all crotchety … plus the overall level of acting … just did not seem natural to me, as if they were playacting for all they were worth … Suchet was still good.
(1635) Backtracking here for the third time today … a review I read in Wiki, on the book, not the film, said:
“The anonymous review in The Times of 15 November 1956, was also somewhat damning; “Dead Man’s Folly is not Miss Agatha Christie at her best. The murder and the solution of it are ingenious, but then, with Miss Christie, they always are, and it is pleasant to watch M. Hercule Poirot at work again. The character drawing is flat and facile, however, and the dialogue, always Miss Christie’s weak point, disastrous.”[5]“
Which diminish my comments just before that … apart from the DEI sailboat skipper, plus Stephanie Leonidas, plus Rebecca Front, others weren’t overly bad, given the available material.
(1201) Afternoon all. We have a war between neighbours here and not my immediate neighbour but the two firms. It might have ended with me taking on the builder’s assistant next door but that raises the question facing all of us … I’ll cover it in n7. (1234)
10. The Palace in ruins
9. Another shot across the bow
8. More on tactics
… one really does wonder what’s going on over there.
7. We’re obviously being manoeuvred into all out conflict across Britain
… also in Germany, I see. From what I saw, one guy and his gf v a thousand thugs out for violence is simply not going to cut it. And again … guess who gets arrested? Not good tactics. This appeasing thugs, appealing to decency and the Marquis of Queensberry is really lunacy … how many times do we have to say it? And two against a thousand?
Anyway, this morning’s fun is over (oops, sorry, Dearieme), nice cup of coffee here, hope your Monday is as “bouncy” as mine.
