(1218) Way too much happening on both sides of the pond just now for me to sort, trim and reduce individual items in this post into a pretty, sorted order … so I’m afraid it’s a mish-mash of cross-pond chunks, chaps and chapesses. (1241)
16. A few more

15. On and on

14. It never ends

13. It continues

12. First of the “all in together” items, more on the way

11. What is it with cows like this?
Where the hell do they find them? What sort of sick sense of humour applies the appointment Peter Principle?


I spy a Soviet-style array of medal ribbons of the sort that has become so popular among American generals, admirals and so on. I didn’t know the Coastguard shared that weakness.
I suppose Trump has started with the armed service least likely to assassinate him.