Of Chemotherapy, Bomb Scares, and Jerry Lewis

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                  In one of the early scenes of the film comedy ”

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” the police chief, played by Spencer Tracy, aims his hat at a hatrack across the room as he enters hi…



My Carer Career

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                 Firstly, my congratulations to Great Britain for their success in the Olympics. They have the most medals of any country that’s not among the two richest nations in the world. Secondly…



Another Nutter, Another Debate

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                 “When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.” So said a popular bumper sticker in the 1970’s, when the National Rifle Association was making its initial political impact. Well…



It’s Good News Week

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                 Remembering the song from 1965, a hit in both US and UK by Hedgehoppers Anonymous, one of the many pseudonyms of producer turned paedophile Jonathan King. That aside, the song title is…



Comedians Behaving Badly

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                What a week to be a high-profile comedian! On both sides of the pond, a comedian has made an error in judgement, and has had to go to maximum spin to prevent major career damage. With Americ…



I Care More About the KANSAS CITY Royals

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               Which is not to

say I’m necessarily a fan of the perennial cellar-dwelling baseball team from America’s mid-west who supplied the SF Giants with this year’s best player (possibly in all o…



Oh, That’s Right, I Do Comedy!

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                 My girlfriend has had a tumultuous week with major surgery, and will probably spend most of the summer in various forms of rehabilitative therapy. She will probably need 24…



Coping

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              This is all about me, as in “Why does this happen to me?” True, I’m not the one who’s going in Monday for surgery to remove a cancerous growth, followed by several months of chemotherapy which will…



Mitt Probably Would Have Bullied ME

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              Not that much is needed at this point to put a big red flag on Mitt Romney’s pathetic bid for the presidency this year, but the revelations of the past 48 hours sure haven’t helped. A recap for tho…



I Missed The Burnings of LA AND London

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                    I was informed that yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the Simi Valley, California jury acquitting the four LA police officers of assault on Rodney King despite video evidence …