Category Archives: Certainties

Mad Micky Packs It July 26

Posted on July 26, 2018 by

Nobody called him that.  “Mad”.  Except my father-in-law whose mother, Amelia, was Edward “Mick” Mannock’s cousin.  “Micky” yes, but surely not “mad”.  I was re-reading ole father-in-law’s autobiography after 20 years, one of 37 books he published, and I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Long Walk to Freedom -The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

“This is the land where the Pharaoh died”. Madiba didn’t come from ancient Egypt. He grew up at the other end of the continent in the 1920s, born July 18, 1918.  Xhosa children. Advertising makes it taste better. He was … Continue reading →

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Go Get Us

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

Sarah Huckabee Sanders bitching about how America has been nice to Canada over the years. How entertaining. With the implication that it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy for you, effing Canada. The bully boy’s on the block now and you’re … Continue reading →

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