Ted Dunphy
Jun 17, 20164 min read
What a Week - Bad News Week
The news this week was grim. Mass murder in Orlando, the murder of a French police couple at their home, the murder of MP Mrs Jo Cox in...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 15, 20163 min read
Academy Gold - the Midas Touch
Bludger, Hemp and Scruttle Educationalist Consulters Confrontation and Litigation Specialists Custodial Towers Bull Ring, Birmingham...
GreenGoalie1
Jun 13, 20163 min read
Writing Flights of Fancy
I was surprised by the overwhelming interest from my four readers in the activities of Ethelred from Birkenhead. Those of you keeping up...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 10, 20164 min read
What a Week – Books, Buses and Boos
Literary Meeting – Strawberry Writers Club It was a great delight this week to meet up with those literary giants Raj and Rose. To count...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 8, 20163 min read
Funeral Plans - Pay Now Go Later
I don’t want the Pope to preside at my funeral. I have nothing against the man personally and I am sure he would say heartfelt words. Can...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 8, 20164 min read
British outraged by warm Bank Holiday weather
Twenty-seven clairvoyants around the country blamed the unusually warm weather last Bank Holiday weekend on the French and Belgians with...
GreenGoalie1
Jun 8, 20164 min read
Writing Chronicles – GreenGoalie1
Two people wrote in to complain that I am not a real person and therefore I should not be writing stuff. Far be it from me to evade an...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 1, 20163 min read
Academy: go for gold
Bludger, Hemp and Scruttle Educationalist Consulters Confrontation and Litigation Specialists Custodial Towers Bull Ring, Birmingham...
GreenGoalie1
May 30, 20164 min read
Writing Chronicles – 30th May 2016
My name is GreenGoalie1. That is what writers call a pseudo-name, or something sounding like that. It is not my real name. No one is sure...
Ted Dunphy
May 27, 20164 min read
Going Live – Jane the Alchemist
I met an ageing Maori woman at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand a few years ago. We were sitting on a bench at the spot where...
Ted Dunphy
May 24, 20163 min read
Too Old to Die.
Statistics about longevity are impressive. “On a global level, the 85-and-over population is projected to increase 351 percent between...
Ted Dunphy
May 20, 20163 min read
What You Know, Not Who You Know?
As a member of the rewired retired age group, I am showered with unwelcome knowledge and information on too many topics by a wealth of...
Ted Dunphy
May 17, 20164 min read
A check-up – What about my shoes and socks?
Tony Hancock would be a quivering mess. It’s that time of year again – annual medical check-up humiliation and loss of dignity time. The...
Ted Dunphy
May 17, 20163 min read
Cut the Crap about School Improvement
“Give me great teachers and I will give you a great school”. That was said by someone that no one has heard of, apart from me. The...
