Rage

I notice that after calling for people to "rage", millionaire Nigel Farage made sure he was well away from the racists who were raging in the streets with bricks and bottles.

It would have spoilt his suit. 

Quiz

1 Which planet is furthest from the sun?

2 It takes five men six hours to dig seven holes. How long does it take one man to dig half a hole?

3 The straits of Gibraltar are between the Atlantic and ?

4 A yellow ball in snooker scores?

5 Which sport uses a foil?

6 What does a dosette box contain?

7 In Thomas the Tank Engine, Henry is which colour?

8 The Aran islands contain how many islands?

9 Where is Wadebridge?

10 Which planet is famous for the Great Red Spot?

11 What is Cafe au Lait?

12 Joe Davis was a world champion in?

13 Who wrote the book “Tom Jones”?

14 What is a penstemon?

15 Which was Daniel Craig’s first James Bond film?

16 Marzipan is made from?

17 Where would you find seas with no water?

18 The chemical element with the abbreviation Br is?

19 The Hoover Dam is on which river?

20 What is a Manx Shearwater?

And the ever-popular grid. You need to find groups of four. All words have capital initial letters by tradition.

Police	Trouble	Jeopardy	Ponce
Lear	Christmas	George	Top
Phantom	Paul	Poor	Bed
John	Water	Jump	Money

Cash machine

Self-explanatory

Second Hand Books

It is most gratifying that World of Books and other second hand booksellers are selling my books. I don't make any money out of it but people do get to read the books.

If you are a writer, I suggest searching on eBay for your books. You might surprise youself.

Murder from Beyond the Grave

                                                   Space Dog Alfred

                                                         In the Mirror of Eternity

                                                                The Miranda Revolution

The whole eBay list is here

May the Fourth be With You

Worthing Symphony Orchestra is 100 this year. This is amazing as many of them don't look a day over ninety.

They celebrated Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) with a spectacular concert of music from the movies.

This included a medley of James Bond themes featuring the work of Monty Norman and John Barry.

The most evocative and memorable themes were from Jaws by John Williams and Psycho by Bernard Hermann.

There was a lot to enjoy in this programme.

The finale was a performance of the Star Wars music. A volunteer taking the role of Princess Leia appeared during her theme but the best and most dramatic theme is that of Darth Vader. At the end a player representing the man himself appeared with a red lightsabre and bowed to the audience.

It was a great evening.

The Call of the Wild

Jack London made a fortune from the Klondike gold rush. He didn't find any gold but he wrote many successful stories instead. "The Call of the Wild" is an example. It is the story of the evolution of a dog (Buck) from the south lands who learnt the harsh lessons of life in a dog team.

It goes on to talk of the dreams which take Buck back to a primordial age.

Jack London's sense of humour is fierce and there is more than a little schadenfreude about his depiction of some of the quite unsuitable people who wound up out of their depth and frequently died from ignorance during the gold rush.

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Murder from Beyond the Grave (hardback)

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The hardback edition of "Murder from Beyond the Grave" came out today.