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Ken's Blue Blog
Musings on "the bleedin' obvious"; views on the meaning of life, or anything else that takes my fancy.

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Expertise Is a Transient Thing

 

A month ago, everyone on social media was an expert in virology.

A week ago, they were experts on Afghanistan.

Today, they are experts on the global road haulage industry.

Where will tomorrow take us?

Friday, August 27, 2021

RIP

 

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

How To Recognise a Shithole From Afar


 

How to recognise a shithole from afar......

When the country's spokesman says this:

"“Our security forces are not trained how to deal with women, how to speak to women … Until we have full security in place … we ask women to stay home,”

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Dental Prep


 

At midday today I have to go to the dentist, in order to have the veneer that fell off one of my upper central incisors replaced.

I have as much love of going to the dentist as I do of having a jab. Therefore, in accordance with custom and practice, I am deploying the vodka!

Friday, August 20, 2021

Who Is Running The Taliban's PR Campaign?


 

The Taliban is running a sophisticated PR campaign on multiple platforms and in multiple languages, trying to soft soap the world that they are now "respectable" and that they are people that you can "do business with".

The question is, who is running/advising them on their campaign?

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

America First!


 

An angry, bitter and possibly senile old man has just thrown America, its allies and the rest of the world under the bus.

In the coming months he will step down because of "health reasons", leaving his successors to try to clean up the mess he has created.

Monday, August 16, 2021

Advice To Biden

 



Put your clocks right, the time difference between London and Moscow in Summer is 2 hours not 3!

Friday, August 13, 2021

Charity and Dignity

 

When offering an individual (as opposed to a charitable organisation of overpaid executives) a charitable act/contribution, be sure to wrap that offer in a generous layer of dignity.