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The mighty arms of Atlas

It was an early departure from Agra for Khajuraho. Dad and I were both still ill with stomach upsets. The train journey lasted three hours and it was pretty cramped. We disembarked onto a small coach with little overhead storage – there were only five spare seats and some members of our group needed twoContinue reading “The mighty arms of Atlas”

This world is only going to break your heart

I think that this is the sexiest song ever and I thought that before the scene in Friends. Ross had been obsessed with Rachel in High School and after she arrived in New York he had wanted to ask her out, but circumstances always conspired against him. By the time Rachel finds out he lovesContinue reading “This world is only going to break your heart”

No need to fight

2011 and Dad and I went to Egypt in the Autumn. We had been due to go in February, but the Arab Spring happened and at the last-minute insurance cover was withdrawn. Tourism was still a fraction of the normal level with the usual crowds missing. We had to have an army guard with usContinue reading “No need to fight”

Walking to the sound of my favourite tune

Watching the England international team is an exercise in hope over experience. After 1970 England failed to qualify for a World Cup until 1982 so my in my formative years failure was the norm (in their defence only 16 teams qualified for the finals up until 1982). That meant that at the 1982 finals thereContinue reading “Walking to the sound of my favourite tune”

Before I finally go insane

Italy in July is too hot. The Italians all go to the coast laughing at the foreign tourists who think that is the best time of year to explore the country. Pompeii is near the sea, but it is incredibly hot because of the wide-open space and the lack of shade. Our Tour Guide hadContinue reading “Before I finally go insane”

Just what the truth is, I can’t say anymore

I like time travel as a concept. Two of my favourite books as a young teenage were The End of Eternity (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/08/30/life-has-begun/ ) and Up The Line. Doctor Who includes time travel, but almost always as a device to move the story to a location rather than something to be examined or used. The reasonContinue reading “Just what the truth is, I can’t say anymore”

My one dream

Over the stretch of the last 40 or so years Madonna has been the most commercially successful female artist, but I think the most successful artistically is Kate Bush. Kate was a prodigiously gifted youngster, The Man With The Child In His Eyes was written when she was 16, and exploded into national consciousness withContinue reading “My one dream”

I feel stupid and contagious

You shouldn’t go back -especially with holidays. Not that you can’t revisit places – I have been to Venice and Florence but would like longer in both places. I mean that you cannot recreate a special holiday – something that is so brilliant and amazing. Going back is always going to be anti-climactic. Everything wasContinue reading “I feel stupid and contagious”

The loneliest kind of lonely

It should have been on a premium cable or a streaming channel. Lost was just a bit too early to find the home that it needed to tell the kind of story that it had. Successful network shows rain for at least 22 episodes a year and 9 years. Lost was a story that neededContinue reading “The loneliest kind of lonely”

Now the years are rolling by me

The premise of the blog was to do entries related to a particular piece of music (and some are pretty tenuous or obscure links). Some people are linked very strongly to particular songs and they were easy to choose but there have been very important people in my life who either have not had aContinue reading “Now the years are rolling by me”