Impartiality (also called evenhandedness or fair-mindedness) is a principle of justice holding that decisions should be based on

Continuing with yesterdays pursuit of an approach to jazz guitar - this is another studied study of the style- not even close ...

I've been fascinated with Jazz guitar over the years - but never studied it for any length of time. The music of Philip Catherine has been something that I keep returning to - the effortless way he moves around acoustic and electric guitars has...

As the rain continues in the UK - No days without rain since the New Year out in the sticks its getting very muddy. 

I was talking to a shop keeper about how quick children are with IT - compared to the oldies they are so confident and competent they barely notice it.

Its the Weekend - enjoy the break, take it easy, do something just for you if you can.

The Winter Olympics are usually quite remote from us in the UK. We had Torvill & Dean once a long long time ago - but now the skeleton and we're winning medals.OK I don't in any way understand the skill involved - but who cares we wo...

We all play down getting hurt - usually until its so bad we can't hide it any more.

These choices come up again and again - social occasions, job opportunities, life choices - may be I should call it indecision

The tune for this piece arrived in the middle of the night - I don't have a problem sleeping but when I wake up I can worry about the most insignificant things for hours..

Monday in mid-February in the UK is not all that amazing: grey skies, rain everywhere, but Shrove Tuesday just around the corner - pancake day !That breaks the week up nicely 

Some good things come along often entirely by chance and very rarely- don't seek out an explanation just enjoy it

The 14th February is St Valentines day.According to legend, St. Valentine signed a letter “from your Valentine” to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended and healed from

One for Friday the 13th - the wiki bit...Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It...

That excruciating moment when you are literally high and dry - I've been there more times than I care to remember - and it still sends a shiver of horror down my spine,

Where the dots are - add your own word. In talking to a colleague about how her Christmas went she came out with - At least no-one died !!.A very dark and negative positive - in a very strange way it was quite funny.Ap...

The Epstein saga will rumble on for quite a while I'm sure. Donald Tusk( the Polish Primeminister) has an interesting take on the affair.( From the Daily Mail )American intelligence experts believe Epstein was inducted into the wo...

There is one interpretation of sacrifice as requiring the ritual slaughter of an animal or person - this is not the interpretation here.The version I'm using here is "the act of giving up or losing something of value for the sake of some...

Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson (born 21 October 1953) is a British former politician, lobbyist and diplomat. He was Member of Parliament (MP) fo...

The slightly unnerving time of day - when daylight fades into darkness.

This is my attempt to write an "Ababtross" piece by Fleetwood Mac. Its not about writing or re-writing something similar to Albatross but getting that wonderful feel to the piece that Fleetwood Mac managed to achieve with the piece. Hence The G...

I have always enjoyed the music of The Police from the 1980's . I also loved Stings solo output - almost without question.But I always felt Andy Summers guitar and Stewart Copelands drumming had a huge influence on the originality of the...

There are so many areas now where the idea of balance is so important. Political dealing, journalistic interpretation, - its all about correctness and almost impossible to achieve. Your own view of the world inevitably gets in the w...

We all know one - a great raconteur who can hold you in the palm of his hand when re-counting one of his stories . Love it .

In late 2024 there was a gunning down of a CEO of an insurance company by a disgruntled policy holder - three D's were engraved on the bullets apparently. Deny, Delay, Depose - relating to insurance companies alleged behaviour towards customers...