Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Saturday, 31 December 2016, New Year’s Eve. It’s the last day of the year and, considering how 2016 went, not without drama (that’s to be expected). The New Year is fast arriving in North America (it’s already arrived in Australia) and today is a great day to reflect on the past […]
Category Archives: 2016
The Nightshift: 30 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Evening, it’s Friday, 30 December 2016. Welcome to a special late evening edition of The Nightshift. The best of the news from all over the world, but at a much later hour than normal. The year is closing down quickly. In less than 32 Hours, it’ll be a New Year and a […]
The Nightshift: 29 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Thursday, 29 December 2016. We’re in the last days of 2016 and soon a New Year will begin and soon after that, a new political administration. Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. Enjoy the last of the old. Get ready for the best of the New. Stay in touch with world events by […]
Sorting The Mail
Paying Attention: Embed from Getty Images Every Christmas I do a rather large mailing to my close friends. The objects I send are designed to fit in an envelope. They are designed and produced professionally at a not-inconsiderable expense. It’s important that they reach my pals on time because they serve as Christmas Cards […]
The Nightshift: 28 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Wednesday, 28 December 2016. We’re in the last days of 2016 and soon a New Year will begin and soon after that, a new political administration. Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. Enjoy the last of the old. Get ready for the best of the New. Stay in touch with world events by clicking […]
The Nightshift: 27 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Tuesday, 27 December 2016. The Big Day has come and gone and now the real fun starts: the after-Christmas sales. We’re in the last week of 2016 and in just days, a New Year will begin (with more adventures, news, good movies, friends, trips, drama, scandals–the usual stuff of life). Enjoy […]
Einstein quote
“If you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it well enough….”
The Nightshift: 26 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Monday, 26 December 2016, Boxing Day if you’re English, the day after Christmas if you’re not. The Big Day has come and gone and now the real fun starts: the after-Christmas sales. Be careful out there..some shoppers have sharp elbows as they try for the bargains. Stay in touch with world events […]
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: 1967
Paying Attention: For decades, Bob Hope took his act on the road to entertain American troops around the world during the Christmas holidays. The result was a series of classic performances that brightened the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans fighting in wars around the world. No one did it better than Bob and […]
The Nightshift: 25 December 2016
Press Clippings: Merry Christmas and Good Morning. It’s Sunday, 25 December 2016. Christmas Day. Hopefully you’re waking to a wonderful Christmas Day with Family and Friends. Enjoy all of it. Snow’s good if you’ve got it. Sunshine is good if you’ve got it. It’s all good–it’s that kind of day. If you wish, you can […]