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Found within the blogs on this site are profound insights into the human condition, a veritable cornucopia of the shared wisdom of the human race, as told by an idiot. If enlightenment is what you seek you are horribly lost.
Ponderings from Gloria’s Noggin
‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes’ – A Treatise on the Unpublished Narnia Tales and Notes of C.S. Lewis
After the death of his father, J.R.R., Christopher Tolkien spent the rest of his existence publishing everything that he found in his father’s handwriting, including such literary delights as ‘Just the two pints today and other notes to the milkman’ by J.R.R. Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien, Harper Collins, 2023). His fellow Inkling, C.S. Lewis,…
How to Correctly Hold a Lemon Fork – A Treatise on Etiquette
Occasionally I get letters. Most of them are about money owed with innovatively graphic depictions of the consequences to delicate bits of my anatomy if debts aren’t swiftly paid. And last week I received a missive from someone claiming to be my aunt demanding figs. However, I also recently received one from a ‘concerned of…
The Brown Bin Affair – A Treatise on the Questionable Historical Significance of Thirteen Brown Bins
My neighbour, Gladys Throatsweet, is currently in dispute with the local council as she has thirteen brown bins for garden waste and is refusing to give up any of them. The council insists that her council tax entitles her to the use of just one of these brown bins and that her hoarding of thirteen…
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