______________________________ The item below was sent to me by Byter Kieran G.  It's lengthy but take the time to read it to the end...

Today is Australia Day. For overseas readers who may not be familiar with it, the day is celebrated annually on 26 January and ...

“In this life all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for nobody.” - Al Capone Alphonse Gabr...

Readers write . . . ______________________________ Byter Leo M sent me the following email: I like this idea. I'd like to ...

Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī (1058 –1111), shortened as   Al-Ghazali   and known as   Algazelus   or   Algazel   to the...

Back in 2010 I posted an item about Murphy’s Law, the adage that “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”. You can read that item at: ...

______________________________ Byter Leo sent me an email captioned ‘Fantastic Black and White Photos Colorized’. The intro a...

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” -  Indira Gandhi  (1917-1984) Indira Priyadarshini was a key 20th century ...

Last night I went to the local Indian with a couple of mates.  We all found the food excellent so that’s as good a reason as any to sel...