Author Archives: A Gentleman's Rapier

Pipers and Drummers

Posted on 7 August 2020 by A Gentleman's Rapier

Losing an hour or so Watching pipes and drums on YouTube A child of NeoLiberal Empire Disconnected from ‘home’ Those pipes go straight to your gut And tell you where you are ‘from’ The lump appears in your throat Thinking … Continue reading →

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There Are Worse Things to be Called

Posted on 4 July 2020 by A Gentleman's Rapier

There are worse things to be called than to be called a racist: Coward and Poltroon Degenerate, Deserter A follower…in a self-righteous cocoon   There are worse things to be called Than to be called a racist: One not knowing … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Diversity: Mugging No. 2

Posted on 28 June 2020 by A Gentleman's Rapier

(a poem what I wrote) I guess he needed my wallet more than I did As I walked away from the cashpoint  On Boulevard de Magenta Down the street from the fleabag joint We were staying in He came up … Continue reading →

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Thinking out loud about the Coof

Posted on 5 April 2020 by A Gentleman's Rapier

I remember saying when this whole coronavirus thing kicked off that the outcome of coronavirus will be more devastating than the actual virus itself. I was thinking through the next steps when I believed the immediate general danger from CV-19 … Continue reading →

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Resisting the System

Posted on 12 February 2020 by A Gentleman's Rapier

I often read things that get me thinking about my own life and how it has panned out. A little over a month ago, Dr. Bruce Charlton wrote on The benefits of creeping totalitarianism (in My life). I found much … Continue reading →

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A Return to Basics

Posted on 3 February 2020 by A Gentleman's Rapier

I have just finished reading Lord of the Rings to my youngest daughter. We began with The Hobbit sometime early last year and worked our way through the subsequent books. I had not read them myself since I was a … Continue reading →

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Inventory

Posted on 3 November 2019 by A Gentleman's Rapier

Read no further if you are uninterested in the internal ramblings of a middle-aged man… I am in a pre-birthday semi-navel gazing space. I hit 50 in three weeks. I don’t even want to review the things I said I’d … Continue reading →

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Solsbury Hill and Synchronicity

Posted on 19 September 2019 by A Gentleman's Rapier

Whenever I approach an apparent transition in my life, ‘Solsbury Hill’ by Peter Gabriel becomes an earworm that is impossible to remove. On my very last day in the US Navy, on US Naval Station Norfolk, after the personnel guy … Continue reading →

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On the edge of my seat…

Posted on 3 September 2019 by A Gentleman's Rapier

This parliamentary stuff is intense. I have been on the edge of my seat all day and am currently nursing a whisky or two. On the one hand, I think Boris is playing with fire. But on the other hand… … Continue reading →

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On Prorogation

Posted on 28 August 2019 by A Gentleman's Rapier

I have viewed Boris Johnson’s premiership with a healthy dose of scepticism. On the one hand, he was originally a Remainer, but on the other hand, he is always out for himself. I have often said he is one of … Continue reading →

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