by Jack Barrow | May 26, 2018 | General Blog, reviews
Before we set off on the Scotland Tour at the beginning of May I had the thought of writing a travel blog each day as I did when I went on my travelogue tour some years ago. That idea turned out to be a little ambitious when it was pointed out that I didn’t want to...
by Jack Barrow | Oct 24, 2017 | General Blog, Politics, Thoughts and Observations
News came in recently of a tragedy about to befall residents of Hogwarts Well not Hogwarts exactly, but… Hemel Hempstead It starts with H and it’s not far from the Barrow residence, so it’s the best I could do. A footpath through Hemel Hempstead,...
by Jack Barrow | Dec 21, 2015 | General Blog, General Silliness, R2D2
I bought R2D2 about 10 years ago. He’s made of old car parts. I’m thinking of taking him to see The Force Awakens. I bought him (it) in the mall from a bloke who made all sorts of sculptures from Alien to Predator, all bits of scap metal. I’m not...
by Jack Barrow | Aug 19, 2015 | General Blog
I’ve recently linked here from some of my original images on my Pinterest page. I’ve linked them to this blog because I don’t really have anywhere else to send the link so this has become my preferred web presence and something of a portfolio. I’ve developed a bit of...
by Jack Barrow | Jul 27, 2015 | Current Affairs, General Silliness, Media, Politics, Social Media
Users of The Internet were incensed today by a newspaper article that told the truth but was totally made up. The article, attributed to someone with a name that couldn’t possibly exist, told how people were surprised that government policy was turning out to be bad...
by Jack Barrow | Jul 8, 2015 | Current Affairs, Politics, Social Media, Twitter
Last night I was somewhat surprised to see Douglas Carswell, the only UKIP MP, on Newsnight again commenting on Inheritance Tax; a subject that I don’t really remember UKIP campaigning on in the election. This made me wonder why he was asked to take part in that...
