The Anonymous Widower

Rihanna Smokes on Album Cover

I wouldn’t know who Rhanna is!  But I certainly don’t want to kow, as she is seen smoking on her new album cover.

What a bad example!

My only satisfaction, is that she is more likely to get the cancer than I am.

October 16, 2011 Posted by | Health | , | Leave a comment

Prostate Cancer Drug Trial Stopped Early

The headline was the bad news.  But it was stopped because it would have been unethical to continue according to this report from the BBC, as the tests were so succssful.

So it was really good news!

September 24, 2011 Posted by | Health, News | , | 1 Comment

Do 50% Tax Rates Work?

I don’t think so, except for financial advisors and accountants.

When the rate gets too high, people see an increasing amount of their money going in taxes and do something about it.

I remember, an accountant once told me of a client, who asked him to cut the amount he paid in tax. The client by the way had a small but successful manufacturing company.  He told the client to leave some of the money he didn’t need in the business and invest it to make the business grow. The tax bill went down, but the wealth of the client’s company grew. I just looked it up on the Internet and its even bigger. Sadly the accountant carried on smoking like a chimney and died of lung cancer.

So I’m in favour of reducing the tax rate and removing the loopholes.  This incidentally, is what Mrs. Thatcher did and the tax take rose.  It also made a lot of accountants and financial advisors unemployed.

You could argue that we need a very simple tax system, that everybody on the Dalston Omnibus could understand.

But no government would ever do this, as they’d have to deal with large numbers of irate civil servants.

September 11, 2011 Posted by | News | , , , | Leave a comment

92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – It Could Be Worse

I have just realised that my trip could be worse.  At some time in my lifetime, the following clubs have been among the 92 clubs in the Football League.

  1. Barrow
  2. Boston United
  3. Darlington
  4. Gateshead
  5. Grimsby Town
  6. Lincoln
  7. Newport
  8. Scarborough
  9. Workington Town
  10. Wrexham
  11. York

This isn’t a complete list but the others are easy.

September 8, 2011 Posted by | Health, Sport | , , , | 3 Comments

92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 29

Back to Home Page  Day 28

Hopefully this will be the last day. And there is a match at Yeovil.

September 5, 2011 Posted by | Food, Health, Sport, Transport/Travel | , , , , | 2 Comments

92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 28

Back to Home Page  Day 27  Day 29

This is another up and down sort of day with access to the grounds easy and others not from the station.  I will intend to do Wigan, AFC Wimbledon, Wolverhampton and Wycombe.

September 5, 2011 Posted by | Health, Sport, Transport/Travel | , , , , | 3 Comments

92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 27

Back to Home Page  Day 26  Day 28

This is an up and down sort of day with access to the grounds easy from the station.  I will intend to do Tranmere, Walsall, Watford, West Bromwich and West Ham.

September 5, 2011 Posted by | Health, Sport, Transport/Travel | , , , , | 4 Comments

92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 26

Back to Home Page  Day 25  Day 27

Another difficult and a very expensive day.  Assuming, I stay overnight at Swansea, hopefully I could do Swindon, Torquay and Tottenham.

September 5, 2011 Posted by | Health, Sport, Transport/Travel | , , , , | 3 Comments

92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 25

Back to Home Page  Day 24  Day 26

This will be the a difficult and a very expensive day.  Assuming, I stay overnight at Stoke, hopefully I could do Sunderland and Swansea.

September 5, 2011 Posted by | Health, Sport, Transport/Travel | , , , , | 3 Comments

92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 24

Back to Home Page  Day 23  Day 25

I suspect after finishing at Shrewsbury on Day 23, I’ll stay overnight there and do four clubs; Southampton, Southend, Stevenage and Stoke City.

September 5, 2011 Posted by | Health, Sport, Transport/Travel | , , , , | 4 Comments