Monthly Archives: September 2017

Graffiti in Madrid…….art or vandalism?

Posted on September 30, 2017 by kindadukish

I have held the view for many years that those cretins (I refuse to call them graffiti artists) who go about spray painting graffiti on buildings that do not belong to them, should be rounded up and strung up from … Continue reading →

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Madrid Revisited…………….

Posted on September 30, 2017 by kindadukish

After visiting over thirty major cities in Europe, twenty of these were capital cities, I had always held the view that top of my list would be Vienna for its architectural and cultural history, closely followed by Lisbon with its … Continue reading →

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Hardcastle Crags………a farewell walk

Posted on September 17, 2017 by kindadukish

This morning I visited one of my favourite walking places (second only to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park), namely Hardcastle Crags, just north of Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. It was a little damp and overcast when I arrived, but undeterred … Continue reading →

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Ah, the wonders of “behavioural psychology”…………

Posted on September 13, 2017 by kindadukish

  If you struggle to drag yourself out of bed in the morning, you’re not alone. New research reveals that Brits spend 18 minutes hitting the snooze alarm a day – that’s the equivalent of 267 days of their life. … Continue reading →

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Booker T and Steve Cropper at the “Proms”

Posted on September 9, 2017 by kindadukish

As a regular viewer / listener to the BBC Proms concerts I took the opportunity recently to watch the recorded concert of the “Tribute to STAX Records” put on by Jools Holland and his big band. It was interesting to … Continue reading →

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