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A time to remember

Michael McFarland Campbell

It is that time of the year when we as a nation remember. I suspect that by the time you read this blog, it will nearly be time for the two minutes’ silence at 11 a.m. GMT, that is the eleventh hour of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, remembering the time when the guns fell silent at the end of the Great War. I hope to be at the Cenotaph next to Belfast City Hall, where last Sunday PA MagLochalainn and others from the Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association laid a wreath in the shape of the pink … Continue reading A time to remember

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Isle of Skye 2 – Royal Navy 0

Michael McFarland Campbell

After a pretty heavy night Liberally Drinking, I have only just surfaced. It is a shame that this cannot be said for HMS Astute*. It seems that Astute ought to have surfaced some time earlier than she did. Or else, paid attention to the depth charts. Somebody is going to be in trouble on HMS Astute. The Royal Navy has a website (like everyone nowadays). A screenshot is shown below. Apparently the Royal Navy is Capable and Resilient Well capable of running aground. Yes. Resilient – well it still exists, though we may have to stretch the CSR to pay … Continue reading Isle of Skye 2 – Royal Navy 0

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