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9 years ago to the day, my father died. My father never claimed to be a leader; indeed, he was of a rather individualistic nature, far ...

The BAF has, over the past eight months, again been participating in a Baltic Air Policing mission. In SEP 2019, four F-16s from Florennes A...

Supertramp with Take the long way home . Album Breakfast in America (1979). English rock band, founded in London in 1969 by Roger Hod...

30 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was brought into orbit by Space Shuttle Discovery. Via Space dot com: "...In 1946, so...

Sheer horror: at the end of March, the muslim call to prayer was for the very first time broadcast from loudspeakers from the Brussels Centr...

Japanese Lady with fan by George Henry. George Henry RA (1858–1943) was a Scottish painter and a prominent member of the Glasgow Scho...

Over at American Thinker , Andrea Widburg's column, by means of a sobering example, is yet one more illustration of the Left's rever...

To all our readers of good will a Happy and Blessed Easter! John 11:25-26 (NIV) 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the...

With varying degrees of zeal and effectiveness, police across Belgium try to discourage unnecessary movements. By and large, Biobelgians and...

A brief summary on the situation in Belgium. The charts with het most relevant parameters reveal a conflicting image. The death tally now st...

Sorry for the very light blogging. No time left in between chemo, all the corona mayhem, and trying to keep the company afloat. The Chur...

You could do it the Chinese way: Yes I know it's a PR maneuver. I'm sure those dying in Lombardy care about that. Anyway… ...

Duran Duran with Serious . From the album Liberty (1990). I passionately hated The Reflex stuff, and loathed their image. But nevert...

Via Medium . Hat tip CDR Salamander. Caveat: Medium tells us they don't fact-check so you shouldn't take everything Mr Ginn says a...

Joe Jackson with Real Men . Album Night and Day (1982). There's bass, there's violin, but - correct me if I'm wrong - the...

Decent article by James McCoy over at Townhall : "Editor's note: This column was co-authored by Dr. Loyd Pettegrew. The melti...

From this side of the Pond it's incredibly difficult to gauge the effect of Candace Owens' campaigning on behalf of the GOP and i...

Peter Gabriel with DIY . From the best live album evah, Peter Gabriel Plays Live (1983). Originally on Gabriels second solo album whi...

A fiery speech this week in Belgian Parliament, where VB MP Dries Van Langenhoven told Belgian MP Sophie Wilmès in no uncertain terms whom s...

The Trammps with The Night The Lights Went Out . Album The Trammps III (1977). The Trammps more or less invented disco. I was never a...