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John O'Connell, tumbleblogging from London.

40's, educated, cultured, green activist, geek, and motorcycle nut .... Into art, culture, philosophy, bikes, protesting about everything, linux computing, environmental issues, alternative fuels, minimalism, anti-consumerism, liberalism, screwing with the system and generally messing with your head. Oh, and cats.

Mine is a generation that circles the globe and searches for something we haven't tried before.
So never refuse an invitation, never resist the unfamiliar, never fail to be polite and never outstay the welcome.
Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience.
And if it hurts, you know what? ... It's probably worth it.

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Aug 13

Defence Spending Review …

Another review announced today.

While I appreciate the need for a review (MOD has 85,000 pen-pushers for 100,000 troops) we need to be careful here…

The last DSR came 6 months before ‘Ghaners’ ; The one before was 1 year before Kuwait ; and the previous Review was 6 months before the Argies invaded the Falklands. Conflicts, by their very nature, cannot be predicted nor allowed for.

While I’m on the subject of our Forces:

RIP, mate.

And lastly, you have no idea how much this pissed me off:

Royal Marines Soldier Told to Cover Up ‘Offensive’ Tattoo.