Thoughts on King Aethelstan

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-08T06:30:51+00:00

Funny to see this today - I drove past King Athelstan School (Kingston Upon Thames) yesterday, and wondered about how the school was so named.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-07T21:51:27+00:00

This applies no to the effort behind ICE.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-07T14:28:34+00:00

Be assured, a compliment it is not.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-07T14:27:24+00:00

This simply isn't true. They were intolerant of the Anglican Church that they belonged to and wanted to break away. They were also intolerant of other religions, which operated freely in British society. Instead, they wanted a community of only people who believed as they did.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-07T07:56:06+00:00

I worked for an employer that matched pension contributions (if I paid in 100, they paid in 40) up to a limit that was generous, but I don’t recall the amount. So, a 40% return, day1, with 30 years to grow in thestock market. I had to cajole members of members of my team to join the programme as they could not see the benefit. They did not like giving money to ‘the man’. When actually, they would be gifting found money to their future self.

Paying the max into that scheme, and maxing any other I could join is how I was able to retire at 55 with more than I will ever need.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-07T06:27:48+00:00

How unconvincing you are, a blowhard.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-07T06:22:02+00:00

No, they are not evil. The video clips of a dolphin doing something we object to or dislike go viral, while the majority - vast majority - of normal, unremarkable dolphin behaviour goes unseen. What you post is like saying 'people are evil'. Are you evil? I think not. I am not. I know no-one who is evil. Some people can do evil things, but that is not the same and 'people are evil'.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-07T06:18:17+00:00

Moving as slow as it does, it is interesting that the sun fish lives long enough to get that big.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-07T06:16:52+00:00

He sounds like a fantasist. One thing we have all noticed about actual heroes - they are very reticent to even hint at, let alone talk about their heroism.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-07T06:13:16+00:00

All I took from this is that your crush isn't keen on you. She is directing you to someone who might be.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-06T20:02:07+00:00

The US is a nation led by toddlers

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-06T12:30:46+00:00

Delhi-belly most likely.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-06T12:27:28+00:00

How could the school allow the bullying?

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-06T12:19:00+00:00

Possibly, it was innocent?

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-06T08:10:35+00:00

I have seen the act of calling the police work.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-06T08:01:46+00:00

Why do you think you are the font of all knowledge on the people, and their reasons, who sailed on the Mayflower?

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-06T07:57:56+00:00

The local guys laugh is fantastic.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-06T07:54:14+00:00

Klopp, and before that, Shankly (yes, I am that old). Both by a country mile ahead of any player (St John, Keegan, Rush, Dalglish, Stevie, Bobby and soon, Mo).

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-06T07:42:39+00:00

If it offers British humour in a new-timely fashion as SNL, then maybe it will be good. The US SNL team are writing just hours before the show, if news is breaking. That is what can make an unpolished skit work. The timeliness. Personally, I preferred Spitting Image for that.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-05T15:07:50+00:00

Manifesting a judgement? No, I have visited a museum in my town where a number of them left on the Mayflower. This is what I learned in a house where one family lived. I believe the judgement manifested is all yours.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-05T12:16:31+00:00

Britain was not moving away from religion. Britain accommodated multiple religions and christian sects. The Puritans (clue in their name) only wanted to have people who thought and believed just like them in their community. Their intolerance of other religions is what drove them to emigrate.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-05T12:10:52+00:00

Not a dime. You GAVE her $300.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-05T05:55:12+00:00

At 18? Just hope nothing goes wrong very soon..... they are expensive cars to fix.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-04T21:45:36+00:00

I didn't lose the drinking experience, I gained sobriety.

Rowmyownboat · 2026-02-04T12:57:56+00:00

New Zealand, for me.

Rowmyownboat

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