Category: Intermission

These posts relate specifically to “Intermission” which are editorial type posts on various subjects.

What to do with all that Stuff – August 2023

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume What to do with all that Stuff. To quote the much maligned theme tune to Star Trek Enterprise ‘It’s been a long road Getting from there to here’. All has been quiet here for a while due to a mixture of technical, time and personal issues. Those issues have meant most of my time I’ve been concentrating on Booktube content and been having fun with that. Please feel free to pay me…

Intermission – Back and Forth 2022/23

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume Looking for the next Squirrel It’s been a weird year and I’ve not spent as much time writing on this blog as I would have liked to. Rather than my normal intermission posts which can at times be obscure or even vague this, one is more a general feel about the past year. The loss of my beloved Golden Retriever Harley as much as it was expected hit me, and still hits…

The Memory Remains the same …… -May/June 2022

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume The Memory Remains the Same ……. It’s amazing how your memory can get set on an idea that is totally wrong. I just reread an excellent short story collection ‘….Who needs Enemies?’ (1984) by the criminally underrated Alan Dean Foster. I’ve not read it since the mid to late 80’s, there were two stories within that book that stuck with me over the decades, but the strange thing is I was convinced…

Spring has Sprung – April 2022

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume Spring has Sprung I’ve been quiet for a while, but I won’t go into the ins and outs of it in this post. I may do a catch-up Intermission extra at a later date.   I have a lot of items planned but as always getting them into print takes time. Recently a lot of my escapism has been into reading, I’m probably reading more than I have in a quite a…

A Cornucopia – October 2021

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume A Cornucopia I have several rambles to go on in this Intermission, with not much linking them except the randomness of my thinking. Over the past year due to obvious reasons film festivals have mainly gone online, with the relaxation of public health restrictions they are slowly returning to the cinema. For people like myself and my Wife it is near impossible for us to physically go to a film festival even…

The Last Shuttle – August 2021

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume The Last Shuttle NASA recently released a video about it being 10 years since Atlantis, the last space shuttle flew. That was a sad day as there was no replacement because Politics and funding got in the way. The video as much as it put a positive Spin on the involvement of private companies in the exploration of space you couldn’t help but think where would Space exploration be if a replacement…

Goodbye Old Friend

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume In the creation of BAFTD I referenced a magazine (pushing the definition a little) I created with my best friend at School. This was called StarNews and in a way is the starting point for this blog even 40 years ago. I was shocked to learn a few weeks ago that my childhood friend had passed away from Cancer. Obviously part of the shock was his age (only 52) but also that…

Let it Go – Intermission – March 2021

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume Let it Go I sometimes struggle writing these posts, what I write needs to be predominantly for me as I have no idea how many people actually read this. If I’m not happy with what I write how can I expect others to read it? Normally when I struggle for ideas I start reading around subjects. I have many books and old genre magazines which all help inspire, but sometimes that’s not…

The Nostalgia Donkey – Intermission – Jan 2021

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume The Nostalgia Donkey Nostalgia is a powerful weapon, it’s where politicians trade in the idea that the past was some golden age of perfection. Nostalgia like anything when misused can be dangerous as it can stop you focusing on the here and now. The beginning of a New Year is when we all trade in nostalgia, looking back at the previous year. This past year more than any we can be under…

The Ghost of Christmas Past – Intermission – Dec. 2020

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As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume The Ghost of Christmas Past Christmas is upon us, after a tough year for the whole world we all want to have a holiday that we all enjoy and takes us away from everyday stresses. If you’re a regular reader of BAFD you’ll know that’s what this place is about. It’s even written in the mission statement. As with a lot of people Christmas makes me think of Christmas’s past. My parents…