Category: Eclectic Musings

Oranges and Lemons: The Nursery Rhyme That Quietly Ends in an Execution

~ july1966

by Chris Harris There are nursery rhymes we remember because they’re comforting, and others we remember because they’re oddly hard to shake. Oranges and Lemons sits somewhere between the two. It’s light, rhythmic, and instantly familiar — the kind of song that seems designed to be chanted in playgrounds without much thought. For most of … Continue reading Oranges and Lemons: The Nursery Rhyme That Quietly Ends in an Execution

Hey, Danny From Uncanny, Sort Out Team Sceptic: They Are Talking Nonsense.

~ july1966

by Chris Harris I’m a big fan of Uncanny, BBC’s brilliant TV and podcast/radio show on the paranormal and supernatural with the brilliant Danny Robins. In each episode, a case of paranormal activity is investigated. Importantly, they are not just, “oh, I saw a ghost,” they are cases of sustained paranormal activity, most of which … Continue reading Hey, Danny From Uncanny, Sort Out Team Sceptic: They Are Talking Nonsense.

Week 10: When the World Starts Knocking. International Recognition – My Blogging Diary.

~ july1966

by Chris Harris The Strange Geography of Blogging It has always baffled me how my annual stats insist that people from eighty different countries read my blogs. I never set out to be international. I write because I enjoy it, because the subjects matter to me, and because it helps me make sense of the … Continue reading Week 10: When the World Starts Knocking. International Recognition – My Blogging Diary.