Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
Throwback Monday - An updated version of a tongue in cheek narrative I wrote two years ago on the topic of project management:- One hundred and twenty four years today France became the first country to make it mandatory for all cars and carriages to have a registration plate. The introduction of this innovative epiphany was to support the surete (French... Continue Reading →
Visiting my dad during his recent hospital stay, the family spent many an hour reminiscing about memories from our childhood and early adulthood. Amongst the nostalgic yarns revisited were tales from a booze cruise to France, in the mid 1980's. If memory serves me correct, I was aged around 20 years old at the time. What transpired was an eventful sojourn undertaken with my old... Continue Reading →
I've just seen a trailer for a program about 19th century French military commander Napoleon Bonaparte. Despite having an interest in history, I don’t recollect a great deal about the Napoleonic Wars from my schooldays. In fact I don’t remember much about my schooldays if truth be told, although in my defence it was over... Continue Reading →
Last night England played France in a football game at Wembley Stadium, London. Prior to kick off, there was a moving tribute paid by footballers and the crowd of 80,000, to the 129 innocent people barbarically murdered by terrorists on Friday evening in Paris. The tributes included the laying of wreathes by royalty and dignitaries,... Continue Reading →
On this day in 1572 Huguenot King Henry IV of Navarre married Margaret of Valois in Paris, France. Their union was a supposed attempt to reconcile the fractious relationship of the country's Protestants and Catholics. Queen Margaret of France It set my mind thinking about possibilities of a similar union in modern day Northern Ireland?... Continue Reading →