These heady psych-popsters’ name had a surprisingly boozy beginning. They started out as the M&B 5, in tribute to a local pub named Mitchells & Butlers. The switch to Moody Blues was said to have been at least partly an ode to the famous '30s Duke Ellington composition “Mood Indigo.”...
Lolly was neither god-fearing nor churchgoing, but stealing from a corpse didn’t sit easy in her mind. It seemed to flaunt a rule more basic and ancient than any in the Bible. She looked the corpse over, trying to find a reason to justify taking the one thing it still possessed. “...
I watched a program about the richest families in the world, I mean rich as in billions, the millionaires now are like mosquitos you know, but the billionaires are truly rich and some of them like gold. There is a family in the Middle East that only stays in hotels with real gold furn...
Nappy (a.) Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. Nappy (a.) Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. Nappies (pl. ) of Nappy Nappy (n.) A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. Nap-taking (n.) A taking by surprise...
My message to the president is simple: It’s time for Washington to focus on fixing itself. It’s time Washington take the hit, not the taxpayers.” That sounds good (if you don’t like “Washington,” that is), but what does it mean? McConnell wants people to think that their tax...
As we endeavor to open up these sacred pages of the Bible to read from It the contents, may the Holy Spirit just take It to every heart. And may that Seed fall down into deep, rich faith that will bring forth every promise that the Word has made. Hear us, Lord, and cleanse us, ...
“That’s nice.” She raised the packet to her nose and inhaled the heady aroma of treacle toffee. “My one sweet tooth likes a bit of toffee.” Lolly shuffled backward and couched her haunches on a canted gravestone. She stuffed the greasy packet into her pocket, and took a deep swig...