MARK ALEXANDER: My blog/vlog has been hacked for a third time in the last ten days. It was hacked before a week last night going into Sunday. Then again after that.
I awoke this morning to find that it had been hacked yet again! There’s a pattern to this: the hackers seem to be Trump fans! These hackings are taking place when there is posted material critical of Trump on the blog.
Last night, they doubled one of my posts on Trump. (Maybe I shall find other things later, too.)
The WANKERS came to try and ANNOY ME again. But I shall not allow myself to be annoyed. Whoever it is that is doing this—one person or a team (which I suspect)—he/they should grow up and find something more productive to do with their time. Clearly, they have too much of it on their hands; and, as the old saying goes… Idle brains are the devil’s workshop!
It goes without saying that this saddens me. A lot of work goes into this blog and so far, I have asked no-one for any payment. Most people do. Until now I have been able to all this work as a labour of love — as a gift to you, my loyal visitors.
Going forward, it is to be hoped that these disruptors will come to their senses and find something more productive to do with their time.
Sincerely,
Mark Alexxander
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Sunday, October 11, 2026
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Quitting Smoking
MARK ALEXANDER: It is precisely four and a half years ago today that I smoked my last cigarette. Even though I am in no way an anti-smoker—each to his own is my motto re smoking—I am rather proud of my accomplishment.
Do I miss smoking? No, not really. But I do have very fond memories of the pleasurable times I had whilst being a smoker. In fact, I derived an enormous amount of pleasure from a fine cigarette. A cigarette with fresh coffee in the morning, or a cigarette after lunch, or with a glass of Scotch whisky before dinner, and with a coffee or drink after dinner, are irreplaceable. So, when one quits, one just has to learn to live without those joyous sticks of endless pleasure. 😊
If anybody wishes to quit smoking, you need to psych yourself up for Q-day, be very determined to succeed, and go for it. It can be done. I am living proof of it. I used to smoke a pack a day for most of my adult life which, when I was growing up, was not considered heavy smoking at all. These days, they categorize twenty cigarettes a day as heavy smoking. That, to me, is nonsense! It’s crazy! When I was growing up, many men smoked thirty, forty, and exceptionally even sixty cigarettes a day. Now THAT is heavy smoking! 😊 But this is, after all, the age of the snowflake, so we can’t expect anything else, I suppose.
On April 10, 2027, I will have been an ex-smoker for FIVE whole years. Just thought some of you might like to know.
Mark Alexander
Do I miss smoking? No, not really. But I do have very fond memories of the pleasurable times I had whilst being a smoker. In fact, I derived an enormous amount of pleasure from a fine cigarette. A cigarette with fresh coffee in the morning, or a cigarette after lunch, or with a glass of Scotch whisky before dinner, and with a coffee or drink after dinner, are irreplaceable. So, when one quits, one just has to learn to live without those joyous sticks of endless pleasure. 😊
If anybody wishes to quit smoking, you need to psych yourself up for Q-day, be very determined to succeed, and go for it. It can be done. I am living proof of it. I used to smoke a pack a day for most of my adult life which, when I was growing up, was not considered heavy smoking at all. These days, they categorize twenty cigarettes a day as heavy smoking. That, to me, is nonsense! It’s crazy! When I was growing up, many men smoked thirty, forty, and exceptionally even sixty cigarettes a day. Now THAT is heavy smoking! 😊 But this is, after all, the age of the snowflake, so we can’t expect anything else, I suppose.
On April 10, 2027, I will have been an ex-smoker for FIVE whole years. Just thought some of you might like to know.
Mark Alexander
Tuesday, October 06, 2026
Announcement
MARK ALEXANDER: My blog/vlog has been hacked for a second time in just a few days, It was hacked on Saturday night into Sunday before. So then, I had to correct many items I had already posted and do many other things to solve the problem. Now, the WANKERS have come to try and ANNOY ME again. But I shall not allow myself to be annoyed. Whoever it is that is doing this—one person or a team (which I suspect)—he/they should grow up and find something more productive to do with their time. Clearly, they have too much of it on their hands. And, as the old saying goes… Idle brains are the devil’s workshop!
It goes without saying that I am sorry about this. Naturally, I will do my level best to resolve the issue in the shortest possible time.
Mark Alexxander
It goes without saying that I am sorry about this. Naturally, I will do my level best to resolve the issue in the shortest possible time.
Mark Alexxander
Sunday, October 04, 2026
Announcement
MARK ALEXANDER: For your information, this blog was hacked tonight. All manner of strange things have been going on on the blog: some posts have been doubled; several posts were deleted. As a result, I have had to repost many items which I had posted earlier today. I have also had to make a number of other changes, too.
I wish these awful, pesky people would run away and play with their toys instead!
Sorry about this. Let us hope that everything will settle down now.
Best wishes to all.
Mark
I wish these awful, pesky people would run away and play with their toys instead!
Sorry about this. Let us hope that everything will settle down now.
Best wishes to all.
Mark
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Just a Few Thoughts on Smoking
MARK ALEXANDER: There is something exceedingly attractive about seeing a handsome man smoking a cigarette. Real cigarettes, not those damn stupid, dummy-like contraptions they call e-cigarettes. There is absolutely nothing attractive about seeing somebody vaping. E-cigarettes and vaping are for the birds. Real men smoke, not vape!
Of course it is far healthier not to smoke, ceteris paribus, all things being equal. However, in life, all things are rarely, if ever, equal. Change one thing about your lifestyle and just about everything else changes with that change. This is why young people today are often not healthier than young people of yesteryear were. Young people used to smoke and drink. These days, many young people are far too goody-goody to do that. They are risk-averse. But they are rarely much healthier, because they screw up their health in other ways instead — by injecting copious quantities of ink beneath their skin; eating junk food; taking steroids and all manner of other muscle-enhancing substances for their six-packs.
It is hard for me to think of any activity more boring than spending hours and hours in a gym! Young people are welcome to that!
When I was a young man, just about all my friends enjoyed a smoke and a drink. The ones that didn’t were thought to be a little odd! 😊 Funny thing is that none of them ended up with cancer prematurely because they were smokers. These days, however, many young people, in spite of their so-called healthy lifestyles do end up suffering from that awful disease. Sadly. They also often end up with type-2 diabetes because of all the junk food that they consume. So, I do not observe many young people being very much healthier today than they were in my generation. Nor do they appear to be any happier. My generation had lots of fun to boot! We didn’t exhaust ourselves in gyms. We smoked and sometimes got tipsy instead! 😊
I write this about smoking but, as I have said before, I am no longer a smoker. I haven’t smoked a cigarette for exactly four and a quarter years. I still love to see someone enjoying a smoke though. Especially a very handsome man. (Sorry ladies! 😊)
In my family, smoking was generally considered a man’s pursuit. I can think of few ladies in my family that were smokers. Maybe only one. Yet most of the men did smoke at one time or another.
These days, however, I come into contact with almost nobody who smokes. As a result, I can’t remember the day I was in the company of a smoker. It’s so boring! I’d love to smell the smoke emanating from someone’s burning cigarette. It would remind me of old times.
I have this theory that when people smoked, they were nicer and kinder to one another. To me, being a non-smoker is no badge of honour. All the nasty buggers in the world that I can think of are, or have been, non-smokers: Hitler, Trump, Putin. To name just three. There are plenty more, but I shall be diplomatic and refrain from mentioning them by name. They, however, know who they are.
When I was growing up, most of the adults smoked. But most of then were also very welcoming when you visited them. These days, nobody smokes but nobody entertains others either. Each person is out for himself. So, they may not be smokers, but they are not any more welcoming, either.
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Of course it is far healthier not to smoke, ceteris paribus, all things being equal. However, in life, all things are rarely, if ever, equal. Change one thing about your lifestyle and just about everything else changes with that change. This is why young people today are often not healthier than young people of yesteryear were. Young people used to smoke and drink. These days, many young people are far too goody-goody to do that. They are risk-averse. But they are rarely much healthier, because they screw up their health in other ways instead — by injecting copious quantities of ink beneath their skin; eating junk food; taking steroids and all manner of other muscle-enhancing substances for their six-packs.
It is hard for me to think of any activity more boring than spending hours and hours in a gym! Young people are welcome to that!
When I was a young man, just about all my friends enjoyed a smoke and a drink. The ones that didn’t were thought to be a little odd! 😊 Funny thing is that none of them ended up with cancer prematurely because they were smokers. These days, however, many young people, in spite of their so-called healthy lifestyles do end up suffering from that awful disease. Sadly. They also often end up with type-2 diabetes because of all the junk food that they consume. So, I do not observe many young people being very much healthier today than they were in my generation. Nor do they appear to be any happier. My generation had lots of fun to boot! We didn’t exhaust ourselves in gyms. We smoked and sometimes got tipsy instead! 😊
I write this about smoking but, as I have said before, I am no longer a smoker. I haven’t smoked a cigarette for exactly four and a quarter years. I still love to see someone enjoying a smoke though. Especially a very handsome man. (Sorry ladies! 😊)
In my family, smoking was generally considered a man’s pursuit. I can think of few ladies in my family that were smokers. Maybe only one. Yet most of the men did smoke at one time or another.
These days, however, I come into contact with almost nobody who smokes. As a result, I can’t remember the day I was in the company of a smoker. It’s so boring! I’d love to smell the smoke emanating from someone’s burning cigarette. It would remind me of old times.
I have this theory that when people smoked, they were nicer and kinder to one another. To me, being a non-smoker is no badge of honour. All the nasty buggers in the world that I can think of are, or have been, non-smokers: Hitler, Trump, Putin. To name just three. There are plenty more, but I shall be diplomatic and refrain from mentioning them by name. They, however, know who they are.
When I was growing up, most of the adults smoked. But most of then were also very welcoming when you visited them. These days, nobody smokes but nobody entertains others either. Each person is out for himself. So, they may not be smokers, but they are not any more welcoming, either.
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Saturday, July 11, 2026
Wildfires in Andalucía
MARK ALEXANDER: Naturally, I am very distressed by ALL the wildfires in Europe at this time. But in the last couple of days, I have been particularly concerned about, and distressed by, the wildfires in southern Spain, in Andalucía, in and around Granada and Almería. I get several very loyal visitors from this area of Spain, and I have done for a very long time, so I am particularly concerned about their welfare at this extremely dangerous time.
I don’t know these people—I wish I did—, but to care about them and their welfare, I don’t have to.
I keep looking on the map to see if they have visited me, and when I see that they have at this extremely dangerous time for them, I am greatly relieved. Then, I know that at least they are still alive!
Mark Alexander
I don’t know these people—I wish I did—, but to care about them and their welfare, I don’t have to.
I keep looking on the map to see if they have visited me, and when I see that they have at this extremely dangerous time for them, I am greatly relieved. Then, I know that at least they are still alive!
Mark Alexander
Sunday, June 21, 2026
My Sincere Apologies
MARK ALEXANDER: Please accept my sincere apologies for the disruption in my blogging this weekend. The disruption has been caused by the transfer of details from my old computer to my new one. The process has taken far longer than I had imagined, and it has caused far more disruption than I could ever have imagined as well.
Rest assured that I will be back with you, giving you and this blog my full attention at the earliest possible convenience, which should be very soon.
So many glitches to iron out!
Warm wishes,
Mark
Rest assured that I will be back with you, giving you and this blog my full attention at the earliest possible convenience, which should be very soon.
So many glitches to iron out!
Warm wishes,
Mark
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Great News!
MARK ALEXANDER: According to Google, today we have reached more than EIGHT MILLION visitors. So, this is a red letter day for me.
This wouldn’t be possible without your patronage. So for that, I thank you kindly.
Naturally, I now look forward to making the total nine million. With your support, loyalty, and help, we can do it. Or, as Angela Merkel might say: Wir schaffen das! Zusammen.
Mark Alexander
This wouldn’t be possible without your patronage. So for that, I thank you kindly.
Naturally, I now look forward to making the total nine million. With your support, loyalty, and help, we can do it. Or, as Angela Merkel might say: Wir schaffen das! Zusammen.
Mark Alexander
Wednesday, January 07, 2026
Boycott All American Products!
MARK ALEXANDER: Donald Trump and his cronies think that they can ride rough shod over the rest of the world. Trample others into submission. They think that all that they are able to survey belongs to them! It does not. Simply put, these shysters are thieves. They must not be allowed to get away with this. Trump is no better than Putin.
Because our European leaders are weak—and I include my own country’s leaders in this negative assessment—we cannot hope to be able to stop the US militarily if Trump decides to invade Greenland. But what Europe can do is boycott American goods and services. Europe has mighty purchasing power. It has in excess of 440m consumers Europe-wide, and that excludes UK consumers. America needs the European market, and it needs European consumers to buy their goods and services.
Because of Trump’s increasing and unceasing threats to take over Greenland, I propose that in the name of solidarity with Greenlanders and Danes that we boycott all American goods and services wherever and whenever possible. And avoid all trips and vacations in and to the United States. We can all do this regardless of where we live or come from. Trump needs to be taught a lesson.
Donald Trump and his band of bullying crooks mustn’t be allowed to get away with this thievery. Let us bring the American economy to its knees. And if we cannot, at least let us try. Greenland’s future depends on it. Don’t forget! If Trump succeeds with Greenland, which country will be next?
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Because our European leaders are weak—and I include my own country’s leaders in this negative assessment—we cannot hope to be able to stop the US militarily if Trump decides to invade Greenland. But what Europe can do is boycott American goods and services. Europe has mighty purchasing power. It has in excess of 440m consumers Europe-wide, and that excludes UK consumers. America needs the European market, and it needs European consumers to buy their goods and services.
Because of Trump’s increasing and unceasing threats to take over Greenland, I propose that in the name of solidarity with Greenlanders and Danes that we boycott all American goods and services wherever and whenever possible. And avoid all trips and vacations in and to the United States. We can all do this regardless of where we live or come from. Trump needs to be taught a lesson.
Donald Trump and his band of bullying crooks mustn’t be allowed to get away with this thievery. Let us bring the American economy to its knees. And if we cannot, at least let us try. Greenland’s future depends on it. Don’t forget! If Trump succeeds with Greenland, which country will be next?
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Nicolas Sarkozy in Frankreich im Vergleich zu Donald Trump in Amerika
MARK ALEXANDER: Heute ist in Frankreich Nicolas Sarkozy inhaftiert worden, was mir irgendwie leidtut. Aber es muß zugestanden, daß die Franzosen dazu den Mut gehabt haben, das zu tun, was sie glaubten, richtig gewesen zu sein.
Im Gegenteil haben die Amerikaner in den letzten Jahren keinen Mut dazu gehabt, das zu tun, was sie hätten tun sollen: Donald Trump zu inhaftieren wegen seiner Verbrechen. Aus diesem Grunde ist Donald Trump nun nicht nur auf freiem Fuß und frei das zu tun was er will, er ist frei Amerika zu schaden und zerstören. Er ist sogar im Weißen Haus und allmächtig!
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Im Gegenteil haben die Amerikaner in den letzten Jahren keinen Mut dazu gehabt, das zu tun, was sie hätten tun sollen: Donald Trump zu inhaftieren wegen seiner Verbrechen. Aus diesem Grunde ist Donald Trump nun nicht nur auf freiem Fuß und frei das zu tun was er will, er ist frei Amerika zu schaden und zerstören. Er ist sogar im Weißen Haus und allmächtig!
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Friday, September 26, 2025
Britain’s Place Is with Europe, Not America
MARK ALEXANDER: What is going on in America right now is nothing less than a SHITSHOW!
To think that we have given up our membership of the European Union to align ourselves with that chaotic, catastrophic, autocratic, tyrannical SHITSHOW truly beggars belief!
We can thank Cameron for calling that STUPID, COWARDLY referendum, that self-serving DICKHEAD otherwise known as Nigel Fags, and that clown extraordinaire, BoJo for the ensuing loss of prosperity!
If Keir Starmer really wants to inject life into his failing government, he needs to recognise that this country is crying out for the recognition of the GRAVE mistake we Brits have made in voting for the losers’ Brexit. He needs to assure the people that he will do all he possibly can to reverse the ridiculous decision to leave the European Union.
If Starmer adopted such a strategy, Starmer’s task ahead would be difficult; but the difficulties would not be insurmountable.
We Brits are Europeans. We are not Americans. In fact, we have LITTLE in common with Americans other than language and the desire to make money. But our values are certainly European. Our Royal Family is European, too; and so many Brits worship the Royal Family.
If the people of this country want to retain their SOVEREIGNTY, then we, as a nation, need to re-join the European Union as soon as is humanly possible. Long live the United Kingdom! Long live the European Union!
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To think that we have given up our membership of the European Union to align ourselves with that chaotic, catastrophic, autocratic, tyrannical SHITSHOW truly beggars belief!
We can thank Cameron for calling that STUPID, COWARDLY referendum, that self-serving DICKHEAD otherwise known as Nigel Fags, and that clown extraordinaire, BoJo for the ensuing loss of prosperity!
If Keir Starmer really wants to inject life into his failing government, he needs to recognise that this country is crying out for the recognition of the GRAVE mistake we Brits have made in voting for the losers’ Brexit. He needs to assure the people that he will do all he possibly can to reverse the ridiculous decision to leave the European Union.
If Starmer adopted such a strategy, Starmer’s task ahead would be difficult; but the difficulties would not be insurmountable.
We Brits are Europeans. We are not Americans. In fact, we have LITTLE in common with Americans other than language and the desire to make money. But our values are certainly European. Our Royal Family is European, too; and so many Brits worship the Royal Family.
If the people of this country want to retain their SOVEREIGNTY, then we, as a nation, need to re-join the European Union as soon as is humanly possible. Long live the United Kingdom! Long live the European Union!
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Tuesday, September 02, 2025
The West Is In Rapid Decline…
MARK ALEXANDER: The West started its rapid, steep decline when women stopped wanting to be mothers and when they chose careers over motherhood, and when men stopped being the providers for their families.
Hilary Clinton once argued that the workforce needed women. I would argue that it would be far more beneficial to the West if women stayed at home to bring up their children.
First of all, the West needs more children. Secondly, children don’t bring up themselves. Any well-educated person can fulfil the needs of commerce and industry; but only a loving, caring mother can look after her children properly and bring up her children properly and hopefully correctly.
The West went into rapid decline when women started to choose careers over motherhood. So, feminism is the villain if the piece.
It is quite understandable that most mothers these days have to work, but this is a situation that has been caused by the demands of feminism, the demands of women’s equality. If women hadn’t demanded equality, things would be very different today.
Were women back in the home procreating and being good mothers and housewives, we wouldn’t need all these immigrants to do the jobs that we ourselves can no longer do, or no longer want to do.
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Hilary Clinton once argued that the workforce needed women. I would argue that it would be far more beneficial to the West if women stayed at home to bring up their children.
First of all, the West needs more children. Secondly, children don’t bring up themselves. Any well-educated person can fulfil the needs of commerce and industry; but only a loving, caring mother can look after her children properly and bring up her children properly and hopefully correctly.
The West went into rapid decline when women started to choose careers over motherhood. So, feminism is the villain if the piece.
It is quite understandable that most mothers these days have to work, but this is a situation that has been caused by the demands of feminism, the demands of women’s equality. If women hadn’t demanded equality, things would be very different today.
Were women back in the home procreating and being good mothers and housewives, we wouldn’t need all these immigrants to do the jobs that we ourselves can no longer do, or no longer want to do.
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Saturday, August 23, 2025
Auf Nimmerwiedersehen Amerika!
MARK ALEXANDER: Mit Trump bekommen die Amerikaner ihren ‚Dritten Reich Moment‘! Autoritarismus verankert sich im politischen System Amerikas, rasch und sicher! Es ist momentan sehr schwierig zu sehen, wie der Prozess sich umkehren könnte. Trump baut den Staat auf Kosten der Arbeiter- und Mittelschicht ab. Amerika wie wir es einmal kannte und liebte wird bald nicht mehr existieren. Amerika wird ausgelöscht.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
A Restful Night’s Sleep?
MARK ALEXANDER: Are you going to go to bed tonight in the full knowledge and certainty that we are being led and run by competent leaders? No? I thought not. I agree with you. Neither am I! Fact is, we are being led by impotent clowns who have no idea how to maintain world peace. Several of them appear to have no knowledge or understanding of world history!
World war could break out at ANY time. These are troubling times indeed. I am in my seventies. NEVER in my life hitherto have I ever felt so unsure of the continuation of the peaceful times I am living through. Moreover, never have I ever felt that I am being led by such incompetent fools — fools whose priorities are right up the gum tree!
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World war could break out at ANY time. These are troubling times indeed. I am in my seventies. NEVER in my life hitherto have I ever felt so unsure of the continuation of the peaceful times I am living through. Moreover, never have I ever felt that I am being led by such incompetent fools — fools whose priorities are right up the gum tree!
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Hitzige Live-Debatte mit Salafist deckt wahres Gesicht des Islam auf!
MARKALEXANDER: This is an essay I wrote on the nature of Islam back in 2007! It is entitled Islam: The Enemy of Democracy and Freedom. My words have stood the test of time and will go on doing so. Why? Because this essay is THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, and NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. You can read the full ESSAY here.
When I wrote this essay, it was read by very many all around the world. As its message is timeless, it is still very relevant today, For this reason, please don't hesistate to share a link to the essay with your family, friends, and acquaintances. — © Mark Alexander
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Quitting Smoking
MARK ALEXANDER: I have just realised something: It’s August 10th. As I quit smoking on April 10th 2022, and as I haven’t smoked anything since, that means that three years and four months have past by since enjoying the pleasure of smoking my last cigarette. I haven’t cheated even once.
These days, I come into contact with no smokers at all. None whatsoever! I can’t remember the day when I last smelt a smoker’s burning cigarette. Why? Because I can’t think of anyone I know who smokes anymore. The people I know are either people who have never smoked or people who have given up the pleasurable habit. So it grieves me to have to report that I have almost forgotten what the smell of a burning cigarette is like.
Many people would probably be joyful about this. I am not. I used to love the smell of fresh cigarette and cigar smoke. To me, it was redolent of conviviality. To this day, the sight of a handsome man exhaling smoke is a joy to behold.
Joyless wonders may well be proud of their achievements in creating a joyless world. I am not. To me, the pleasures of life have been destroyed. And fact is: people are no healthier today as a result of the onslaught of killjoys. In fact, if anything, they are unhealthier. These days people get their kicks from different unhealthy habits. But healthier they are not.
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These days, I come into contact with no smokers at all. None whatsoever! I can’t remember the day when I last smelt a smoker’s burning cigarette. Why? Because I can’t think of anyone I know who smokes anymore. The people I know are either people who have never smoked or people who have given up the pleasurable habit. So it grieves me to have to report that I have almost forgotten what the smell of a burning cigarette is like.
Many people would probably be joyful about this. I am not. I used to love the smell of fresh cigarette and cigar smoke. To me, it was redolent of conviviality. To this day, the sight of a handsome man exhaling smoke is a joy to behold.
Joyless wonders may well be proud of their achievements in creating a joyless world. I am not. To me, the pleasures of life have been destroyed. And fact is: people are no healthier today as a result of the onslaught of killjoys. In fact, if anything, they are unhealthier. These days people get their kicks from different unhealthy habits. But healthier they are not.
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Monday, July 28, 2025
It’s High Time that the European Union Grow a Spine
MARK ALEXANDER: The trade deal reached by the European Union with the USA, with Donald Trump, shows us how weak the European Union actually is. When it comes to the European Union, it’s a question of… Yes, Sir! Of course, Sir! How high should I jump to please you, Sir? How pathetic! Grow a pair, for Christ’s sake!
The European Union is a market of 450 million people. That means to say 450 million potential consumers, It is a far bigger market that the USA is. The population of the USA is a mere 340 million. The sooner that the EU realises its potential purchasing power, the sooner the EU will realise its economic and political potential. For heaven’s sake, the European Union should get its act together! Soon!
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The European Union is a market of 450 million people. That means to say 450 million potential consumers, It is a far bigger market that the USA is. The population of the USA is a mere 340 million. The sooner that the EU realises its potential purchasing power, the sooner the EU will realise its economic and political potential. For heaven’s sake, the European Union should get its act together! Soon!
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Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Removal of the Visitor Counter
MARK ALEXANDER: The counter I placed up on this blog today has not worked. According to Google, as I write this, my visitors have climbed to 6178894, but for some inexplicable reason, this counter is not recording the visits. For this reason, I have decided to remove the counter until such time that I can find a different solution. There is little point in my keeping a ‘frozen’ visitor counter up on this blog.
This is disappointing, of course.
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This is disappointing, of course.
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Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Visitor Counter: Over Six Million Visitors to Date
MARK ALEXANDER: I am very pleased to be able to announce that this blog has hit over the six million mark now. This has been made possible thanks to you. Without your loyalty, it would not have been possible. So, for that, I thank you all kindly.
The accurate statistics are courtesy of Google.com and the counter itself is courtesy of statcounter.com , in Ireland, whose staff have been exceedingly helpful to me over very many years. Naturally, Statcounter will continue to monitor my hits.
All I can hope for now is to hit the next target: seven million. Hopefully soon.
My heartfelt thanks to you all.
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PS: Please note that this counter is malfunctioning. For some reason, it is not recording my new visits. I have received many visits even since its installation. Maybe, I have installed it incorrectly. Please bear with me.
The accurate statistics are courtesy of Google.com and the counter itself is courtesy of statcounter.com , in Ireland, whose staff have been exceedingly helpful to me over very many years. Naturally, Statcounter will continue to monitor my hits.
All I can hope for now is to hit the next target: seven million. Hopefully soon.
My heartfelt thanks to you all.
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PS: Please note that this counter is malfunctioning. For some reason, it is not recording my new visits. I have received many visits even since its installation. Maybe, I have installed it incorrectly. Please bear with me.
Friday, June 27, 2025
Smoking
MARK ALEXANDER: The war on smoking and smokers is being waged continuously. One would be forgiven for concluding that our useless politicians have nothing better or more important to think about or concern themselves with. Would that we had politicians like Helmut Schmidt or Winston Churchill today!
This war on smoking is regrettable, and one day these stupid politicians will come to see the folly of their ways. Making cigarettes so expensive and making it impossible to smoke everywhere is the most ridiculous of things. Even the French have succumbed to this stupidity! And the heavy-smoking Germans, too!
Why do I say these things? It is simple. Anyone who has ever worked with young people will know that young people will always seek out their pleasures and kicks. If they cannot get their kicks one way, they will seek them out some other way. This is one of the hallmarks of youth. Is there any wonder that we now have so many young people hooked on e-cigarettes? Is there any wonder that we now have so many people hooked on ketamine? Is there any wonder why we now have so many young people hooked on cocaine, or on marijuana? Banning cigarettes, Sir Keir, is not going to make young people hale and healthy and/or virtuous. What it will do is drive cigarette smoking underground and it will push young people into the arms of drug dealers. How stupid politicians these days are! How naïve!
On a positive note, I quit smoking more than three years ago. In fact, the last cigarette I smoked was the day after my birthday, on April 10th 2022. My quitting has been extremely successful, but my waistline has expanded accordingly.
My advice is this: Giving up smoking is easier than you think. If I can do it, you can too. I had been a pack-a-day smoker. (And I loved every one of the cigarettes I smoked throughout my life.) Smoking fine cigarettes is one of life’s great pleasures. The people who complain about smoking and smokers are a PITA! When it comes to being cool and sexy, nothing compares to a cigarette.
If you want to give up smoking, fear not, it will be easier than you think. Though you do need determination. But expect to put on weight.
© Mark Alexander
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This war on smoking is regrettable, and one day these stupid politicians will come to see the folly of their ways. Making cigarettes so expensive and making it impossible to smoke everywhere is the most ridiculous of things. Even the French have succumbed to this stupidity! And the heavy-smoking Germans, too!
Why do I say these things? It is simple. Anyone who has ever worked with young people will know that young people will always seek out their pleasures and kicks. If they cannot get their kicks one way, they will seek them out some other way. This is one of the hallmarks of youth. Is there any wonder that we now have so many young people hooked on e-cigarettes? Is there any wonder that we now have so many people hooked on ketamine? Is there any wonder why we now have so many young people hooked on cocaine, or on marijuana? Banning cigarettes, Sir Keir, is not going to make young people hale and healthy and/or virtuous. What it will do is drive cigarette smoking underground and it will push young people into the arms of drug dealers. How stupid politicians these days are! How naïve!
On a positive note, I quit smoking more than three years ago. In fact, the last cigarette I smoked was the day after my birthday, on April 10th 2022. My quitting has been extremely successful, but my waistline has expanded accordingly.
My advice is this: Giving up smoking is easier than you think. If I can do it, you can too. I had been a pack-a-day smoker. (And I loved every one of the cigarettes I smoked throughout my life.) Smoking fine cigarettes is one of life’s great pleasures. The people who complain about smoking and smokers are a PITA! When it comes to being cool and sexy, nothing compares to a cigarette.
If you want to give up smoking, fear not, it will be easier than you think. Though you do need determination. But expect to put on weight.
© Mark Alexander
All Rights Reserved
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