Clive Wismayer
@clivewismayer.bsky.social
Retired lawyer. Anglo-Maltese, now living in The Netherlands. Politics, law, history & now & then laughs.
My talented cousin Noel Manche is an amateur water colourist (among many other things). He sent me this beautiful study of Maltese architecture. You can feel the Sun.
May 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
My talented cousin Noel Manche is an amateur water colourist (among many other things). He sent me this beautiful study of Maltese architecture. You can feel the Sun.
A micro story
Columbo arrived. “Where’s the body?” “Here, sir,” said the officer. Columbo looked. “See that hair?” He entered the bathroom. “It’s clean” the sergeant said. Columbo picked a false eyelash off the floor & puzzled. ‘One more thing’ he said ‘is there any coffee?’
Columbo arrived. “Where’s the body?” “Here, sir,” said the officer. Columbo looked. “See that hair?” He entered the bathroom. “It’s clean” the sergeant said. Columbo picked a false eyelash off the floor & puzzled. ‘One more thing’ he said ‘is there any coffee?’
May 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A micro story
Columbo arrived. “Where’s the body?” “Here, sir,” said the officer. Columbo looked. “See that hair?” He entered the bathroom. “It’s clean” the sergeant said. Columbo picked a false eyelash off the floor & puzzled. ‘One more thing’ he said ‘is there any coffee?’
Columbo arrived. “Where’s the body?” “Here, sir,” said the officer. Columbo looked. “See that hair?” He entered the bathroom. “It’s clean” the sergeant said. Columbo picked a false eyelash off the floor & puzzled. ‘One more thing’ he said ‘is there any coffee?’
Berwick-upon-Tweed sits at the mouth of a river separating England & Scotland. It is, apparently, the ‘happiest place to live’ in the UK according to the Guardian.
May 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Berwick-upon-Tweed sits at the mouth of a river separating England & Scotland. It is, apparently, the ‘happiest place to live’ in the UK according to the Guardian.
A micro-story
In the year 2525, when man was still alive, none knew anymore why the Gulf of Musk, a vast desert framing a brackish lake, bore its name, lost to the Great Data Collapse of 2317. 95 billion Borgs ruled, blind to scattered human enclaves—until one woke.
In the year 2525, when man was still alive, none knew anymore why the Gulf of Musk, a vast desert framing a brackish lake, bore its name, lost to the Great Data Collapse of 2317. 95 billion Borgs ruled, blind to scattered human enclaves—until one woke.
May 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A micro-story
In the year 2525, when man was still alive, none knew anymore why the Gulf of Musk, a vast desert framing a brackish lake, bore its name, lost to the Great Data Collapse of 2317. 95 billion Borgs ruled, blind to scattered human enclaves—until one woke.
In the year 2525, when man was still alive, none knew anymore why the Gulf of Musk, a vast desert framing a brackish lake, bore its name, lost to the Great Data Collapse of 2317. 95 billion Borgs ruled, blind to scattered human enclaves—until one woke.
China has history too. The unequal treaties of the 19th century are burned into the national psyche, when China was repeatedly humiliated by western powers, Russia & Japan. That is not happening again. Guess which picture is from the US & which from China.
April 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
China has history too. The unequal treaties of the 19th century are burned into the national psyche, when China was repeatedly humiliated by western powers, Russia & Japan. That is not happening again. Guess which picture is from the US & which from China.
A pretty snap of Londinium.
December 4, 2024 at 6:10 AM
A pretty snap of Londinium.
Fancy a move? How about Wytham Abbey, one of the most viewed properties for sale on Rightmove. Past visitors include Elizabeth I & Oliver Cromwell. The asking price is not given in today’s Guardian.
November 29, 2024 at 5:43 AM
Fancy a move? How about Wytham Abbey, one of the most viewed properties for sale on Rightmove. Past visitors include Elizabeth I & Oliver Cromwell. The asking price is not given in today’s Guardian.
Pot of gold in Amsterdam.
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Pot of gold in Amsterdam.
The Moon’s craters are arranged in a message sent to us by aliens, scientists discover.
Giant crabs marching across N sea bed set to invade Britain.
Mongolian locust swarm will devastate China rice crop destabilising world markets.
Madonna becomes world’s oldest chess grandmaster.
T or F?
Giant crabs marching across N sea bed set to invade Britain.
Mongolian locust swarm will devastate China rice crop destabilising world markets.
Madonna becomes world’s oldest chess grandmaster.
T or F?
November 13, 2024 at 9:36 AM
The Moon’s craters are arranged in a message sent to us by aliens, scientists discover.
Giant crabs marching across N sea bed set to invade Britain.
Mongolian locust swarm will devastate China rice crop destabilising world markets.
Madonna becomes world’s oldest chess grandmaster.
T or F?
Giant crabs marching across N sea bed set to invade Britain.
Mongolian locust swarm will devastate China rice crop destabilising world markets.
Madonna becomes world’s oldest chess grandmaster.
T or F?