This issue could have been subtitled "Rum, Bum, and Concertina" if George Melly hadn't already used it for his autobiography. I wanted to include some naval topics for a little while, so I am quite pleased with this crop.

In case you missed it, Napoleonic enthusiasts are now recognized. Yes, the new edition of CHambers Dictionary includes trainspotters, with a definition obsessed by trivia. I think this is a scurrilous slur; trying to paint regimental numbers on the buttons of my 15mm figures is accuracy, not obsession. Obsession is perfume by Calvin Klein.

Keep on rocking.