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Thursday, 3 September 2026

A Unique and Clever Hat, a song by Alun Buffry and MyHat

Sunday, 30 August 2026

Book Review of IF ONLY SUOMI from author Carrie Evans

I am pleased to read this review of my book "If Only Suomi"

" I’ve just finished reading Alun Buffry’sI f Only Suomi, and found it both enchanting and intriguing. It’s an unusual tale that plays with time and the dream world, weaving an intricate narrative that remains clear and compelling throughout. I read it in a single day — a testament to how impossible it was to put down.

"Buffry seems to draw on real-life relationships, portraying the people in Suomi’s orbit with warmth and affection. His love for the French woman, Suomi, is especially touching and beautifully rendered. The alternation between the 1970s and the present day adds depth, offering thoughtful contrasts between the two eras and enriching the story’s emotional landscape.

"If Only Suomi is an original and fascinating book. I recommend it highly."

Carrie Evans, author of "The Fun We Had" and "Vagabond Soul"

Wednesday, 26 August 2026

"Grace" a reggae song by Alun Buffry

I’m here, I know, through Divine Grace,
A member of the Human Race,
A body, soul, a mind and face,
A Blessed Lifetime I can trace.

I hope to stay here for while
And walk about, many more miles
And try to make you others smile,
And even laugh, once in a while.

Even though I’ve shed some tears,
When I think I’ve lost a loved one dear,
I know my time will come, I must not fear,
Let’s drink to that, some tea or beer!

For there beyond that mystery wall,
Where we will rise, we will not fall,
That Light Divine, will make its call,
For us to enter where goes it all.

Life sometimes seems just like a dream,
Not always seeming as it seems,
Inside the darkness, always a beam,
Though I wondered what it all means.

For Grace, I need the gratitude,
Whatever feelings, whatever my mood,
That Light that shines offers a clue,
Of times ahead I must go through,

For me it’s not about that time,
For now’s the time for me to shine,
For here and now we are Divine,
On Planet Earth, gracefully mine.

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

My Life in Pics

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FEATURING songs "Lucky Lucky" by Prem Rawat
and
"A Unique and Clever Hat" and "Between Two Walls" by Alun Buffry

Saturday, 8 August 2026

"A Unique and Clever Hat" : MYAT video, watch on YouTube

Watch on YoutTube - please give it a like and leave a comment on YouTube to give it a boost.

‘Twas in a shop, on a peg I sat,

Me, the clever unique hat,

Until the day I went instead,

Upon man Al’s hairy head.

I went with him to many places,

Met people of such different races,

So now if I may be so bold,

I ask you to read my stories told.

We went upon the Hippy Trail,

We went by car and bus and rail.

We travelled wide, I know what for,

Life was hard as Al was poor.

On to India, up north until,

In Haridwar Al became quite ill,

So off to England, then we went,

With little money Al was sent.

One day I found a different head,

This time the man’s name I learnt was Ed.

With Anna to Egypt new and old,

Another story to be told.

They travelled back four thousand years,

Solved a mystery and felt the fear,

Saw a man they knew was dead,

And all the time upon Ed’s head.

To come again to Al’s head,

And to his mind my memories I fed.

Now please do read the words I wrote,

Enjoy the tale of times remote.

Here is the book on Amazon and Kindle

ABeFree Publishing

Monday, 3 August 2026

Good to see you then, a short song by Alun Buffry

Saturday, 1 August 2026

Biography of Alun Buffry

For Biography CLICK HERE

Thursday, 30 July 2026

New video song: Between Two Walls

Tuesday, 28 July 2026

8-minute reading from IF ONLY SUOMI, a book by Alun Buffry

Listen here

IF ONLY SUOMI BOOK COVER

Book and Kindle on Amazon

Al in 1972

LEEDS STREET

Paddy

Woolworths (Woolies)

Woolies Kwik Cafe

SUOMI

Woolies Record Bar

Jimi Hendrix album

Donovan album

Leeds Roundhay Park lake

Donovan in Concert

Thursday, 23 July 2026

RECURRING ILLNESSES - a NEW video reading by Alun Buffry

VIEW on YOUTUBE please leave a like and maybe a comment.

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

I asked chatGPT what evidence is there to say that the Great Pyramid was built in the reign of Khufu

I asked chatGPT what evidence is there to say that the Great Pyramid was built in the reign of Khufu?

it said:

There isn't one single inscription saying, "Khufu built the Great Pyramid in year X." Instead, the case comes from several independent lines of evidence that fit together.

1. Khufu's name appears inside the pyramid

In the small, inaccessible relieving chambers above the King's Chamber, 19th-century explorers found red ochre quarry marks and graffiti left by the construction crews. Some contain cartouches with the name Khufu.

These marks appear to be work-gang markings, rather than a formal dedication. One famous example refers to a crew associated with Khufu. Because the chambers were sealed and inaccessible after construction, the markings are strong evidence connecting the monument's construction to Khufu's reign.

2. Ancient Egyptian records connect Khufu with the pyramid

The Inventory Stela, discovered at Giza in the 19th century, mentions Khufu and the Great Sphinx area. However, it is much later than Khufu's reign and is not considered reliable evidence that Khufu himself built the Great Pyramid. It is better viewed as evidence of a later Egyptian tradition associating Khufu with Giza.

3. The pyramid fits the chronology of Khufu's dynasty

The Great Pyramid's architectural style, surrounding temples, boat pits, and the development of the Giza pyramid complex all fit the Fourth Dynasty, specifically the period around Khufu's reign (c. 26th century BCE).

The pyramids of Khufu's successors, Djedefre and Khafre, provide a broader chronological sequence. The Great Pyramid is the earliest and largest of the major Giza pyramids, consistent with Khufu's position in the royal succession.

4. Radiocarbon dating supports the period

Radiocarbon dating of organic material associated with the pyramid and its construction has generally produced dates consistent with the Old Kingdom and the Fourth Dynasty. The results have some variation and are not precise enough to say "this was built in Khufu's Year 17," but they broadly support the accepted chronology.

5. The Diary of Merer provides a remarkable contemporary connection

One of the most important discoveries is the Diary of Merer, a roughly 4,500-year-old administrative papyrus found at Wadi al-Jarf. Merer was an official who supervised a team transporting limestone from Tura to Giza.

The diary mentions work

question: what evidence to argue that the Great Pyramid was not built by Khufu?

There are arguments used by some alternative-history writers to claim the Great Pyramid was not built during Khufu's reign, but it's important to distinguish between legitimate uncertainties and evidence that actually contradicts the mainstream chronology.

Here are the main arguments and how archaeologists generally assess them:

1. The Khufu inscriptions could be later additions

The most famous evidence linking Khufu to the Great Pyramid is the red ochre quarry marks in the relieving chambers above the King's Chamber, including markings containing Khufu's name.

Critics argue that:

The marks were discovered by Howard Vyse in 1837.
Vyse was accused by some contemporaries of questionable archaeological practices.
Therefore, the markings might have been forged.

Problem with this argument: There is no convincing evidence that they were forged. The markings are consistent with construction graffiti found elsewhere in ancient Egyptian monuments, and the use of Khufu's cartouche fits the archaeological context. The forgery theory remains highly speculative.

2. The Great Pyramid has no formal inscription naming Khufu as its builder

Unlike some Egyptian monuments, the Great Pyramid doesn't contain a prominent inscription saying, essentially, "Khufu built this pyramid."

This is true. But it isn't particularly unusual. Egyptian pyramids were primarily royal funerary monuments, and the absence of a dedicatory inscription isn't evidence that Khufu didn't build it.

The argument is therefore better described as an absence of direct evidence, rather than evidence against Khufu.3. The pyramid's dating is partly based on conventional chronology

Some critics argue that the dating of the Great Pyramid depends on the established Egyptian chronology, which itself has uncertainties.

There is some truth here: ancient chronology is not precise to the exact year, and different dating methods have margins of error.

However, the chronology is supported by multiple independent sources, including:

Egyptian king lists and historical records

Archaeological sequences
Radiocarbon dating
Stratigraphy
Architectural development
Contemporary administrative documents

So there is uncertainty about the exact date, but not strong evidence that the pyramid belongs to a completely different period.

4. The Great Pyramid appears to have been built on a much older site

The Giza Plateau contains evidence of earlier activity, and the bedrock itself is obviously much older than the pyramid.

Some researchers have argued that the site—or even parts of the complex—could have been constructed much earlier and later modified by Khufu.

This is sometimes connected to claims about water erosion on the Sphinx and a proposed much older age for the Sphinx.

The difficulty is that there is no comparable archaeological evidence showing that the Great Pyramid itself existed thousands of years before Khufu. The geological and archaeological evidence for the pyramid is consistent with Fourth Dynasty construction.

5. The pyramid's precision is argued to be beyond Fourth Dynasty capabilities

Another argument is that the Great Pyramid is so precisely aligned and engineered that ancient Egyptians supposedly could not have built it around 2600 BCE.

Examples cited include:

Its extremely accurate cardinal alignment
The precision of its stonework
Its enormous scale
The sophisticated internal architecture

This is an interesting question about how it was built, but it isn't evidence that it wasn't built by Egyptians of Khufu's era. Archaeology shows that Fourth Dynasty Egypt had:

Large organized labor forces
Copper tools
Stone-working techniques
Surveying methods
Extensive quarrying infrastructure
Highly centralized administration

The precise methods used are still debated in some details, but the overall engineering is within the demonstrated capabilities of the period.

6. The Great Pyramid may have had a purpose other than a tomb

There is no mummy of Khufu in the Great Pyramid, and the King's Chamber contains only an empty granite sarcophagus.

This has led some people to argue that it wasn't a tomb at all.

The counterargument is that the pyramid was probably looted in antiquity. The absence of a surviving burial isn't surprising given the enormous amount of time that has passed. Other Egyptian royal pyramids were also found empty.

The pyramid's architecture and its relationship to the surrounding temples, causeway, and funerary complex are strongly consistent with a royal tomb complex.

7. The Great Pyramid may have been built by an earlier civilization

This is the most radical alternative hypothesis. Proponents sometimes suggest that:

An unknown advanced civilization built it.
The Egyptians inherited or modified it.
It dates to the end of the last Ice Age or earlier.

The main evidence cited includes astronomical interpretations, geological arguments, and the pyramid's engineering sophistication.

The major problem is lack of archaeological evidence. There is no demonstrated earlier civilization at Giza that left behind the enormous industrial footprint that such a project would require. By contrast, there is extensive evidence of Fourth Dynasty Egyptian activity at the site.

At present, no.

There are legitimate questions about the exact construction date, the construction techniques, and the precise role of the pyramid in Egyptian religious practice. But the evidence that the Great Pyramid was constructed during Khufu's reign is considerably stronger than the evidence for an alternative date.

The most reasonable conclusion is:

The evidence doesn't prove beyond every conceivable doubt that Khufu personally "built" the Great Pyramid—he almost certainly didn't lay the stones himself—but it strongly supports the conclusion that the monument was commissioned and constructed as part of his royal funerary complex during his reign.

One important nuance is that "built by Khufu" can mean two different things. If you mean "Khufu personally designed and supervised the construction," the evidence is weak. If you mean "the Egyptian state under Khufu commissioned and constructed it," the archaeological evidence is strong.

END ... BUT ...

Scientists may have finally cracked how the Egyptians built the pyramids

Tuesday, 21 July 2026

VIDEOS: some ABEFREE Publishing books

INTRODUCING SOME OF THE BOOKS ON YOUTUBE (videos)

ALL ABOUT MY HAT THE HIPPY TRAIL 1972 INTRODUCTION

ALL ABOUT MY HAT VISUALISATIONS:

Part 1: ENTERING GREECE

Part 2 BOILED EGGS IN KABUL

Part 3: A DIP IN THE GANGES

Part 4: A TRIP IN KABUL

If ONLY SUOMI

THE UNSPELLING OF WORDS

FROM DOT TO CLEOPATRA A CONCISE HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT INTRODUCTION

MYHAT IN EGYPT INTRODUCTION

MYHAT IN EGYPT VISUALISATION

WORDS OF WEED AND WISDOM THE AUTHORS

INSIDE MY HAT AND OTHER HEADS THE AUTHORS

Sunday, 19 July 2026

The Curious Door of ABeFree

There’s a curious door at ABeFree.

It doesn’t ask for a password, a subscription, or a secret handshake. It simply creaks open and whispers, “Come in—you might leave knowing something you didn’t know you wanted to know.”

Inside, history rubs shoulders with poetry. Egypt nods politely to justice. Fiction quietly winks at memoir, while somewhere in the background an MP3 clears its throat, hoping someone will press play.

The books don’t seem to mind whether you read one or twenty. They have the relaxed confidence of old friends in a second-hand bookshop, content to wait until curiosity does the introductions.

ABeFree isn’t trying to trap you in an algorithm. It would much rather tempt you with an idea, a forgotten story, or an unexpected smile.

After all, the best journeys rarely begin with a map.

They begin with an open door.

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