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My reading of fiction in book form fell off a cliff some time ago. I had the last but one Pratchett Discworld novel (Raising Steam) out from the library for months before reading it, and I still haven't looked for … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2016
The worst Prime Minister since…? Chamberlain? Go back a year, and it must have seemed so different, the first Tory leader to have an absolute majority for 18 years! Since then, his legacy has been defined by failure in the … Continue reading
In the morning, L and I looked around a 'superhome' – one that's been retrofitted with things like external insulation to make it greener. It was near an open Age Concern shop that had a 'two DVDs for £1' offer … Continue reading
Looking through some reviews of past Edinburgh Fringe shows, I was sad to see that not being at it in 2012 meant I'd missed Re-Animator: The Musical. I can see that not everyone liked it but I doubt they were … Continue reading
The electronics firm I mentioned a couple of days ago have now closed. They've done this by, amongst other things, closing down their wirelessthings.net website. The one that had the technical details of the stuff they were selling: important information … Continue reading
One of the advantages of being my age is that I remember the UK TV première of Star Trek and the first R4 run of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Today's Today programme had something on being the 50th … Continue reading
My favourite episode of Star Stories is probably the one 'by' Simon Cowell: 'I had invented the TV talent show! .. I had invented the TV talent show AGAIN!!'. It could quite possibly be Max Temkin's favourite too. Who? He's … Continue reading
Currently, the fourth most read story on the BBC news website is a story about Sainsbury's removing their 'taste the difference' sandwiches from their 'meal deal'. You don't get a fork with the pasta options either, which seems a bit … Continue reading
The title is a slight misquote of a famous First World War recruitment poster.. .. but it's brought on several thoughts. In 1915, the poster was intended to emotionally blackmail men who – like the person who commissioned it – … Continue reading
A local business – formerly Ciseco, now WirelessThings – is sadly closing down. They've got a 70% off sale for the next couple of days. Quite a bit is out of stock, but I've got more LED boards for the … Continue reading