11 November 2025
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Today turned out to be busier than expected at work. Last minute bookings meant a 200% increase in bookings from what it had looked like on the sheet yesterday morning. However, I was pleased to find that nobody was either … Continue reading
10 October 2025
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Looking back on my blog, I see that we made our first visit to the National Memorial Arboretum, near Alrewas in Staffordshire, in November 2021. We went back today for a second visit and I took a number of photos: … Continue reading
17 October 2022
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A long time ago, almost all the music I listened to was hard rock or heavy metal. That probably shifted around the time I took up the bass guitar. Learning to be a musician meant widening my musical horizons. In … Continue reading
24 April 2020
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This week, I’ve seen quite a number of references on Facebook to a blog post entitled ‘Journalism is missing the mood of the country‘. The author, Effie Deans, suggests journalists are out of step with the mood and the needs … Continue reading
8 February 2017
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I wonder how long it will take the scars of Aleppo to heal – assuming that theatre of the Syrian Civil War has reached a lasting peace? The BBC recently posted some haunting pictures of the city and you can … Continue reading
2 March 2016
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According to Ars Technica, the US has announced a cyberwar against ‘Islamic State’. The involvement of computers in military offensives isn’t a new thing – it has been happening for years and longer still in the realm of science fiction … Continue reading
15 November 2015
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Sometimes the state of the world makes you want to weep. Here I am trying to write about things that are exciting or frustrating but, in truth, really quite parochial in the face of events like Friday night’s massacre in … Continue reading
8 November 2015
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Doctor Who, for all his ability to travel through time and space, seems to bounce round chaotically. However, despite the absence of a carefully formulated plan, he has a remarkable ability to turn up in the right time and place: … Continue reading
3 August 2014
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Today at church, one of the main themes was remembering the outbreak of World War I. Celebration really isn’t the right word but remembrance fits. It struck me that the so-called “Great War” has almost passed from direct living memory. … Continue reading
2 February 2014
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This year is the centenary of the conflict sometimes known as the Great War. That probably qualifies as an oxymoron. It was on an unprecedented scale but was, like all wars, tragic rather than grand. Tonight I have watched a … Continue reading