Tag: Day-to-day
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On a serious note

Re. On other things Regular readers of (and visitors to) my blog may already know this, but new(er) readers may be slightly confused as to just what, exactly, this blog is all about. Even my about page doesn’t really go into that much detail, either – although, I must admit, it is due for a…
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The Man with Invisible Body Parts

The art of becoming invisible has been, for many years, an unachievable dream for scientists everywhere. It wasn’t a dream of mine, as invisibility isn’t really one of the goals I’m going for. Yes, I accidentally made half a bucket invisible – and half of the bathroom with it a while back – but only…
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Bedevilment

The subject of this week’s portrait should really have no introduction. He’s a historical figure who gave my idle hands something to do today. Gadzooks!
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Not even a shimmer!

Yesterday evening, Thursday, February 27th, 2014, as strange exploding noises were emerging from the bathroom (and I wasn’t there, being here!) a Breaking News story emerged on the BBC News website. Just after the bathroom explosion, I thought ‘that was quick!’, but then when I read the news story, I found it had nothing to…
