Monthly Archives: October 2020

I remember a group of kids visiting us from the Bahamas. Before they left they were asked were the country they were going to was. One of them said Africa. I remember being astonished by the lack of knowledge about … Continue reading →

I spent part of today catching up on the proposed carbon emission changes in the shipping industry. There have been proposals agreed to introduce a mandatory system of control with the goal of reducing emissions to 40% of the 2008 … Continue reading →

It is only when bits start falling off your teeth that you realise how important those regular visits to the dentist are. I lost a quarter of a tooth today. I remember my mother talking about people getting all of … Continue reading →

Just been on a pleasant 2 hour walk around the village. Interesting to see the local pub and wine bar with blackout blinds fitted but all of the lights on (through gaps at the edge). Makes you wonder…. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

I just saw an article on cosmology, it is postulating the idea of dark fluid to explain the forces we just don’t understand but know are there. A new idea, different to the ideas that came before. In school we … Continue reading →

I had a bit of a problem with an advert today (well more than one). A government advert popped up on my facebook feed telling me I needed to see a vet six months before I travel. I’ve never been … Continue reading →

Rain again. Followed by more rain – then after that some more rain. Interesting how wet it is here and people seldom notice it. It normally rains 2 days in every 3 in October – and this year looks wetter … Continue reading →

As Wales goes in to firebreak the infection rate again fails to increase here, and in some areas continues to drop. Interesting developments at Chester FC who have a stadium that is half in England and half in Wales. A … Continue reading →

I’ve just been reading the report on NPR about Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition. It contains a box which says it is the full text of the deposition. I got a couple of pages in before I came to a reply: I … Continue reading →

I was watching the select committee grilling people over the government response to the pandemic today. There was one expert who was not a glass half full, nor a glass half empty. He was more a “Don’t bother to look … Continue reading →