Monthly Archives: December 2020

Had an interesting discussion today. A two car family with a one car electric charging point. It reminded me that many people think that switching to electric cars is just about them making a choice. But it isn’t. And it … Continue reading →

I checked the donations to the fund providing access to vaccines for 92 low and middle income countries. The UK donation still stands out as special, it is around a third of the total raised. On top of that the … Continue reading →

I remember Prince Charles talked to his trees. Research now shows that trees talk to each other. Well, communicate, not talk. Apparently there are links between trees underground, and they have been shown to pass chemicals to each other through … Continue reading →

For some reason today felt like Friday. I expect I’ll be disappointed tomorrow. In the old days we used to talk about “surfing the web”. Today we Google the web. Quite interesting change that has crept up on us. To … Continue reading →

In those disaster movies where the world population is decimated where small communities set themselves up – there always seems to be somebody that has a baby. Well, we are just about 9 months in to the main lockdown for … Continue reading →

I saw the article today about Roald Dahl’s family apologising for his anti-Semitic views. For some reason it doesn’t sit right with me. I’ve never really like his writing, I’m not sure why, so I am not trying to say … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago Microsoft offered me a picture of Ometepe for my start screen. It reminded me of the time earlier this year when I visited the island. It has been a bit of a Nicaragua week really … Continue reading →

Struck me today that there are some interesting changes coming up that will open up some new business opportunities. There is obviously the cold transport and freezer business for the new vaccines. There are all sorts of opportunities there from … Continue reading →

I see Taskmaster has moved to Channel 4. It’s an interesting format. It essentially gets people to do challenges that makes them look a bit silly followed by some demeaning comments on their performance. It pretty much fits the definition … Continue reading →

Summary of where we are and where we need to be. http://www.un.org/webcast/1362235914001/B1J3DDQJf_default/index.html?videoId=6213596409001