Author Archives: Jim Stewart

They are making sure they cover their tracks – making sure we can’t see them. Yes, you might hear the collapse of the Arecibo telescope was called an accident, but why did it collapse so quickly? Yes – they made … Continue reading →

I caught a programme about croquet today. I spotted that one of the people on the past champions plaque was a Capt J Kirk. Obviously the stories on Star Trek about time travel were right. But the story behind the … Continue reading →

I remember listening to the problems some African countries had getting access to radiation sources for cancer therapy. Some of the stories were horrific. I find it hard to talk about them. The stories I heard about one African country … Continue reading →

Strange how we create a brain for things like plants and animals. I was reading about studies in to pets recently. Pet owners commonly call themselves mum or dad. But it was interesting hearing how many had added their pets … Continue reading →

I was watching a quiz programme today that listed some of the richest people in the world. We need to eat to live, but there is only so much we can eat. I started to wonder about the ability to … Continue reading →

Qantas have announced that they will not carry passengers unless they have had a vaccination. Interesting concept. I got to thinking how this could become the norm in so many places, particularly entertainment venues. Then I started to think about … Continue reading →

As we head toward the end of the Trump presidency people are starting to worry about the damage he will do as he leaves. There were reports regarding leaving the Open Skies agreement, not ordering replacement aircraft and scrapping the … Continue reading →

Sometimes it s worth just looking away from the headlines to see what is going on but not being noticed. I spotted that the revised BBC news pages had narrowed down the amount of smaller reports, the sort of thing … Continue reading →

I remember the times when there was a lot of discussion about religious symbols in the workplace – an airline employee got in to trouble for wearing a religious symbol on a neclace. In our open plan office there were … Continue reading →

I was struck today by the thought that so many churches need to have “a confession” as part of their services. Some churches even have special little boxes where you can confess. At the same time I see people in … Continue reading →