Author Archives: Jim Stewart

I always find it interesting that some of the people I know that were sure that Brexit would be a lot harder than Boris and Nigel suggested seem to be pro-independence. The EU represented 40 years of ties in legislation … Continue reading →

An interesting item about Lewis Hamilton. As he prepares for a race he tries to do everything correct. If he drops a piece of paper he will pick it up. Apparently because God is watching. I can understand it from … Continue reading →

My favoured subjects at school were maths based, and numbers have made up a lot of my working life. But oddly enough the lessons I remember most are not maths or science. I remember several English lessons, mainly poetry. One … Continue reading →

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 →