Author Archives: Jim Stewart

There are numerous sites in numerous countries reporting data on the virus. We all know that we need to keep that R0 below one, that is one of our conditions for restarting normality. Unfortunately R0 cannot be calculated until you … Continue reading →

I’ve just realised I still have my booking for a hotel for the August bank holiday. Should I cancel? They need the money, hotels have been hit hard. I heard about a couple this week that needed help pruning their … Continue reading →

So the 5m critter that washed up on the beach was apparently a half decayed whale. Amazing thinking of all the life that is under the water we look at from the beach. Just the other night I came across … Continue reading →

Last night I walked past the rugby field on my late night walk. I could hear a party going on in the field as I passed. On my way back they were leaving, several staggering, and two car loads (makes … Continue reading →

Watching practice today and there was a crash. The car started to skid, the driver corrected to get control, failed, then tried again and it worked – just too late. When you get taught about skidding you are told to … Continue reading →

There is a comet going over the earth at the moment. If you live on the west coast you will probably realise there has been cloud cover almost every night for the last two weeks stopping you from seeing it. … Continue reading →

I saw an advert tonight about a tooth fairy advertising on TV and her business went through the roof. I see amazon trying to expand their business in to grocery delivery. It got me thinking about the definition of success. … Continue reading →

An odd coincidence today, the film of Animal Farm was on TV, and it was also one of the questions on Pointless. I watched the film. I remember studying the book at school. Sadly the teacher never explained the background … Continue reading →

I found it interesting seeing the virus reports for Spain. Terrible – such high numbers. Or are they. I spotted one thing – that some of the maps were much less detailed than the reports from Spain – making it … Continue reading →

Interesting seeing Kate Bottley in her bright red top on Songs of Praise. I guess she has to tone down a bit for the BBC. But it was really special to see a programme from the local area. The red … Continue reading →