Author Archives: Jim Stewart

I’m not sure why it is the squirrel that gets to be secret. I was watching an advert for toothpaste today. In it they pose the question – where do dentists go to clean their teeth. And the answer is … Continue reading →

Heartbreak Ridge was on TV tonight. A typical Clint Eastwood film. It ends with the US invasion of the island of Grenada. I can remember the invasion. At the time I lived beside somebody from Grenada. We would often catch … Continue reading →

One of my broadbands went down today. And the same day I ended up with four urgent requests. Now I feel better about paying for that backup broadband connection. I started to investigate the disruption to my broadband and I … Continue reading →

I have a friend that says they don’t want their grave to read “did all the ironing”, but wants “lived life to the full”. I was watching TV last night and I saw a face that looked familiar. It really … Continue reading →

New modelling (backed by measurements) is showing that the amount of plastic in the oceans is being removed day by day. It isn’t as a result of those greenie people though. No, there is now so much plastic in the … Continue reading →

Well, if you can surf the internet maybe you can go tubing for videos. I decided to listen to a few videos tonight, just jumping from one to another. One of the videos that came up was Michael Jackson, and … Continue reading →

I’ve been moving around my living room this week. I still have a way to go, but give me a couple of weeks and it will be there. Part of it means new shelving, so I was out cutting wood … Continue reading →

The EU is going green. Over the next 10 years they aim to reduce gas consumption by about a third. Fantastic news. So why is the EU investing in infrastructure that would increase the import capacity by a third? Doesn’t … Continue reading →