Category Archives: COVID

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

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 →