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An eventful week

Well, quite an eventful last few days have passed. I was down in Cheltenham last Wednesday for a business meeting, which was actually quite productive and interesting. I decided, despite the very cold weather, to go down on the motorbike. … Continue reading →

Exit Stage Left

After thirty-one years’ playing and around 500 gigs with various bands, I took the decision on Saturday to ‘hang up my drumsticks’ indefinitely. I will be playing as drummer for the Ministry of Beaver until the end of June (unless … Continue reading →

BAiT’s Return to the Stage

Last Friday night, after five years away from the stage, BAiT made its return to public performance, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. We had been offered a slot at Ditch The TV – a monthly, predominantly acoustic evening, … Continue reading →

Some general advice about photo prints and scanning

I hate photo albums! There. I’ve said it. Photo albums ruin photos and prevent one from being able to scan the photos. If you have any photo prints, for the benefit of your descendents, please don’t put them in damned … Continue reading →

A politicised Wikipedia? What happened to neutrality?

So, let me get this right, Jimmy Wales… I should start out by stating that I have read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more and I am aware that you have left access to Wikipedia open on mobile devices or by disabling javascript (fine for … Continue reading →

Temporal Relativism

Just been explaining cultural (and temporal) relativism to our eldest daughter. She’s (rightly) been learning about naughty imperial practices in Britain’s past. I just wanted her to know that history can always be viewed from several perspectives. Judging past behaviour … Continue reading →

The End of a Generation

We heard the sad, but not unexpected news this morning that my aunt, Elizabeth (Aunty Betty as she is known within the family) passed away at the not insignificant age of 86. She was my dad’s sister and the last … Continue reading →

Morris Dancing: You’ve Got To Laugh, Haven’t You?

Is there really a debate going on about whether Morris dancers or X Factor winners, Little Mix, should participate in the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics? Got to say, I’m with the Morris dancers. For all the ridicule … Continue reading →

Decadance

I caught about five minutes of X Factory (too much already). One of the participants in the girl band uttered some vacuous drivel about X Factory helping her to deal with her issues. Did she lose her curling tongs or … Continue reading →

I don’t believe it!

Here’s my ‘paranormal’ story, since it’s Halloween. In the summer of 1983, we took a family holiday to Scotland to a place called Crubenmore, near Newtonmore in the Scottish Highlands, and stayed in a wooden cabin next to Crubenmore Lodge. … Continue reading →