From Polonium to Post-TruthI must confess, I have rather come to take a damning review in the Guardian as a reason to seek out a show, album or event. It was the…Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023
The Circle of Life in the winter skyI love the winter sky. Well, I both love it and hate it. I love it as it’s the sky I first learned in late 1985, using a battered old copy…Jan 20, 2023Jan 20, 2023
The Right ThingBoth my wife and I grew up in navy towns. As a kid, I remember going to Navy Days, clambering over a frigate and watching the helicopter…Dec 30, 2022Dec 30, 2022
Reset neededChristmas may be coming, but I think it’s fair to say things don’t feel that rosy in the UK right now. Caroline was talking to a colleague…Dec 16, 2022Dec 16, 2022
ResilienceIf you’re reading this, well, at least I got to post it. Our broadband connection is down currently — a long story that started with…Nov 24, 2022Nov 24, 2022
Life on MarsThe weather round these parts has not particularly conducive to seeing the stars recently — rather it has been a bit of a lottery as to…Nov 9, 2022Nov 9, 2022
Where now for the union?As a kid, I remember watching a war movie, most of which I have forgotten apart from one memorable scene. As I recall, there were troops, I…Nov 1, 2022Nov 1, 2022
A TRIP BACK IN TIMEMarket turbulence. Climate emergencies. Protests in Iran. War in Ukraine. Let’s face it, you could hardly be blamed for wanting a break…Oct 14, 2022Oct 14, 2022
“Just do your best”Last week, with Caroline on a yoga retreat and my eldest safely away at university, it was just my youngest and I at home. As the week drew…Oct 6, 2022Oct 6, 2022
STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHTI’m a real sucker for a dark, clear, moonless sky. Standing under a sky like that, the breeze cool on your face, a hush over the landscape…Oct 1, 2022Oct 1, 2022
