Through My Eyes
My wonky eyes have given me an idea for a new photography project.
The Best Worst Guitar
Epiphone 435i – a 1980s superstrat. HSS, with locking trem. I didn’t know anything about guitars. But I decided I wanted to play electric guitar. Mainly to fit in with some new friends at sixth…
A Voice for Ellie
Today I published my first short story on Amazon Kindle. Well not my first ever short story. It’s just the first that I’ve published on Amazon’s Kindle platform.
Videogame Ghosts
Lack of interactivity is something I’m noticing more and more in games. It’s not that the worlds used to be more interactive – it’s that as the detail in games has increased the level of…
Trouble in Greendale
For many years now Royal Mail Postman Pat Clifton was the man you could always rely on in Greendale. He was the glue that held the community together, the face of officialdom that could be…
Satan’s Navy – not by Patrick O’Brian
It seems the Royal Navy has officially recognised its first Satanist. You can read the full story courtesy of the BBC. At the urging of a friend and because clearly I had nothing better to…
Bagpuss – The Chocolate Biscuit Episode
Remembering a childhood classic now, in the form of my rant about the political ideas behind a certain episode of Bagpus. Well as you remember, Emily, the little girl who seemed to have somehow become…
Behold a Random Selection of Nonsense
The Whole Women Bishops Thing
Imagine for one moment that rather than being a lapsed Roman Catholic married to an Anglican priest I’m actually a member of the Anglican church.…
The Corned Beef Tin of Doom
A gruesome story from ten years ago…the faint-hearted might like to look away now.
Fiio E5 Headphone Amplifier Review
This isn’t my Cowon S9 32GB review. You’ve probably noticed that from the title. It was meant to be though. I just haven’t finished that…
Bishop David Walker on Poverty
I’ve read an excellent piece in today’s Guardian by Anglican bishop David Walker on the subject of the church’s recent head on collision with the…
Blackstar Unveils Revolutionary Marketing BS
British advertising bullshitter and sometime amplification manufacturer Blackstar has unveiled its latest state of the art marketing nonsense. The company describes its latest verbal slight…
Laney Ironheart IRT60H Review
Laney makes great guitar and bass amplifiers and has done since the 60s. Lyndon Laney began as a teenage tinkerer making amps in his shed…
What’s the matter with Harry?
I’ve not enjoyed the latter half of 2011 thanks to a lingering illness. What’s wrong with me? My guess is something as simple as kidney…
A Voice for Ellie
Today I published my first short story on Amazon Kindle. Well not my first ever short story. It’s just the first that I’ve published on…
British TV Is Rubbish
What on earth has happened to television in recent years? Yes I know we’ve always had plenty of guff on TV such as Mind Your…
Dave…Not His Real Name
I’ve made it pretty clear in the past how I feel about the increasing dumbing down of the once great BBC News presentation – the…
The Holker vs. Haverthwaite Cup
Being the just and true account of The Haverthwaite vs. Holker Challenge Cup in The Year of Our Lord 1994 by James with added interjections…
The Spider Valve MKII
I really like tinkering. I also like computers. I’m no cork-sniffing guitarist that is only happy when playing through 1950s technology full of glorified lightbulbs.…
Life Changing? No, Just a Gameshow
Something odd has happened to British television in the last couple of years. The gameshow, once a staple of primetime television, has disappeared from our…
The Technology of Perverts?
I went for a walk along the canal a couple of days ago. It was a pleasant trip and I took some pictures I’m rather…
Videogames Are Rubbish & It’s Your Fault
Today marks the start of the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo – otherwise known as E3. This massive trade show in California sees the big platform…
The Guitar of My Dreams
My darling wife decided she was going to buy me my guitar of my dreams. How could I say no to that?
Two Weeks With The Fujifilm X-E2 Camera
Two weeks ago I sold my Sony NEX-6 and various lenses and purchased a Fujifilm X-E2. I won’t go over the reasons why again as…
Lent Sacrifice
I’m not a spiritual person – I don’t give up things for lent as a religious observance. However this year I’ve joined my wife in…
Trouble in Greendale
For many years now Royal Mail Postman Pat Clifton was the man you could always rely on in Greendale. He was the glue that held…
Suspension of Disbelief and Citroen
I am liable to post the occasional rant, this is in keeping with the character I like to portray on this blog. It’s mostly an…
How the Womb is Destroying the Economy
The Tory Party conference is never really a source of joy to right thinking people as it is often the source of stupidity, selfishness, racism…
Muddied and Bloodied at Burton Bradstock
Today is the first day of a new week. Our youngest is back at school following his bout of chicken pox. And that meant I…
The Church Service that Wasn’t
Well Sunday saw us manage something we’ve been aiming to do since we moved into our North London flat, get up early and go to…
Line 6 POD HD500 Tips & Tricks
I’ve been using the new Line6 POD HD500 for a week or so now and I’ve worked out a few tips and tricks you may…
Dumbing Down Science
There’s a very interesting article about media attitudes to science over at The Guardian Online today. While regular readers of the blog will know I…
The Best Worst Guitar
Epiphone 435i – a 1980s superstrat. HSS, with locking trem. I didn’t know anything about guitars. But I decided I wanted to play electric guitar.…
Happy #nondom Day
Every general election has certain days you know will be super important. Even now it only takes a word or two to evoke those memories…
Lightning Over Dorset
I was very lucky to get this shot last night. I’ve tried to capture lighting before but never quite got a satisfactory shot. This one…