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
Creationists No Longer Welcome
I know it’s a bit late for talking of new year resolutions but earlier in the month I couldn’t actually think of anything I wanted…
Lazy Town Fit Fruits & Super Squash Review
Don’t worry, I’ve not become a mummy blagger – I’ve not sold my soul for some Duplo or a free holiday. But I have been…
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…
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…
Channel Four Nonsense
Have you noticed something very wrong with many of Channel Four’s output over the last few years? My beef is in the way many of…
Front Element Dust – One Man’s Quest
Maybe others have done this before, but I want to relate a little story of how I solved an issue with my Fujinon 18-55mm and…
Contrasting Days
My twins were eight years old yesterday. Eight. I can hardly believe it.
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…
A Retrospective
I recently received the official wedding photos for mine and Lanie’s wedding. I won’t bore you with why it’s taken over three years for me…
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.…
Lancaster Reunion 2001
An account of the epic journey of one James and one Harry. Their quest, to return to Lancaster University in autumn 2001 and see what…
Being sent to church
I hated going to church as a kid. Not unusual that. Not only did I find it boring, I just didn’t believe – and realised…
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…
The Watchers
I went for a walk at Westbay today, which is something I do quite often. I took my camera along and my Samyang 50mm f/1.2…
The Food of Kings
The Goblin Meat Pudding sounds like something Gollum would buy down at Crazy Saruman’s Convenience & Liquor Store. But behind the silly name lurks a…
Hunter Killer
We watched Hunter Killer on Netflix last night. It is not a good film. It’s like a Tom Clancy novel where they removed astonishing technical…
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…
An Open Letter to Oliver Letwin MP (Con)
Dear Mr Letwin, I returned home from shopping this lunchtime to find a poor tree had died partly to fund an election “communication” from you…
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…
Jools Holland’s Formulaic Tosh
There was a time when “Later…” the live music show presented by Jools Holland was essential viewing. On a BBC that knows so little about…
The Corned Beef Tin of Doom
A gruesome story from ten years ago…the faint-hearted might like to look away now.
A Little End of Year Jam
Just a bit of fun.
The Wuss-Tones of Modern Rock
What in Tony Iommi’s blessed name is wrong with modern, so-called rock bands? I look at these bands such as Strokes, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand…
Lancaster Reunion 2003
In February 2003 a few of us old Cartmelians (and a Lonsdale lad) made our way to the hallowed ground of Lancaster University. Those present…
Peavey Vypyr 75 Review
Modelling amplifiers are becoming an increasingly common option at the less expensive end of the guitar amplification market. Previously if you wanted to emulate more…
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…
Our days of chopping cucumber are over
The Channel Four programme Bringing Up Baby (open in a new window/tab) has been a real hit in our household, bringing much merriment for four…