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
Filing Wives in Chronological Order
I wish to register a complaint. My complaint is with the jargon one has to work with when discussing your married relationships should you have…
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…
Flappy Paddle Middle Age
I’ve not yet reached the age of forty but it’s pretty clear I am entering middle age. However none of the usual signs are there…
The Loudness War
If you only listen to music in your car or on public transport via headphones you are probably not aware of the way the modern…
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.…
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…
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…
RIP Our Fridge
Our fridge gave up today, meaning we’ve had to order a new one and throw a lot of food away. Your fridge dying is life’s…
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…
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…
A Response to Mumsnet, On Grief
I read a lot of rubbish on the internet. That’s part of my job. I’ve also developed something of a thick skin, I can even…
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…
Bob the Builder is Nonsense
I see quite a bit of the output of Cbeebies and on the whole most of it is very good. But Bob the Builder is…
Cross Purposes
Once again the subject of wearing crosses in the workplace has reared its head again following the government’s decision that there is no automatic right…
Jumping Ship from Sony to Fujifilm?
Next week Sony will announced its successor to the NEX-6 camera. I’ve owned an NEX-6 since the camera was launched in the UK and it’s…
No Sex Please – We’re a College Christian Union
Sexual morality, for want of a better phrase is something I believe is a completely private thing. Your choices on how you express your sexuality…
My Sex Is On Fire
I wrote recently about how I wasn’t well at the moment and some of the rather unpleasant procedures I’ve undergone to get to the bottom1…
The Birds & Bees Conversation
I’ve just driven back from town with my three year old daughter where we went to get a birthday card for a friend of hers…
Ending the Guitar Tone Obsession
Do we guitarists obsess too much about tone? I’ve realised I certainly do. If I look back to the first 15 or so years of…
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…
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…
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…
Camera Gear Forums & Obsession With Sharpness.
It is mad how much stock people put in sharpness. On camera gear forums it seems to be the aim for many people – they’ll…
The Corned Beef Tin of Doom
A gruesome story from ten years ago…the faint-hearted might like to look away now.
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…
Searching for a Hobby
Ever since I moved down south my beloved L was determined for me to make some local friends and perhaps try a few new hobbies.…
Peavey Sanpera II Vypyr Controller Review
In my review of the Peavey Vypyr 75 I pointed out that to get the full functionality of the amplifier you would need one of…