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
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…
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…
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…
Grandpa In My Pocket
Cbeebies is full of very strange programmes. Take Numberjacks for example. This appears to be a remake of spooky 70s show Sapphire & Steele albeit…
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…
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…
Votes for Children
Parents, I imagine that unless you’re loaded you aren’t exactly keen on the Coalition’s efforts so far. The massive real-world cuts in public spending –…
The New TV Editing Menace
I’ve written before about some of modern television’s mad new techniques to stretch half an hour into an hour slot. Shows like Location Location do…
That’s Not My…
There are signs that the “That’s Not My…” baby touchy-feely book series has run its course. It looks like the authors are running out 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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Airships – You Know It Makes Sense
I hate flying. Flying on commercial passenger jets that is. Such planes are horrible, claustrophobic, smelly, unsafe, fragile tin-cans that hurtle through the sky at…
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…
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?
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…
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…
Babyboomer Selfishness
Of the £160bn annual benefit budget nearly £75bn goes towards pensions. This in itself isn’t anything to complain about – many pensioners rely on these…
Children & Violent Videogames
Do you ever just read something and hold your head in your hands in despair? I did when I just read some online debates among…
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…
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…
