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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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.…
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…
Annoying TV Personalities
It’s a lovely sunny afternoon here in Essex, I’m enjoying a lunch of cheese and onion toasties and feeling all relaxed and happy. So what…
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…
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…
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…
The Corned Beef Tin of Doom
A gruesome story from ten years ago…the faint-hearted might like to look away now.
The Magic Heliclopter
One of the great joys of being a parent of a three year old is the mad stream off chatter emerging from them. Granted if…
Lancaster Reunion 2002
In January 2002 a few of us old Cartmelians made our way to the hallowed ground of Lancaster University. Those present were James, Harry, Rob,…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
Contrasting Days
My twins were eight years old yesterday. Eight. I can hardly believe it.
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…
Sparrowhawk
Deadly goings on in our garden this morning as a Sparrowhawk captures a small bird.
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…
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…
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…
