You know that old saying that if you give millions of monkeys typewriters (old machine used to make words appear; like a word processor but better, clunkier, easier to make mistakes on; see ‘carbon paper’ section in History of 20th Century) for millions of years, one of them would randomly come up with the complete – Read More-
The word ‘regular’ has two specific definitions. One is ‘regular’, (doh) describing things of uniform shape, size or mode of operation. A regular polygon (maths 101). Something smooth-running, predictable… regular. The other means happening at the same time/place. Bowel movements. Very regular. Doctors note that with a smile. They love a bowel movement. My regular – Read More-
There was a motor race in Buenos Aires the other day. Just two cars, neither of them with a driver. The ‘Roborace’ was for electric driverless cars. One was fine, the other driver(less) crashed early on. But this crash wasn’t because the cameras broke or the sensors failed or some technical glitch. The car crashed – Read More-
Sutton United began their FA Cup campaign in October, beating Forest Green Rovers in front of 751 fans and a dog named Keanu. They ended it last night against Arsenal in front of 5,000. And four dogs. Don’t know their names. Sutton’s ground, Gander Green Lane, only holds that number, even though they could have – Read More-
I’ve seen two movies this week. Its pre-Oscar time so all the good films come out together. What are you gonna do? So in the week we saw Lion and last night, Hidden Numbers. Both are ‘true stories’. Ish. Both are great films, good to watch, well acted. The main difference is that Lion is, – Read More-
I have issues with property developers riding roughshod (a strange and bizarre expression that I’ve never previously used, but may indeed use again) over planning departments, ignoring the wishes of the communities they’re so ‘benevolently’ re-building, those who really don’t want to move out, to be rebuilt, to be involuntarily ‘up-graded’. Because ‘old world’ has – Read More-
I love science. And most of what happens under that rather large and disjointed umbrella generally gets my approval. Because science works to understand the physical world, to explain it and, where possible, to harness it for our benefit. Hence the motor car, space travel, replacement hips, IVF and cling-film. And I realise that, particularly – Read More-
I’m not a bad person. I don’t rob old ladies, mainly because I don’t want to get hit with a swinging handbag, I can be kind and considerate, loving even, and try to always do the right thing. Honest. I do. Its my nature. But I have a ‘red line’. In fact its not so – Read More-
Kim Jong-nam is dead. That’s not ‘our’ Kim Jong, he’s Kim Jong-un. There are loads of them. Come in all different flavours. Kim Jong-nam is the bastard half-brother of the current lunatic-in-chief of North Korea. Sorry, WAS the half-brother. He died yesterday. Mysteriously died of almost natural causes. After two women at Kuala Lumpur airport – Read More-
There’s a by-election coming up next week. In Stoke. Up north. Fairly. I’ve only been there twice, both times to see Spurs, would have no reason to go any other time. Its hardly up there with Machu Pichu on anyone’s bucket-list. Certainly not mine. Stoke is like its football team; rough, ready and fairly industrial. – Read More-