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Spaceship Turnover
Here’s something to think about on Inspiration Thursday There are number of SF stories set on ships travelling between the stars. Such stories should be…
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Sacrificing the alien
I was going to post this last week but I was too excited by the Artemis launch… The first time I went to Spain it…
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How it works
Last night I did something I haven’t done for over fifty years. I watched a moon rocket take off. I’d forgotten just how exciting it…
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Lip Salve
The tin of lip salve in the picture has sat there by the crossing for a few days now. How did it get there? That’s…
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Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Here’s a quick question. Which was Charles Dickens time travel story? Got it? It was, of course, A Christmas Carol. Scrooge travelled back and forwards…
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The Queen’s Gambit
Mitchell and Webb once did a Medical Drama sketch, where two fictional screenwriters explained that the emphasis in their new series was on drama and…
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It’s the dishonesty I can’t stand
I don’t know if you’ve ever used the Vivaldi browser, but take a look at this announcement for their latest update: We’re launching Vivaldi 7.8…
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Newton Aycliffe: The Town of the Future!
There’s an article in the Guardian about my home town, Newton Aycliffe. The shopping centre is owned by a billionaire businessman. Over half the units…
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Inspiration Thursday!
I just spent a week in Marrakesh, hence this post. The picture shows the Jemaa El-Fnaa Square in the centre of the Medina. You can…
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Customer Service
I spoke to the bank the other day. Well, I say spoke. I was messaging a chatbot. I asked to speak to a human, and…
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It’s beginning to look a lot like…
… Bad Christmas Movies My family love bad Christmas movies. I don’t mean bad Christmas movies like Love Actually where they have the time and…
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The Arctic-Alpine Pea Mussel
I heard the Arctic-Alpine pea mussel mentioned on Radio 4 earlier this week when they were discussing the three thousand species in Wales that now…
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Tony Ballantyne 