Where in the World?
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May 21, 2021 at 00:00
Answers on a postcard
The Road Less Travelled
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Apr 21, 2021 at 00:00
I was reminded of a quirk in bike computers recently by a friend using his to take him home…
Age Before Duty
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Mar 18, 2021 at 00:00
Joe Biden (no-one needs reminding) is the oldest President of the United States ever, taking office at the age of 78. However, being a septuagenarian leader is not especially unusual in the world of politics…
The Ring
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Feb 21, 2021 at 00:00
Making sense of The Ring Cycle by Wagner
The Great Escape
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Jan 6, 2021 at 00:00
I am probably overreacting but Brexit felt like a big deal to me…
Pandemic Heartbeats
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Jun 16, 2020 at 00:00
I have tried to resist analysing COVID-19 because…
Go Green for Good
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Jun 12, 2020 at 00:00
There has been a run on these of late…
1.7 Steps Forward, 1.3 Back
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Apr 18, 2020 at 00:00
I am currently reading a book called Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker, a birthday present from my brother - 2 months late but just in time for sunny evenings in the garden…
Keep Your Distance
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Apr 10, 2020 at 00:00
Why restricting movement lacks logic…
Ain't No Sunshine
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Apr 4, 2020 at 00:00
I thought to shoehorn this in…
Greek Myths, Greek Trysts
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Mar 28, 2020 at 00:00
It is hard to express quite what spring means in west Wales - the lengthening days, strength in the sun, the lack of wind. I have a bench in a corner of my back garden next to the fig tree. Sheltered, west facing, with the stone of the house at your back, this is the very essence of a sun trap. It is almost perfect but for one thing…
Blow Me!
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Mar 24, 2020 at 00:00
I cycle to work. Occasionally, it is wet and windy and the cold, hard rain lashes against my face. When it is like this I tend not to see an awful lot, squinting through the tiny gap in my eyelids that I allow myself, concentrating on the road and my own misery. When the weather is good however, this is undoubtedly the highlight…
Don't Fly, but Why?
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Mar 20, 2020 at 00:00
The original idea behind this blog post was to do some analysis on flights and carbon emissions, its culmination being an elaborate gif of flight routes and line charts. As ever, it turns out I was analysing the wrong thing, or rather, I was analysing the right thing just at the wrong time…
How Much Fun is Surfing?
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Mar 7, 2020 at 00:00
It is a peculiarity, perhaps, of the English language - certainly in its modern guise - that quite often the native speakers…
Fool Me Once
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Feb 23, 2020 at 00:00
I’m a self-confessed luddite. 43 and never learnt to drive. I mostly get around by bicycle. I don’t have a telly, microwave, dishwasher, tumble dryer etc. I mow my lawn with this…