Computing
Dodgy software
I have thought long and hard about writing this but seeing as this happened about 30 years ago I think I may be on firm ground. I used to work for a company that did [more…]
Blog
Democracy
The Somalian President Embarrassed His Nation
19 Feb 2024 His bitterness at African countries declining to punish Ethiopia for its Memorandum of Understanding with Somaliland made him a susceptible pawn to his controlling US outreaches, after which he irrelevantly ranted against [more…]
Health
A diary of a one week fast
Introduction My thinking is that a lot of religions have rites requiring fasting about this time of year. And that when you unpick the word of God stuff, there is some imparted wisdom that has [more…]
20th Century
American Journey 1952, New York
Of course, it’s impossible to do justice to New York in a few hundred words. Its like saying the Pacific is deep or that Everest is high or that Helen of Troy was a pretty [more…]
Hobbies
How to fit convert an old pedal bike to electric
How to fit convert an old pedal bike to electric I’ve been keen on getting an electric bike for some time now. I used to do quite a bit of off-roading, but with advancing years, [more…]
Business
There’s no mystique about growth? – But step-one is to restore sanity
Over the years, my essays have charted the government’s descent from an ignorance of economic principles, all the way to sheer insanity. And there can be no reprieve while the public mind festers in the [more…]
Elections
Polling Predictions #6
Well what an odd week in terms of polling reports. My usual sources are Britain Elects and UK Polling Report. There has been a dearth of data this week, just a few constituency polls and [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Twenty-Seven
Monday Morning all, a bit of light drizzle this morning, but not enough to stop the gardener from cutting the grass in the back garden for the first time this year. I heard him talking [more…]
Engineering
Always Worth Saying’s Car Review, Part Four
Throwing an irritating but irresistible Mercedes CLA around the lanes en route to a Cheshire set party at one of the better Northwich-Knutsford-Sandbach triangle golf clubs, allows a gentleman to reminisce upon his car history. [more…]