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Collecting Spaceflight Coins, Part 2
The previous article I did about collecting space coins was quite broad; I included quite a few examples of all ages, sizes and themes. Since then I’ve added several more items to the holding; well, [more…]
Authoritarianism
COVID In The Holme Valley – 2020 Summary
In early 2020 news started gaining traction in the UK of a virus outbreak in Wuhan, China. The virus spread to Italy and since then… … need not add to the worldwide noise of what [more…]
Biography
Sailing my life away, part 8
I’d again like to begin by thanking all those who encouraged me to continue this series in their comments on Part 7. Whilst always welcome there is no longer any need to say so from [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: This Sovereign Isle
‘This Sovereign Isle’, or ‘Britain in and out of Europe’ by Robert Tombs was published by Allen Lane on 28th January 2021. I got my copy from Blackwells at a slight discount to the £16.99 RRP [more…]
Cooking
Let’s Get Breakfast Done
A comfy “Full English” (*), ideal for those rare days at home, when you’ve time on your hands……… Call it what you will, cappuccino of shirred eggs, total breakfast in a cup, the reality is [more…]
Engineering
Cnuteneering Part Eight
Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]
Economics
“Settled science”: The rallying cry back to the dark ages
Increasingly over the past decade, but infinitely more so over the last year, we’ve been hearing politicians, mainstream media and all kinds of experts urging, and often sternly demanding, citizens, voters and taxpayers to “follow [more…]
Human Interest
Review of MyPillow pillows
I have spent many years and a good number of pounds trying to find a decent pillow. If it’s not headaches caused by neck ache then it’s shoulder ache and upper back ache all caused [more…]