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The Padovan Sequence and the Plastic Ratio

12th October 2020 OldTrout 3948 Comments

The golden ratio is well known and is associated with the Fibonacci sequence of numbers.     (phi) is the positive root of the quadratic equation . The exact value is given by Its continued [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Two

11th October 2020 Going Postal 3497 Comments

Monday It’s another week and your Westminster cat correspondent is back with a few tales (I nearly said cat tails). As usual, I sat on the papers after breakfast so that they wouldn’t be moved [more…]

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Crossword No. 139

10th October 2020 Going Postal 3815 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 138 – Audrey’s Daughter. Answers with next [more…]

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Art in the Cocklecroft Towers, Part Four

7th October 2020 Going Postal 3691 Comments

“No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money” Samuel Johnson In the comments on Part 2, I was truly saddened to see Tachy, one of the foremost  intellects on this site, ally with [more…]

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6th October 2020 El Cnutador 3152 Comments

Cnuteneering[ ca-noot-en-neer-ing ] noun The art or science of making practical application of the lack of knowledge of pure sciences, such as physics or chemistry, as in the construction of engines or cars without suffering [more…]

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Holding Hands – Part One

5th October 2020 SharpieType301 3530 Comments

Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts.  William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III Flashback to Sharpie Towers a few years ago, when my lovely husband and I found ourselves looking forward to a significant wedding anniversary. Our tenth to be precise. [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty-One

4th October 2020 Going Postal 3981 Comments

Monday The start of another week and I’m ready to brief you all on the happenings I observe, but not until I’ve eaten my breakfast and read the papers! Grunt Shatts was asked on TV [more…]

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Crossword No. 138

3rd October 2020 Going Postal 4228 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 137 – Capt Black. Answers with next [more…]

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A Postcard from the Scottish Borders

1st October 2020 Sweaty Dave 2898 Comments

Having had six months of lockdown, our annual holiday cancelled and finally one or two kids heading back to Uni, I decided that it was time for a long weekend away with Mrs SD. Usually [more…]

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