Arts
How To Be A Genius
I’m inclined to believe that everybody has a modicum of genius within them. It does not have to be mathematics, say. It could be cooking or good parenting. I like to cook but would not [more…]
Human Interest
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred and Seventy-Five
Monday Good morning everyone and what a lovely sunny one it was when I trundled down the garden before breakfast. The sun is finally getting a little warmth in it and with any luck I [more…]
Economics
Chaos Theory – Butterflies
On Dec 29th 1972 a paper was submitted to the American Association for the advancement of Science. The author, Edward Lorenz was an MIT professor of meteorology and the subject of the paper was:- Predictability; [more…]
Animals
Larry Diary – Week One Hundred and Seventy-Four
Monday Good morning everyone, no rain or frost again today, but the grass is still very wet under paw, but at least it isn’t so muddy as it was last week. There is even a [more…]
Arts
So, Where Are You From?
People research their family trees for all sorts of reasons. Where did I come from? (perfectly respectable to ask one’s self!).What sort of people were my forebears? what jobs did they do? Are there any [more…]
History
Elementary, my dear Watson – H Hydrogen
In the previous article, we looked at the development of the Periodic Table (a.k.a. the Periodic Table of the Elements). The time has come to have a more in-depth look at the story behind some [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Seventy-Three
Monday Good morning everyone and welcome to another week in Number 10. I work up late this morning, I think I slept longer because I watched the football on the office TV in the afternoon [more…]
History
Who Do I Think I Am?
I think I’ve mentioned this before on these very pages. Perhaps it’s because I am of a certain age and demeanour. Is it the slightly haggard, worldly look or a hint of exotic places in [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred and Seventy-Two
Monday Good morning everyone, and welcome to another week in the fun palace that is Westminster. My, didn’t it rain last night, I don’t know how many times the rain beating on the windows woke [more…]