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…]
Science
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…]
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…]
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…]
Diary
A View From The Greenhouse; Turned Out Nice Again…..Innit?
On more than one occasion over recent years I’ve nursed (if that’s the right word) the odd bird back to health following collisions with the greenhouse. They’re either rushing to get at the strawberries, or [more…]
Engineering
Always Worth Saying’s Car Review, Part Three
After boring Puffins and Mr Thrifty’s car hire with my vehicle history and a sorry tale of having to rent a car for a Cheshire Set party (while mine was being repaired following an Act [more…]
Computing
Apps For Life
How to be left behind by absolutely everything This is a short article about something I’ve only just encountered and become alarmed and a tad frustrated about. After the interweb was invented the way things [more…]
Arts
The Lighthouse of The Pacific
Leaving the Pan-American highway and heading west beyond the urban sprawl of second city Santa Ana, we follow the route of the El Salvador Railway Company’s Ahuachapan branch line which we discovered last time. Nothing [more…]
Science
Modern day windscreens
If you have a relatively modern car – definitely 20 years old or less, then you will undoubtedly have a bonded windscreen. This is where the windscreen is ‘glued’ to the car’s body and a [more…]