Belgium | Going Postal

The Master-Builder of Brussels

4th November 2019 Joe Slater 0

Brussels. Is there any less loveable west European capital? The moment you step out of Bruxelles-Midi station — after all these years, I still forget that Midi means south, not central — your heart sinks. [more…]

Némésis Part 3

14th July 2019 0

Northern Iraq, December 2017 It was Sunday. Ripley had been kept awake by the wailing of the female fighters, mourning the death of the Peshmerga during the fighting of the previous day. They had buried [more...]
A Beautiful Equation

18th November 2019 0

Euler gave us this jewel which is regarded by many as the most beautiful equation in mathematics; it has both elegance and simplicity. It is comprised of five fundamental numbers and the operations of addition, [more...]
Crossword No. 92

16th November 2019 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winner. [more...]
Winnie The Pooh and Greta the Climate Change Guru-ette

16th July 2019 0

Piglet decided that he was going to visit his friend Pooh, as it was a bright and sunny morning in Hundred Acre Wood. He was somewhat discomfited to find the little clearing outside Pooh’s abode filled [more...]
Cars

10th January 2020 0

I was musing on this subject while driving. How our age has determined our choice of cars and how cars have evolved through technology. Have you noticed how cars no longer get Rust Monster disease [more...]