Archive for the ‘Life’ Category

Save on winter heating with cheap DIY four poster.

Monday, December 31st, 2012

[caption id="attachment_1508" align="alignright" width="293"] With the sides knotted up during the day[/caption] I'm not keen on central heating but I don't like feeling cold in bed. The house we're currently renting never seems to get very warm: turning up the heating seems only to increase the bills and the 'musty old ...

London most polluted capital in EU. 1952 Great Smog. A child dies.

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

I was surprised to see in an article at the BBC today that London has the worst air pollution in the EU. I remember working in the Square Mile in the mid 80s and having permanently black bogies and a sore throat which only abated when I went on holiday. ...

Tavistock playgrounds

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

Was struggling to find playgrounds around Tavistock, so started a little project here: Tavistock playgrounds With some pins in a Google Map: View Tavistock playgrounds in a larger map We're often the only ones in the playgrounds we visit, which is a bit odd. It hasn't been the best of weather recently, so I ...

Alan Turing (UK’s Gay Dad of Computing) 100th birthday

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="96"] Alan Turing[/caption] I wouldn't have the career I love without Alan Turing; you wouldn't have the Internet, and perhaps we wouldn't now enjoy a comparatively free Europe. The UK chemically castrated Turing because he was gay. We drove him to commit suicide*. Gordon Brown said "sorry!" There ...

Canvey Island’s Flood Warning Sirens to be Scrapped

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

I grew up on Canvey Island. I left it nearly 25 years ago but visit my parents there when I can. I like to read the Echo's headlines email and was sad to see this one: Island’s flood sirens to be scrapped for good. This is an example of the ...