Life's about experiences. These are mine.
I was very sad to learn today that astronomer Patrick Moore has passed away. Most people, I suspect, will remember him for introducing several generations to star gazing through his very popular The Sky at Night programme which he presented for more than fifty years. I, however, will remember him for a series of children’s books …
A couple of weekends ago Helen and I went to Bristol, a city with plenty going for it. There is a lot of fascinating history, particularly around Isambard Kingdom Brunel who seems to have had a hand in so many things from the railway station at both London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, the railway …
Great new video from The Dandy Warhols but I’m not sure that the Blackpool tourist board will approve!
One of the great things about the Internet is that it allows new ideas to be quickly built and got into the hands of the public without having to spend huge amounts of cash. This has allowed countless number of people to become entrepreneurs even if only in a very small way. And now it …
Every Wednesday at midday in the Houses of Parliament, when sitting, is Prime Minister’s Questions. An opportunity for members of the house to ask questions of the PM. It is the only opportunity you will get to see a pantomime outside of the Christmas period! Last Wednesday I was lucky enough to be in the public gallery …
A couple of weekends ago I attended my first music in, well, decades. In the intervening period things have got in the way of attending any other festivals, such as work, children and liking my creature comforts. So when the opportunity to attend Weyfest presented itself I was keen as: a) the line-up was good, …
The final stop on our big Olympics tour was to Hyde Park for BT London Live. This was basically five large screens showing live olympics action with concession stands around the outside selling Olympic tat and over priced food and drink. There was also a main stage that was showing a number of different groups …