I had been wondering (as one does at this time of year!), how many presents in total are in the song “12 days of Christmas”.
Author: Donald
Is Seeing Believing – BBC Horizon
watched the fourth episode of the current series of Horizon last night on iPlayer — Is Seeing Believing? — the first one of this series I have seen. Horizon does seem to have improved back to it’s previous high standard, and was not dumbed down for TV as it was a couple of seasons ago. However, I… Continue reading Is Seeing Believing – BBC Horizon
Nuclear non-proliferation should include the UK
I was going to write a piece about the recent anouncement that the USA and Russia are committing to reduce the number of nuclear warheads they have in service, and that we in the UK should be doing likewise. But George Monbiot has written something much better than I could, in his article War with the Ghosts which I… Continue reading Nuclear non-proliferation should include the UK
Changing the clocks doesn’t give more daylight
It must be time to change the clocks again, the news is full of the biannual demand to mess around with the timekeeping system still further. 1, 2, 3… One of the proposals to it move to what is being termed “Single/Double Summer Time” (SDST) — why not just call it what it is — Central European Time. Although… Continue reading Changing the clocks doesn’t give more daylight
My favourite photos from 2009
Now that the new year has begun, it is time for the annual retrospective look back at the year just past. I’ve started by trying to gather together some of the photos I’ve taken over the past 12 months which I like best. It has been difficult — not because I’ve taken so many good… Continue reading My favourite photos from 2009