Google – 2020 – A Year of Perfect Vision

Twenty Years On

I recently found myself thinking about an anniversary. Late September marked both my release from quarantine and the 20th anniversary of my joining Loughborough University. It came to mind, largely because of this picture, retrieved from my box of important crap, which has been stored in my room back in the UK ever since IContinue reading “Twenty Years On”

57 is the Magic Number

I bet you thought it was three, or something to do with Heinz, but, no. I counted them all out and I counted them all back. 57 Harley Davidson lookalikes. I think they were actually Yamahas. This morning they were all together, in convoy; a long line in pairs, trailing two black convertible Mercedes BenzContinue reading “57 is the Magic Number”

Keeping You in Suspense

In my last post, I made a brief mention of what was at the top of that climb I did with the 35 or 36 hairpins. A few comments have been forthcoming, so I just wanted to add a little context and information, just in case any readers fancy making the journey and would likeContinue reading “Keeping You in Suspense”

It’s Something Sharp

I ended my last post with the ongoing conundrum concerned with “the point”, and it has taken me a week to begin to drag myself out of the ever-present cloying trough of acute apathy. I know this will be read by a few, and I suppose that is what drives me on, but it isContinue reading “It’s Something Sharp”

What If?

The other day, during a conversation with someone close to me, the specific details of which are best kept between us, I was inspired to think about the different course my life may have taken, but for a few minor ‘what ifs?’ I suppose there’s nothing especially new in this kind of thinking, and theContinue reading “What If?”

The Other Side

Back when we were children, I remember it was fairly common for mums (and dads, albeit probably to a lesser extent) to send their little darlings along to the latest den of disease. In other words, if little Sally along at number 37 happened to have contracted German measles, or chicken pox, or mumps, orContinue reading “The Other Side”

Jazz

Nice! Shut up. I bloody hate jazz. Well, not hate. I’d struggle to actually hate anything, although I have to confess that the smell of stinky tofu has pushed me to the brink on more than one occasion. It’s rank. Trust me. Jazz, though. Don’t get it. In the car, I listen to the localContinue reading “Jazz”

An Anagram

The other day, the Internet, or perhaps more precisely the Internet-based thingummy known as Twitter, went a bit mad. Mad in a nice way. There are some quick-witted people out there. Within minutes of this gem being posted… … some wag had come back with the near-perfect riposte. Namely, that PETA is an anagram ofContinue reading “An Anagram”

Dog Dog Meat

Batteries. What a pain in the bloody arse. Guess what this is? According to the boss of Dyson, it’s one of their batteries that will last a billion years. Okay, he didn’t say that, but he did say this, if we are to believe wot Goooogle found for me, just now: “Fifteen years of dailyContinue reading “Dog Dog Meat”

Language

I was listening to something earlier and wondered when it was that we became so bothered by one of life’s certainties. More precisely, when and why did someone decide that it was somehow inappropriate to say or write that someone has died? Just imagine: Bruce Willis stars in the blockbuster, Pass Away Hard. Cutting Crew’sContinue reading “Language”