Category Archives: Thoughts on the World

Are British Airways a Bus Company?

Are British Airways an airline or a bus company? You’d hope the answer was evident from the name, but I’m beginning to have my doubts. I’ve just done an analysis of the flights I’ve taken with them from Heathrow since … Continue reading

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 in Humour, Thoughts on the World, Travel

One of Those Days…

<Rant> I woke up at 6am this morning looking forward to my day off and my cookery course which was one of my Xmas presents and I thought I’ll just do my VAT return, then I’ll sort out some photos … Continue reading

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 in Humour, Thoughts on the World

Meet the Guardian!

Meet the new guardian of our gradually-expanding menagerie of the sculpted and carved. Puff the guardian dragon (Show Details) Camera: Panasonic DC-G9 | Date: 19-06-2023 20:37 | Resolution: 3888 x 3888 | ISO: 640 | Exp. bias: -66/100 EV | … Continue reading

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 in Personal News, Thoughts on the World

UK’s Strongest Man (And Woman!) 2023

Great sport at the UK’s Strongest Man 2023 / UK’s Strongest Woman 2023. However not impressed by the new (on the day, as far as I could work out) ban on “professional cameras” which meant the G9 had to remain … Continue reading

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 in Photography, Thoughts on the World

Splendidly Dodgy!

Welcome to a new sport, discovered on a visit to Burghley House and Park this weekend. Horse Boarding. Horse Boarding at Burghley Park (Show Details) Camera: Panasonic DC-G9 | Date: 28-05-2023 16:22 | Resolution: 1524 x 1524 | ISO: 200 … Continue reading

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 in Photography, Thoughts on the World

Barbados – Mojo Reanimated

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Barbados has its mojo back. We’ve been regular visitors to the magical island over many years now. It was a real frustration that our 2020 trip got cancelled with only a few … Continue reading

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 in Barbados, Reviews, Thoughts on the World, Travel

Getting High (But Not That High)!

Back in 2019 I was privileged to take what is a pretty unique airborne trip. Paul Nugent of Airsportsbarbados had one of only four two-seater microlight aircraft in the Caribbean, and at that time was running tours. To make it … Continue reading

Monday, April 17, 2023 in Barbados, Photography, Thoughts on the World, Travel

My New Avatar – Thanks Dall-E!

Thanks to Dall-E for my new avatar. The shape of the abdomen is about right… Continue reading

Sunday, April 16, 2023 in Humour, Thoughts on the World

When You Wish … A Different Approach To Sourcing

This may amuse you. It might also scare you a bit… First, you have to realise I have form here. Years ago, when we were fitting out Frances’ treatment room, we were having coffee with my parents. We complained that … Continue reading

Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Sustainability, Thoughts on the World

This is Really Scary…

This morning’s subject was a “guanaco hunt”, capturing one or more of the charming Patagonia llamas in a nice pose, ideally in front of a mountain or similar. Over lunch, as beer was consumed, we got talking about how we … Continue reading

Sunday, February 19, 2023 in Humour, Patagonia, Photography, Thoughts on the World, Travel

Numeracy and Spurious Accuracy

While I’m not convinced by Rishi Sunak’s plan to improve British standards of numeracy, I wholly support the objective. I seem to be battling on a daily basis with statements which either make no sense if you inspect the numbers, … Continue reading

Thursday, January 5, 2023 in Thoughts on the World

4g CO2 Per Email. Really???

Disentangling a well-known “fact” about email There’s a lot of “received wisdom” kicking about on the internet – ideas and “facts” which are essentially presented without question on the basis of “he said it, so it must be true”. This … Continue reading

Monday, October 17, 2022 in Sustainability, Thoughts on the World