I was walking back to the station with a colleague after work last night (I walk past his bus stop on the way to the station) and he mentioned that I’d walked straight past him the previous day, when he was waiting. Him: You walked straight past me, without noticing me. Me: I do that. [...]

And I discovered that my castles stand, Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand. – Viva la Vida, Coldplay Yesterday, we went out to the Downs with Jules’s mum to get some fresh air and scenery and let the dog give her paws a work out. We spent a bit of time walking along [...]

It’s quite common now to read tweets, posts and status updates that are highly critical of the Liberal Democrats’ role in the UK’s coalition government, often stating that those who voted Lib Dem should now be regretting their choice and sometimes even suggesting that they should feel shame. But do such statements betray a misunderstanding [...]

Stairs are good, good for you, and good for the planet. Take the stairs instead of a lift (an elevator for those of you from across the pond) and you’ll reduce your carbon footprint and improve your fitness level. So given those facts, why the hell do the architects of modern hotels and office blocks [...]

I had an email from John this morning, filling me in on something that came up at last week’s meeting (which I missed due to be at the Discworld convention). They were talking about James Wallis’s (@jameswallis) unpublished game Cop Show, which he was kind enough to let me try out on the guys three [...]

The funniest thing last night in our Spirit of the Century game actually related to me remembering an event from the previous session (which was two weeks ago). Now you have to remember that I’m playing a bloke whose brain has been transplanted into the body of a gorilla. We’re at a ski lodge in [...]

Hi all, I’ve got a bunch of things I want to write about, but having just got back from a week or so away I’m busy catching up on various emails and so on. So, partly so they don’t seem a bit untimely when I do them, and partly just to remind myself of what [...]