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There are a vast variety of rodents on this planet – some we regard as a pest – such as rats, after all the black rats did bring us a little thing call the plague!  But rodents can also come in the cute and cuddly variety – think of the dormouse, the field mouse, theContinue reading “Gerbils”

I’m fortunate to live in a rural area, with minimal light pollution and on a cloud free night, the stars are bright and clear.  I love to gaze at them, winking at me from the velvety black sky and as I do so, inevitably, I start to think about a wider existence. It’s odd whenContinue reading “Is there anybody out there….?”

Since moving back to my more rural homestead, it soon became apparent that there was a lot more wildlife surrounding us, especially in the garden. Naturally, the sight of garden birds, especially the rarer seen ones, was one of the first delights to greet us and it didn’t take long before they had us woundContinue reading “Wild Wildlife”

As the nights get longer and the days chillier, the celebration of Halloween is fast approaching and the archetypal displays of bats, witches and ghosts, accompanied by fat pumpkins artistically carved into Jack O’Lanterns, are popping up here, there and everywhere. I don’t remember Halloween being a big point of celebration when I was aContinue reading “Halloween Light”

Why is it that the British love to talk about the weather?  You have to confess that it is a favourite topic of conversation, reflective of our preoccupation with metrological conditions.  Of course one reason could be due to our very changeable climate, being influenced by a number of factors – we have weather systemsContinue reading “Whether the Weather”

I was recently reading a string of comments on social media about an article on climate change by the great Sir David Attenborough– most commentators were in support of the need for urgent action; however, one person stated that it was pointless to try to do anything as an individual and that only “the powersContinue reading “Togetherness”

There must be thousands (at least) of blogs, articles, books, reports etc written on the theme of communication.  What constitutes good communication, what represents poor communication and the associated benefits and perils respectively – but this is just a few paragraphs, my own thoughts on the subject – my two penneth worth! Have you heardContinue reading “Communication, Communication, Communication (or lack there of!)”

OK, here’s a question for you – what was 60cm x 60 cm x 60cm, sat underneath your desk, had two 30cm slots and a loud, humming fan? I’m sure there’s a joke in there somewhere, but believe it, or not, it was a word processing unit for one of the original dedicated word processors. Continue reading “A Trip Down Ye Olde Techie Memory Lane”