A rather surprising 1,000+ tweets this year, it would seem! Fortunately I have my scapel to hand… As usual, edited “highlights” of my year on Twitter… Well, first ambition of 2013 achieved. Times crossword 25,361 completed correctly without looking at any answers. (Sun Jan 06 19:01:19 ) I love waking up to see a snowy […]

I went to see Gravity recently – what an immense film. It’s definitely a slow burner – as has already been commented on, it’s something like 10 minutes before the first cut. But it is beautiful to watch. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are superb. Most of the screen time is devoted to Bullock, playing […]

Well, only 14 days to go, so I think I’ll review how I’ve done this year now! Continue climbing regularly, 10 times over the year, and improve by a grade (to 6b+, think) – ✔ ✘ Both a tick and a cross! I only managed 8 times according to my climbing log, but I did […]

Well, the Practical Photography Photo School is over (although the next one has started straight away), so I thought that I would collate my 6 homework assignments in one place! Module 1: Landscapes Bridge over Ure Taken in Ripon, just after sunset. Tripod, 50mm lens. Grade: Bronze Comments: Image is underexposed Image isn’t sharp enough […]

GCHQ ran another recruitment campaign/competition this year (2013), called “Can You Find It.” I had a stab at it, and though I’d record the puzzles and solutions. I’ll hold off publishing until the competition closes on the 21st October. Puzzle 1 AWVLI QIQVT QOSQO ELGCV IIQWD LCUQE EOENN WWOAO LTDNU QTGAW TSMDO QTLAO QSDCH PQQIQ […]

I think, with a slightly heavy heart, I need to draw my 365 project to a end. One of my principles is ending well, and  I would rather finish it definitely than have it just flicker out. For the past two a a bit years, I have had a picture to assign every day – […]

I love geeky jokes – these ones are all thanks to the Grove Boooks newsletter. Incidentally Grove Books are awesome – theology bookettes on almost any subject you may care to think of. To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice […]

It’s fab having a 2 year old around – they are so funny. Couple of humurous recent ‘conversations’: Me: I don’t want you two to get into an argument 2yo: But I want to get into an argio Me: No! 2yo: I want to get into an argio, please can we build an argio? 2yo: […]

One of the things that being a parent has shown me is how disconnected my thinking can be. As a parent of 2 I have an utter disconnection between my expectation of their behaviour and relationship, and my entire experience to date of siblings (mine own and others). So, when No. 1 came along, he’s […]

I’ve been thinking about the assertion that everybody has 15 minutes of Fame. I’m sure this isn’t true, but it’s actually quite hard to disprove. If you find a counter-example, then they automatically become famous for not being famous – a bit like a googlewhack. I wondered if you could get anywhere mathematically? We know […]