See, its not just me who is plagued by typos. This poor young chap (yob if you will) if now condemned to walk the streets drinking alcohol. The subtle difference between the word “with” and “without” makes or breaks this court[…]

My holiday in France had three aims: visiting Maman et Papa in their new home, going to look at lots of animals, and the traditional French holiday diversion of eating a ton of lovely nosh. My parents have moved to the Limousin, one of the less popul[…]

Most weeks something pops up on the information superhighway about a project to hack some old technology into new, that you could make one up and someone has either done it or is working on it. Here I’ll make up: MAME emulator on the Nintendo D[…]

I have seen the film. And I still cannot understand the ways in which Herbie is actually fully loaded. VW Bugs are small, but to load them fully you want the trunk full up and a couple of kids in the back. Whilst Lindsay Lohan seems to be smuggling a[…]

The weirdly-timed backlash against the forthcoming increased flexibility in pub opening times continues.
“Tory leader Michael Howard said the legislation should be shelved until binge drinking has been brought under control.”
As far as […]

Football seasons, eh? They seem to start earlier and earlier every year.
This year, the combination of (a) the season starting at the height of August, and (b) my team playing at a level at which an uncovered away end is by no means a rarity, has dri[…]

NASA only had so much time to play with. Yes there were problems with the Space Shuttle Discovery, and they had to make sure everything was safe. On the other hand, Commander Eileen Collins had run out of hair relaxant and the rest of the crew were w[…]

The Booker Prize Long List.
Includes a book which has not been published yet (by Zadie Smith), a few entries from previous winners and this years token folk act: Marina Lewycka – A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.
Marina must be pleased […]

Says the irradiated mammals were plenty of fun to look at, but if that beach ball of uranium were to bounce over the cage, or one of the seals played the wrong tune on its horn, a disaster might occur.
Actually, they don’t say that at all. This[…]

Or can you? Starting this week was a new series of Roobarb.
The original series was in 1975. Very few programmes have waited 30 years to get a new one. This is not a new idea of course, bringing back a favourite of yesteryear chimes nicely for nostal[…]