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Yes, I celebrated my 77th birthday recently. Am not getting any younger. Decided there was a chore that needed to be attended to, one that could not be left indefinitely on the back bu… Read More
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The original Dreams and Daemons (Oct 06-Aug 07)
Then moved to www.dreamsandaemons.blog.co.uk
Now at www.colinb-sciencebuzz.blogspot.com
2019-09-07 19:45
Yes, site revival! I was at an amazing school reunion today, laid on by Jim Butterworth (ex-head boy) and colleagues for us fellow pupils who entered the perky, life-enhanci… Read More
2007-08-15 10:11
***Yes, today it's my turn to take a back seat . Dreams and Daemons hosts its second guest blogger, whose name you may have encountered in the press, from proceedings at the Horseferry Rd Ma… Read More
2007-08-13 22:11
One of those misleading pictures off the internet of a meteor "shower " (a time-lapse photograph, or more probably artist's impression, needless to say)I thought the big one was supposed to… Read More
2007-08-12 18:57
If you're a busy person, ignore this post. If you're a blogger with a touch of geekishness in your makeup, not to say readiness on occasion to think the worst of big business, read on.I have… Read More
2007-08-12 17:40
ed: This is a re-posting of a topic I covered way back in November 2006 : see the post immediately after this one entitled "Technical Stuff" for the reasons why I have felt obliged to do thi… Read More
2007-08-11 16:52
Current affairsThe latest outbreak is still headline news, with the depressing announcement of the discovery of a second affected herd. Being unvaccinated, it too has been culled, and becaus… Read More
2007-08-11 16:50
Current affairsI have no qualms about filching the above image off Google's image file. My pix on this site are free for the taking, and that splendid and apposite image above adorns a state… Read More
2007-08-11 16:49
HumourYes, that's right, dismantle it, demolish it. Tell those conservationists or Dr. Who fans to go hang. I'm surprised that any of these pernicious objects still exist on our streets. If… Read More
2007-08-11 16:46
Local lifeThe four pictures you see below were taken in the space of about 10 minutes last night, and are in random order. Anyone care to guess the sequence of events ? Picture 1(all picture… Read More
2007-08-11 16:41
Personalities/blogging* Glancing at the Independent today, I did a double-take, that was followed quickly by a sense of déjà vu.The headline read "Provençal bar is two s… Read More
2007-08-11 15:21
I have just been leafing through the glossy Riviera Times, an English language periodical which circulates in this part of the world, including Monaco and the Italian Riviera.It's an Aladdi… Read More
2007-08-07 17:37
Personalities/Humour Advice to Brian May, founder of "Queen", when he faces his astrophysics PhD viva voca (oral examination)1. Mug up on your external examiner's published work. Try to pr… Read More
2007-08-07 17:35
Sahara dust: is this the source of Britain's foot-and-mouth disease ? Science/animal health/environment Here we go again: Ministry scientists in their biohazard suits, spraying disinfectant… Read More
2007-08-07 17:33
Science/bloggingThe previous post concerning the latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain is not quite complete. It might have been entitled " The answer, my friend, is blowing i… Read More
2007-08-07 17:30
Chelsea, West London Politics and environmentIs one allowed to start a blog post with "once upon a time" ?Right now my head is spinning, and the only way I can see to order my thoughts is… Read More
2007-08-07 17:29
HumourThe above picture is one I have just this minute spotted - and now filched - from Toby Harnden's Telegraph blog. Maybe I'm still suffering from last night's tumble (about which more la… Read More
2007-08-03 07:21
(Point and click to enlarge)Current affairsAccording to press reports, it was the Interstate highway 35W over the Mississippi that collapsed, with a current death toll at least 7, and many d… Read More
2007-07-31 08:03
Politicsed Tuesday 10.00: We have been having trouble with our landline. We lose our internet connection from time to time, although it's obviously working now. The Telegraph's leader today… Read More
2007-07-25 05:00
Science and non-ScienceHere below is an extract from that apocalyptic front page of today's Independent.As soon as I saw the headline, I knew roughly what it would say (which poses the quest… Read More
2007-07-24 18:30
Yes, we're taking a short break, me and the missus. Tomorrow we head off east from Antibes, and some 5 hours and 235 miles later, barring mishaps, we expect to be checking into a hotel… Read More
2007-07-24 13:34
Picture by Pat Rafter of Evesham (submitted to Sky News) I posted the following a few minutes ago to today's Telegraph "You View" topic entitled "Should Cameron return from Africa to the UK… Read More
2007-07-23 13:09
B&Q reports big rush for its Noah's Ark self-assembly kits (NB 1 cubit = 45.72 cm) Humour (?)Apologies for the flippant tone of today's post. I do not wish to make light of the distres… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dreams and Daemons has moved home: New Dreams and Daemons can be accessed on the following LINK. I posted the following as a comment to Gigi's French Windows blog this morning. With her perm… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Yes, I thought some light relief was in order. Here's a YouTube clip of Focus doing that manic performance of Hocus Pocus live, way back in 1973. Unbelievable, hilarious, OTT, fuelled by who… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
**********Decisions, decisions...*I've just submitted the following to a thread on the Telegraph's Speaker's Corner , which asks us whether we think John Redwood's tax-cutting proposals will… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Did you read the item two days ago about gap-year students ? According to an article in the Telegraph, those adventurous young folk may be wasting time on projects.So says the long-establish… Read More
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