The clocks went back at 2am last night marking the end of British Summer Time. Traditionally, I like to spend my extra hour asleep. Unfortunately…
15 October 2020 – Rainbow
I was going to write Virgil a poem in hexameter to celebrate his 2090th birthday but then I saw a rainbow. Rainbows are tricky things, and…
14 October 2020 – The Battle of Hastings
Something rather curious happened today. It’s the 954th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, where Harold was killed by an arrow, as my history teacher, Miss…
24 September 2020 – Jim Henson
So this is going to be super quick as it’s brass monkeys where I’m sitting. It’s Jim Henson’s birthday today, and I cannot overstate how…
23 September 2020 – Counting Stars
Well, I had something completely different planned for today, but then I made the fatal error of double checking my sources. Unfortunately, I found my…