It’s JRR Tolkien’s 129th birthday today. Despite being a massive nerd about most things, I’ll be honest, I don’t know a lot of about Middle…
20 December 2020 – St Thomas’ Eve
While yesterday was a scramble, today was a convergence of riches. Not one, not two, but three Plan As. And so far, only one of…
28 November 2020 – BBC
So the radio thing happened. I don’t really remember much about it, and I certainly haven’t listened back to it. But these are the things…
16 November 2020 – Odd Socks Day
Even though I have three things to write about, I’m going to be super quick as Other Life is demanding my attention. One, it’s Odd…
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…
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…
25 August 2020 – Detectives’ Day
The day was wet and unpleasant like being slapped on the thigh with a day-old fish. Outside the wind swung off the tree branches and…