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I did it, I did it! I made it through Christmas without mentioning brussel sprouts! Oh right, I just mentioned them. But then you have to, don’t you? I mean Christmas would hardly be Christmas if you didn’t at least mention brussel sprouts. I love them now, but in our family we used to callContinue reading “Brussel sprouts roasting on an open fire”

ALIENS EAT GULF ISLAND FERRY BUT HAVE TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT Island’s only traffic light says no to aggressive, imperialist blob Thu Dec 26 2024Islanders breathed a sigh of relief today after aliens ate one of their ferries but were forced to stop at the island’s only traffic light, thankfully showing red at theContinue reading “Boxing Day News 2024”

Attend and I’ll explain to you
What wimbling is; it’s what you do
Around about this time of year –
You get yourself a case of beer,
A trailerload of popcorn and
A screen the size of Switzerland.

On my travels reading about black holes I was introduced to Shrödinger’s Cat, and find myself wondering how the cat felt about being simultaneously alive and dead? Did anyone ever ask it? I asked my cat Drifter how he would feel about being Shrödinger’s cat and he thought it sounded a bit mean to beContinue reading “Quantum mechanics for cats”

For some time now I have had my suspicions that a black hole is forming in my house. I thought it might make a handy garbage disposal unit, and possibly also account for all the things I can’t find. Well I did find some of them and so far I haven’t found a black hole.Continue reading “Recent upgrades include a new roof and a stellar mass black hole.”

Did you ever get the feeling that time is passing much more quickly than it used to? Remember that yawning chasm of the summer holidays just starting? Those days so long that you could smell the grass growing as you slithered through it, a prowling Indian with bow and arrow pouncing on your careless cowboyContinue reading “Time tide and molecules”

Of all the New Year celebrations I have known there is only one that is completely unforgettable. Not surprisingly, it was in Scotland, for when it comes to going wild on 31st December, the Scots have it down to a fine art. Strictly speaking, according to quantity of alcohol consumed, my Scottish New Year shouldContinue reading “An army of Scottish aunties”

“Did you look outside?” a friend asked me this morning. Did I look outside? I’ve been trying to avoid it. Must I? I’ll think about it. Can I leave it until April? No. Outside is like a scene from a Christmas card. Again. Come to think of it, it’s looked like that since Christmas. ThisContinue reading “The oh please no more days of Christmas”

Dear Gabriolan, How are things in Mexico today? How are your frontal zones? Is pressure building on the Costalego due to an accumulation of refried beans? Are powerful weather systems spreading heavy sunshine to all areas? Are tropical air masses approaching from the east bringing blistering blasts of chimichangas topped with guacamole? Are you piningContinue reading “How are things in Guacamole?”