Portchester Castle

Fresh from an exploration of a hidden London gem on Saturday we visited somewhere that has been hiding in plain sight pretty much all my adult life. For four years I went to Portsmouth University (or Polytechnic as it was then) and twenty odd years later my son did the same. In the intervening years …

New Releases

This month seems to have been a rich period for new music releases that I love. So much so that I thought that I would share them here. Enjoy!

Spot the April Fools’

Over the years the amount of effort put into creating April Fools’ jokes has increased exponentially, with some more plausible than others (see above). Some, such as Google and Amazon go to the trouble of creating really slick websites and videos such as these from Google (love the girl’s reaction at the end): And Amazon …

Always the Bridesmaid…

I have written about my younger son’s playing of League of Legends before. Yesterday was the culmination of months of games in the NUEL (National University eSports League) with over 300 teams having been whittled down to the final two with Mat’s UoB Storm pitted against Nottingham Bears. Unfortunately they lost out but it was …

Solar Eclipse

As I write this and look out of my window it is a beautiful day. The sun is shining down and there is not a cloud in the sky. Wind back to this morning when the solar eclipse was supposed to be happening it was grey and overcast with zero chance of seeing what the …

Birthday List

It’s possible that I might have a significant birthday this year and if you are wondering what you might get me the above BMW would be most welcome ๐Ÿ˜‰

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