Just saying. I don’t understand how an educator can be made to feel that they should leave their profession because they showed an image of Michelangelo’s David to a class of eleven year olds, in the context of art, culture and education. Honestly, I’d be…
It’s Friday evening and I’ve been watching TV. Of course, only the good stuff – QI, Death In Paradise, The Last Leg, the new Paradise. But at some point, TV has to end. It is time to get snuggly into bed. It is time to…
A priest, a rabbit and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender asks the rabbit, “What’ll ya have?” The rabbit replies “I dunno, I’m only here because of autocorrect.”
To be honest, the title kinda says it all really. I actually rarely title a piece until after I have completed the writing. Or thereabouts. Often I’ll write something partway through that just rings out to me. Bobbing Around Beyond The Break, for example. Vomitation…
Monday’s child is fair of face. Tuesday’s child is full of grace. Wednesday’s child is full of woe. Thursday’s child has far to go. Friday’s child is loving and giving. Saturday’s child works hard for his living. And the child that is born on the…
When I wake up in the morning, And the alarm gives out a warning, And I don’t think I’ll ever make it on time. By the time I grab my books, And I give myself a look, I’m at the corner just in time to…
How has the mighty Great Britain fallen so far from grace that embarrassment exudes from all corners of our green and fertile lands? I sometimes get lost in thought as to how it is even possible Britain can hold such great power being that it…
About six months ago I received a letter in the post, the kind of letter that doesn’t necessarily fill me with dread, but one that certainly makes me sigh and feel a bit hesitant about opening. An A5 brown envelope, addressed to my full name…
From the BBC article: What you see is a cluster of galaxies in the Southern Hemisphere constellation of Volans known by the ungainly name of SMACS 0723. The cluster itself isn’t actually that far away – “only” about 4.6 billion light-years in the distance. But…
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went on a camping trip. In the middle of the night Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see…” Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.” “What…
I should consider myself a lucky man, having had the pleasure of attending a couple of Foo Fighter concerts in my life. Hyde Park stands out as a memorable gig, and my first time in the new Wembley was to hear the band thrash it…
Sometimes acronyms are exactly that, things we say that we know are helping us to abbreviate phrases or names and to speed up our communication and make it more efficient. Over time, many of these acronyms embed themselves into our language, and soon they become…
