Quote of the day

Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. Robert Heinlein, Time Enough For Love If you haven’t read this book, get out there and do so. It’s typical Heinlein – a good story with...

Bloody cyclists again

On Friday I reckon I scored bonus points. I was nearly run over by no less than FOUR 2 wheeled terrorists who ignored the traffic signals that apply to EVERYBODY who uses the road. If car drivers did what these maniacs did, they’d be prosecuted, and rightly so....

The end of the world?

Who thinks up this stuff? There I am, before 6 in the morning, barely conscious and the local radio announces that the world is about to end. Do I run around screaming in panic? No. Not ‘cos I’m not worried that the world is about to end, rather it’s...