I’m waiting for some news right now, which will probably be bad. It’s true that it’s taking a fair while  – but the more I think about it, the longer it seems to take. Which is why I’m making myself crazy busy. And you know what? That saying  – "A watched pot never boils" and…

In case you were wondering what all the cryptic ‘get Marcus’ stuff was about, here’s the explanation. Marcus said The Smiths were rubbish. Now I happen to love the Smiths and told him so, wondering if Marcus had lost his musical taste in the land that loves Hasslehof. Marcus got all shirty, claiming that Boney…

I’m going to need all the dark energy I can muster this week. The precocious David Mortimer is doing a week’s work experience with me. Exactly how I’m going to avoid him showing me up I don’t know. With any luck, I can mine hime for ideas and pass them off as my own when…

While we were in London to see Prince, we had a look at Canary Wharf, since it was a stone’s throw from Greenwich. I used to work there and wanted to show Julie what it was like, even though it’s changed a bit since I was there ten years ago. It’s funny how going back…

Things will be dark around here for a little while. This mostly to do with something I dearly wanted to happen looking like it won’t. I don’t know for sure that it’s the case, but if it is, I have reason to believe it’s to do with me trying to tell people what they wanted…

Thanks to the wonders of Typepad allowing you time when posts are published, by the time you read this I will be on a train bound for London. I’m off to see Prince this weekend. This little man is the Marmite of music, you love him and hate him. I happen to think Prince is…

More science geekery, but last bit for a while I promise. This is maybe the weirdest post I’ve ever written, but so be it. When you go down as small as atoms, they are all basically the same…….which seems a bit odd since everything we observe in the universe that exists at our size is…

This story from the New Scientist (gist only I’m afraid, they charge for the whole thing) turns the received wisdom about the importance of breakfast on its head. ‘Eat a good breakfast it’s the most important meal of the day’, they say. Well sometimes it’s worse than going hungry, at least for mental performance. While…

There haven’t been any recipes for awhile so heres a belter of a curry. Half an hour, and I swear it’s better than a take-away. You need: Tin chopped tomatoes 1 large onion. finely chopped 1 finely chopped clove of garlic 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon chilli flakes (more if you like it hot)…you can…