Author: Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

Levelling up London’s potholes

In case you were wondering where the government intends to invest all that ‘saved’ HS2 funding… Department for Transport: Government invests £235 million to upgrade and repair roads across London Allocations for London boroughs to improve capital’s roads announced • long-term investment to make roads safer and smoother using redirected funding from HS2 • according… Continue reading Levelling up London’s potholes

Optical allusions

Admiring a stunning rainbow with my better half… Me: Apparently, the laws of optics have changed… Rainbows didn’t exist until after Noah’s flood. God created them as a promise to the world that He would never flood it again. Jen: All I can say is He seems to have taken His eye off the ball… Continue reading Optical allusions

Not to be confused with Alfred the Cake

It’s not often I feel any kind of sympathy for the Charles formerly known as Prince, but… BBC: King-size creation on display at NEC Cake International Poor bastard! (But I suppose he could always abdicake and eat it.)

Cousin Chris

My music-streaming service (Tidal) just recommended some hip-hop to me. The only reason I can conceive it might do this is if the algorithm decided some chap named ‘Chris Carter’ might be my cousin. (Links are not endorsements.)