A book that demonstrates the value of paying attention.
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
A Sting in the Tale
by Dave Goulson Fascinating book about bumblebees. This is a fantastic book: a wonderful mixture of memoir and science writing. By the end of it, you are almost as hooked on the wonderful creatures that are bumblebees as is Dave Goulson—if such a thing were possible. I particularly liked the way Goulson describes the simple-sounding… Continue reading A Sting in the Tale
The Paparazzo Game redux
I decided to challenge my friend Stense to a round of the Paparazzo Game on Monday.
Everything Hertz!
Why on Earth would I need to know how many revs my car's engine is doing?
Don't go there
Giant prehistoric toilet unearthed.
It was 50 years ago today…
Can you remember where you were when you heard that JFK had been shot? They say you never forget. I almost certainly heard about it some time in the mid-to-late 1970s, but I'm buggered if I can remember where I was. So, I guess that disproves that crap theory.
Birdie
My Dad's recent golfing encounter with a rook.
Book review: ‘Under a Broad Sky’ by Ronald Blythe
Book 8 in the Wormingford series.
Norse trading
While England slept, Norway was exporting record amounts of seafood last month.
Setting the bar nice and low
The chief executive of RyanAir wants his customers to love him.