Ah, not great. Off to Britain for 17 days to see and look after my parents for a bit, and then I suspect surgery. Appreciate the kind thought

Yes. There’s a great sequence in The West Wing – it’s what’s next. It’s taken us too long to do this. And it’s the staging post for Mars. Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, the Space Station – it’s about what we can do, […]

There’s only one thing for it. Deduct more points from Everton.

I saw them supporting the Buzzcocks at Farnham Maltings in what, 2000? 1999? Added to the “will buy and not stream” list

I don’t know. I was born in Edinburgh and lived in small places outside – Currie, and Kirkliston. We moved to England – Surrey – when I was 6, I think. To Norwich in 1985, then Hampshire – and back to my […]

My wife and I are now both retired – I’ll be 55 in September. We are eyeing volunteer opportunities, but not committing quite yet until we know where we’ll be living. Right now the leading contenders would be […]

Nope. But that’s been because I’ve moved to different continents. Would I? Probably not. I wasn’t a member of any particular friendship groups, and went to two different schools from the age of 11, which […]

A fine writer, whose works I have frequently revisited.

They’re really good. My favourite Melbourne band are the Underground Lovers. I saw them supporting OMD in Adelaide, and they’re one of the few supporting acts for whom I would have happily spent (most of) the […]

Culturally, not a lot. I kept reading Diarmaid McCulloch’s biography of Cromwell, and a book about Jim Bowie/William Travis/David Crockett and their path to the Alamo. Some insightful writing, even if the Kindle […]

You utter bastard. You can’t land this on me just before I go on a road trip. Right in my sweet spot right now. One of those bands that will eventually go under, with a small but fanatical following. I have a […]

Added. You might like Kid Canaveral. Every time I play this, I think of this site

On other social media, this would get an “take my angry upvote”

I saw Steve Harley live not long after that – certainly within the year – and he dedicated Mr Soft to him

Seconded

I can’t remember where I learned it ‘formally’, but in that area, it’s traditional that the middle syllable is omitted. See: Wymondham being pronounced Windham. And Great Yarmouth “shit hole”

And Crossfit

The cynic in me wonders just how bad what he’s done actually is. A certain degree of misbehavior seems to be allowed for Royals -Brenda covering him for Giuffre being a prime example. He’s been cut loose […]