Catching Sunshine
In one week’s time I’m going to start this on Sunshine, but I wanted to let people know about it here first. I’ve been taking loads of pictures of the Sun since I started working on the film. I’m kind of obsessed with it. I took some really cool photos of my son holding the [...]
Kylie, Cornwall or Reactor Cores
This was written for the Potential Energy blogging project I did for the Institute of Physics in 2006. The blog is no longer working. You can view the original blog post and comments at Archive.org here. I’ve taken the links directly from the original piece. I can’t guarantee that they are still active links. I’ve [...]
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Last night at dinner with my cousin and his wife (who are visiting the UK from Brevig Mission, Alaska. There’s a photo of them on this page titled ‘Teachers at Brevig Mission School’). They were telling me how there are no roads to their village so all non-local travel is by airplane. They estimated they [...]
Half-Term Half-Life
This was written for the Potential Energy blogging project I did for the Institute of Physics in 2006. The blog is no longer working. You can view the original blog post and comments at Archive.org here. I’ve taken the links directly from the original piece. I can’t guarantee that they are still active links. OK. [...]
Who Gets A Cold In May?
I do. Or at least I think it’s a cold. It doesn’t feel like hayfever – I have a headache, temperature, sore throat, stuffy nose… the whole works. I feel utterly rubbish. Utterly. I wish I had someone here to make me Lemsips… Volunteers? Brian was on the Science Channel in the US the other [...]
My Brain
Is almost gone… again… I’ve got to get all this stuff out of it… I want to iChat to Euan about some personal stuff. I just keep forgetting to open the damned iChat. **edit 15 minutes later. Euan’s emailed** Suw I know you’re busy… but email me. I’m really busy too, but there will be [...]
Meeting Bloggers
This hasn’t happened to me before. I was in Covent Garden the other day and stopped to grab a coffee in the market. This guy came and sat down at the table next to me and I was pretty sure he was a blogger that I read and love. I’d never met him before, but [...]
More Bananas
I just have to point out Underblog’s brilliant banana post. It’s got everything you need to know about the atheist’s worst nightmare.
Answering Comments
This was written for the Potential Energy blogging project I did for the Institute of Physics in 2006. The blog is no longer working. You can view the original blog post and comments at Archive.org here. I’ve taken the links directly from the original piece. I can’t guarantee that they are still active links. Thanks [...]
Proof That God Designed Bananas
Wow. That’s told me… Does that mean that artichokes were designed by Satan?
Professional Blogger
It’s official. I am truly a professional blogger now. Today I start my second blogging job. I’ve been hired along with two other writers to investigate nuclear new build for the Institute of Physics here in the UK. This summer the DTI Energy Review is going to announce its decision about whether or not they [...]
