I was somewhat surprised to find that my mum had caught polio (I think in the 1960s), and had been fine afterwards. In the 1990s I also knew a very young-looking lady who walked with a limp after get… (View Post)

"The David McKay calculations." This is another opportunity for me to say that I wish someone could update the late, great man's book. It's over 15 years old now, and the renewabl… (View Post)

The vote was in 2013. A lot happened in the three years after we let down Syrians. (View Post)

I have been through this before... :) (View Post)

We have two kittens. They like sitting on the chairs in the study. I find Mittens sitting on my chair in the study. I move her onto my wife's chair. Mittens moves back behind me, leaving me perc… (View Post)