As we are talking space anyone else noticed just how many satellites are visible in the night sky now? I usually pop out around 11-12 pm to take the air (recently its when it's finally cooling d… (View Post)

We had that Chris Whitty on Bath last week to receive an honorary degree. Nice chap. Sadly no-one actually said 'next slide please' during the ceremony... (View Post)

Maggots are definitely still in use - notably they need to be sterile, but they are indeed used to remove dead tissue. (View Post)

Come on, we all know its 'Oh dear, how sad, never mind'. Which is pretty much my wife's response when Swindon or Hampshire lose. Twenty-three years in I'm starting to suspect she … (View Post)

For funsies I have started re-reading 'Seasons in the Sun", Dominic Sandbrook's take on the 1974 - 1979 period. Interesting parallels - a country seen to be in decline, with huge econo… (View Post)