Thoughts
A 2024 challenge
Is it too early to start thinking about next year? I’ve set myself a Maths challenge for 2024. Back in the day I was a bit of a Maths wizz. I had two fantastic teachers (who I’ll never be able to thank enough) who cajoled me, bullied me, inspired me, encouraged me and supported me…
Calculating height from stride length
One of things that fascinates me are reports of Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Yowie, Yarin or whatever it is called in the country where you live. Much is made of footprints left in mud or foliage and great care is often taken to get plaster casts of any prints found. These prints are often in the region…
A gross act of vandalism at Sycamore Gap
Take look at this sycamore tree. Do you recognise it? You should do. It featured heavily in the Kevin Costner film, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. Today the region woke up to the news that the tree has been destroyed, deliberately cut down in what can only be described as the worst act of vandalism…
Who killed Jill Dando?
I’ve just finished watching the mini-series on the murder of Jill Dando on Netflix and I can’t help but think how distressing this was for the family and friends of her. It was thought provoking. Harrowing in places. Confronting, but ultimately disappointing as it did not come to any conclusions as to who actually committed…
The most powerful video ever posted to YouTube
I first saw this video when it was release on YouTube and immediately knew this guy had created something very special. It wasn’t the usually mind-numbing drivel that seems to dominate the search result. It was thought provoking, challenged the norms of always being online and most importantly of all, got me to examine my…
I’ve never seen the likes, before or since.
I’ve always been a fan of Last Night of the Proms. It’s a huge celebration of how great is it to be British. Many classically trained musicians love playing the old classics in what had become a traditionally selected programme of music. However, I’ve never seen a Proms night quite like that in the video.…
There are some times you’ve just got to tell it how it is
I’ve always been a fan of Spike Milligan, or to give him a formal introduction Terence Alan Milligan KBE. Like most folks, I think, I first heard of him on the Goon Show when one of the BBC Radio Stations was repeating them. Then his TV Shows Q5, Q6 etc. However, I think his most…
The song that changed my opinion about Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus. I’d only really known her as the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus whose big hit was Achy Breaky Heart. I think the most famous song I’d heard from Miley was Wrecking Ball. It wasn’t really my cup of tea and I couldn’t understand why she was so scantily clad. However, let’s jump back…
Wolf Lands – Strange Tales from East and North Yorkshire
After three years of work. Many an artistic disagreement. Hours and hours spent in the field. Wolf Lands, the long awaited documentary from Lightform Media has finally dropped on Amazon Prime. Exploring strange happenings in East and North Yorkshire, the film brings forward a number of eyewitnesses, each recounting their own, often terrifying experiences, of…
