2024-25

Nov
05
Local Month of Writing a Novel

Local Month of Writing a Novel

For possibly the fourth time in the nine years I've been doing this blog I have decided to
6 min read
Oct
29
No Use Crying Over Smashed Mugs

No Use Crying Over Smashed Mugs

Leaning too far to the left I nudged my prized blue coffee mug over the edge of my sofa. If
6 min read
Oct
22
The Jackal

The Jackal

Last week I promised you an intro based on the 'CJ Does the Jackal' scene from the West
5 min read
Oct
15
Oxbridge Avalanche

Oxbridge Avalanche

I was going to write this intro about CJ doing the Jackal, a famous scene from the West Wing. But
7 min read
Oct
08
Cold Water Swimming

Cold Water Swimming

Last week's blog was about dopamine and the other feel-good brain hormones. This week's attempt to
4 min read
Oct
01
Dopamining

Dopamining

Yesterday I listened to a podcast about dopamine and the other 'feel-good' brain hormones oxytocin, seratonin and endorphins.
5 min read
Sep
24
The Fame Game

The Fame Game

For the past week or so, I have been obsessed with Chappell Roan's album The Rise and Fall
5 min read
Sep
17
Some Good Old Fashioned Number Crunching

Some Good Old Fashioned Number Crunching

Winningest Imperial and Manchester are the two winningest institutions in University Challenge history. Whenever I have used 'winningest'
7 min read
Aug
20
Paint Me Like One of Your JSO Walls

Paint Me Like One of Your JSO Walls

If you don't subscribe to my Patreon series of Retro Reviews (which you very probably don't,
7 min read