Time annoyance

Time annoyance

I have ranted about the stupidity of daylight savings – messing with clocks unnecessarily – before. Once again, it is…

Integer money

Integer money

The modern concept of money has evolved over a considerable time period. The idea made sense as soon as humans…

An intimate evening with Al

An intimate evening with Al

A brief bonus posting today! I wanted to share an experience that we had yesterday evening. My work frequently involves…

Counting on your fingers

Counting on your fingers

How do you count things? The obvious answer is that you start with 1, 2, 3 and carry on from…

Judging distance

Judging distance

Sometimes I think that I fully understand something, but then I have doubts. I have been reflecting on something very…

Wildebeest

Wildebeest

It has been a rather busy week with traveling, so I only have time to [rather tardily] share a random…

A 1000 days with an iPad

A 1000 days with an iPad

I figured out that I have been using an iPad for just about 1000 days. I do not just mean…

Chocolate is good

Chocolate is good

So, today is Saint Valentine’s Day. I will adopt my usual practice and ignore it. It is not because I…

Losing the penny

Losing the penny

Here in the UK our currency is the pound, which is divided into 100 pennies. Technically, they are “new pennies”….