Monthly Archives: October 2022

Destroying planets

Posted on 12th October 2022 by Ian

The world’s end was flagged up by the departure of the dolphins in Douglas Adams’ So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. The dolphins disappear from planet, leaving no more than a note to humanity thanking it for the … Continue reading →

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A cartographic failure

Posted on 9th October 2022 by Ian

The chief memory from the geography that I learned at High Ham Primary School is the time when I turned the country around. In those times when making photocopies was a rare phenomenon confined to large institutions where xerox machines … Continue reading →

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Not cool enough to dance

Posted on 5th October 2022 by Ian

The rugby match kicks off at five o’clock on Saturday afternoon and will be over by seven o’clock, which means there is plenty of time to get to the gig – if I have the courage to go. It is … Continue reading →

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Pinch, punch, the first of the month

Posted on 1st October 2022 by Ian

The first day of the month. Do people in primary school in England still go up to friends, pinch them on the arm and then give them a punch on the arm, and not always a friendly one, while saying, … Continue reading →

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