Things That Are Effectively Magic To Me!
September 6, 2021
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When I was younger, I promised myself that I would always keep on top of technological advancements so I wouldn’t end up struggling when I
Category: Thinking out loud
Who Actually Won the Tokyo Olympics?!
August 23, 2021
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With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finished, and the Paralympics getting under way, I thought I’d take a look at who actually won. The main reason
Did the Big Bang Really Happen?
February 26, 2021
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As everyone with any degree of science education knows: around 13.8 billion years ago, there was nothing… then there was a big bang. Now, as
Are All Men Really Created Equal?
January 22, 2021
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I recently read the novel Copperhead, by Bernard Cornwell. This book is set during the American Civil War and included a conversation between a northerner
Coronavirus Remembrance Day
November 12, 2020
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Yesterday was the first (and hopefully only) coronavirus Remembrance Day in the UK and the Commonwealth of Nations. It was also Veterans Day in the
My Cancer Story So Far
June 19, 2020
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It recently occurred to me that I’ve now been coping and living with my cancer for more than 10% of my life. 12.86%, to be
The Cost of Your Child Going to University
May 15, 2020
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Assuming the Coronavirus Lockdown permits, Emma, my older daughter, will be going to university in September. And while I am so proud of her for
Which Pets Are Best, Cats or Dogs?
April 17, 2020
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Over the course of history, human kind has domesticated a wide variety of animals. Most of these have been for the purposes of farming, to
How Many Internal Organs Can I Live Without?
April 17, 2020
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So, on Tuesday 28th April 2020 I start my latest round of treatment for my ongoing squabble with Bowel Cancer. This time it’ll be a
How to Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic
March 20, 2020
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While I accept that the best way to survive the Coronavirus is to build yourself a fortress of toilet paper, there may well be some
Do Men Really Only See in 16 Colours?!
March 6, 2020
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Many years ago, I saw something that suggested that men only saw in the Microsoft Windows default 16-color palette. More recently, there’s been the “Men’s
Is a Bucket List a Good Idea?
February 21, 2020
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This post is also on my Cancer Dad site, but I thought the concept of the bucket list was equally relevant here, so… Before the