Author: Tim
And what did your child learn today?
A boy playing with matches started a fire in north Los Angeles County that destroyed more than 15,000 hectares (38,000 acres) and destroyed 21 homes last week, according to Californian police. Times
Place Names
I think I have probably blogged before about English place names. But a couple of things have made me think about them again today. First, I heard an archaeologist on Radio 4 earlier talking about place names which contain the word ‘raven’. What she said was fairly straightforward, ravens are carrion eaters, so they tended…
Money As Debt
Where it all comes from Is a mystery It’s like the changing of the seasons And the tides of the sea But heres the one thats driving me berserk Why do only fools and horses work If you want to know where it all comes from, the film below has the answer. It is long…
Winter Gardening
Is best done indoors, where it is warm and dry. Big is currently designing a garden. I think we are required to move house by spring and have her an area of garden sectioned off. Anyway, here is the plan so far.
Elementary
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine they were exhausted and retired to sleep. Some hours later Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful companion. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see†Watson replied, “I see millions and millions…
Trash Back
Trash Back (Friends of the Earth Scotland) Campaigners are to return unwanted packaging to supermarkets as part of a campaign to cut waste. BBC I have thought of doing just this. Makes a lot of sense to me, the supermarkets have to pay to have their rubbish taken away, so I think if they had…
The Answer
I was just reading a really rather depressing news item in the Times about a UN report “Global Environment Outlook: environment for development” in which 400 scientist apparently say we are all doomed. (Times) In the comments thread someone called “Brian, London” sets out the solution. It is so mind-blowingly obvious I really cannot think…
Tell me something I don't know
I just read on my Facebook profile the helpful message “You are online now.”.