Back in the 1960s, I occasionally used to get access to a copy of Mad magazine. As a simple Dundonian lad I found a lot of it impenetrably American at the time, but I do remember being amused by a feature that purportedly gave examples of how publishers got the quotes for their book covers. … Continue reading Cheeky …
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A Sidlaws Gazetteer
Today, the home page has acquired a new menu item: Sidlaws. This links to a set of pages that I’ve rather grandly entitled a “photographic gazetteer” of the Sidlaw Hills. There’s an introductory page (packed with useful background information, though I say it myself), and then a set of pages dealing with all the Sidlaws … Continue reading A Sidlaws Gazetteer
One Year On …
So, a year has now passed since this blog went live, in the sense that it became visible to Google and people found out about its existence. Which also means it’s now a year since I retired from work as a hospital doctor. Last night, the Boon Companion and I cracked a bottle of champagne … Continue reading One Year On …
Opus 100
After Isaac Asimov had written 99 books, he wrote Opus 100, which was a book about his previous books. That was … well, a very Asimov kind of thing to do. I was reminded of Asimov and Opus 100 when the WordPress software informed me I’d just made my 99th post to this blog. I find … Continue reading Opus 100
Life Imitates Art
An article by Tom Whipple in The Times today (May 12, 2016) reports on a set of powered trousers designed by Panizollo et al. and described in an article published today by the Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation: “A biologically-inspired multi-joint soft exosuit that can reduce the energy cost of loaded walking“. The authors conclude: … Continue reading Life Imitates Art
Clatto Swan
The Boon Companion’s photographs have been gracing this blog from its inception—she’s responsible for all the banner images, as well as most of the photographic content of the posts. Recently, her pictures have started to pop up in the background during BBC weather forecasts, too. Well, I was dimly aware of her departure at some … Continue reading Clatto Swan