Coombe Barton

... The Open University was 55 yesterday. Many of us early adopters will remember the broadcast programmes on BBC2. And the kipper ties. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/04/24/pandemic-affected-education-turning-up-would-be-good/

Been awake since half four - feeling knackered already

... If people demand the freedom to smoke, then I demand the freedom not to be assaulted by their by-products. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/is-cigarette-cost-a-deterrent-to-smoking-and-the-faithful-few/

Just getting ready to start my last week of timetable teaching. At least: The road out of town has reopened, having be shut for power line replacement fir a couple of weeks It's not raining It's not frosty But I'm sure that something will come along ...

Britain was completely unpopulated until about 10,000 years ago, so the people who walked were the Mesolithic strand lopers, who were supplanted largely by the people bringing agriculture - and they came in boats as the Channel had by that time reformed.

... We. Are. All. Descended. From. People. In. Boats. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/covid-different-trends-look-from-a-different-angle-admin-taking-a-long-time/

Trying to get my rear end in gear to do some work Not succeeding.

... people with disabilities aren’t seen as having value of that sort? I can think of one person who sometimes reads this blog who would have rather a lot to say about that ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/04/21/respiratory-infections-inhumanity-all-round-rip-sir-andrew-davis/

Me too - it's usually hiding in plain sight!

Or for those of us with the technology the pain of having to install their spyware app for a one-off use.

Thought it was Penzance, not Camborne Station :)

... 40 years ago this weekend moved into this house. Must get it sorted. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/04/20/the-next-pandemic-im-more-of-a-luddite-domestics/

I'll have to try it in the summer.

Leicester is rated the native curry capital, not over influenced by 'interpretations'. However the best curry place I know is the Taj Mahal in Penzance. None of these are 'posh', just serving superb food. Other nationalities specialities I don't really know about, but they certainly exist outside Maggie's Girdle (the M25). When I used to travel for work I used a lot of different eateries, and really didn't have a bad experience. However, I'm not hyper critical. Nowadays it's just me, so I'm not out much, preferring my own company.

From WhatsApp to Greggs - why is tech going down more? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxrz350qyy5o