Vale Neil Aspinall

For those of us who lived through the turbulent ‘Beatle Years’ and the ensuing fall out following their… err… falling out… another chapter has closed with the death of Neil Aspinall aged 66, the ‘mastermind’ who pulled their fledgling company ‘Apple Corps’ into a semblance of order after the anarchy that preceded his arrival. He … More Vale Neil Aspinall

Our Indian Summer?

While there has been no sign of a frost… it hardly ever gets cold enough even in the depths of winter to claim we’ve been ‘freezing’… I think we might claim the last week or two to represent an ‘Indian Summer, albeit with an Australian edge to it! The weather has been very warm, especially … More Our Indian Summer?

Vale Arthur C Clarke

Arthur C Clarke was one of the best Science-Fiction writers ever. He has finally died at age 90, at his home in Sri Lanka early this morning after suffering from breathing difficulties. He was credited with a range of conceptual suggestions that later became reality, one such was the idea of  geostationary satellites which he … More Vale Arthur C Clarke

Guidance.

Was out last night at the AGM of the local Girl Guide Unit. Both my kids are Guides and as I carry them up and back my visibility is higher than most of the fathers so I tend to be on call to do small stuff for them. I don’t do any of the carpentry, … More Guidance.

Twice the Potter!

It sounds very much as though Warner Bors have at last seen the light with regards the Harry Potter films and are going to make two films out of the final book “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. Their reasoning being that none of the story elements can be left out and still have the … More Twice the Potter!