Author Archives: Nige Blog

Farewell to 2023, a year when I went to York twice, London twice, Glasgow twice, Basingstoke once, Bishop Wilton once and Northallerton once. I passed the ISC2 CISSP exam and the Amazon AWS Certified Security exams. We converted the garage … Continue reading →

Today’s old Peanuts strip is surprisingly topical…

Looks like I’m on track to average 10000 steps daily across a whole year for the first time…

Off to see Will Sergeant speaking at Toppings Booksellers tonight. I hope they have Q and A at the end… “The guitar riff on The Back of Love was an integral part of one of the Bunnymen’s most successful singles. … Continue reading →

Lucas doesn’t do social media, not just because it is a massive time suck but because it’s work. And work that gets someone else paid. “These are dangerous times when what’s on your phone can be dug up at any … Continue reading →

If the government or some rich benefactor were to open a Museum of Ephemera, prefererably in some town that needs levelling up, it could receive hoards from mad collectors, provide employment for hoarders who feel the need to collect and … Continue reading →

#AfricansWithMainframes #VibrationsFromTheSerengetiII #SoulJazz #SoundsOfTheUniverse #ArtAndSound Would make a good Top of the Pops theme if they ever bring it back…

I made it to the Anglesea Arms about three hours before opening time. This signage was all there, last time I was here back in 2002. I only went to the Anglesea once when I was a student. Morris dancers … Continue reading →

Wandering around South Kensington yesterday, but couldn’t find the Ennismore Arms. The closed pubs site confirms it is no more… https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/london/sw7_southkensington_ennismorearms.html

This is the first time I’ve seen the speaker at last week’s Scottish Football Writers’ Association awards named. Not sure why the broadcast media didn’t name him at the time. No idea who Bill Copeland is, but he sure didn’t … Continue reading →