It is warmer today.  It must be, it clouded over overnight, now it's raining.  Apparently oop north it's also been Very Windy.  We're due to get the winds over Thursday/Friday night and the rains over the next three days.  Good thing H has Friday off, we say ( Read more... )

Hot Air

"'Carbon offsetting' is like paying someone else to stop smoking."  Jeff Gazzard, of the Aviation Environment Federation, on voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions due to flying - more here.   He may have a point.  Trouble is, if we don't all 'stop smoking' ourselves things are only going to get worse.  & we'll be among the last ( Read more... )

Changing Government
    As H had been at work Saturday he had the day off yesterday.  In the course of conducting other business he visited a bookshop or two & returned with a copy of the latest Pratchett, "Making Money".  Anyone thinking of giving that to us for Christmas had better think again!  As usual Pratchett takes ideas, stretches them out ( Read more... )