Monthly Archives: January 2020

So Long and Thanks for all the Fish…

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Guthlac

Not sure why that quote from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has come into my mind as we’ve just exited the European Union.  I have never been in favour of Brexit but I wasn’t in the majority so we … Continue reading →

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Keep going…

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Guthlac

So far so good….Star Trek Picard is shaping up to be a really interesting series.  I am glad it is far more DS9 than Voyager.   It has been mentioned that Laris has an Irish accent which doesn’t bother me one … Continue reading →

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Our survey said…

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Guthlac

Two days since Picard hit the small screen in the USA and it would seem that the verdict is that most people were pleasantly surprised and happy about how the first episode went.   Some of the more strident critics, having … Continue reading →

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We live in a world of wonder…

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Guthlac

Yesterday as I was driving through rural Leicestershire when my friend took a FaceTime call from his daughter in Egypt.  Both he and I took for granted that such things should happen because of course this is what happens all … Continue reading →

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Just don’t mess up…

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Guthlac

  So tonight is the night…Star Trek: Picard launches in the States and we in the rest of the world get our first look tomorrow.   I have no idea what to expect but the one thing I ask is that … Continue reading →

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The Crimson Permanent Assurance…

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Guthlac

  Walking around the City of London on Sunday I felt like I was walking through the set for the The Crimson Permanent Assurance short at the starting of the Meaning of Life.   All around me there were these tiny … Continue reading →

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HS2…

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Guthlac

So the battle of Boris’s Big Brexit Bong  seems to be over as there is going to be a light show instead or something I think I’m not sure and I don’t care that much. Today we find our intrepid … Continue reading →

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Normal politics have resumed…Sort of…

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Guthlac

So the great day is approaching when once more Britain will be free – celebrate one and all unless of course you want a Brexit Bong.   In the first Thick of It moment of the Johnson government we have seen … Continue reading →

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Website updated…

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Guthlac

  It has been long overdue but I have finally got around to updating my website…this time the theme is Autumn.   Click here to view. I hope you find what you find interesting.

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Some of the People in my Life…

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Guthlac

Allegedly these are the sister in laws from hell…one who one day will become Queen of England, Wales and Scotland (Oh and Canada as well).  The other?   Not sure what will happen to her or her husband.   Is life fair?  … Continue reading →

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