Category: Humour

  • Self-Driving Cars

    Self-Driving Cars

    I was surprised to see a self driving car on BBC news yesterday. True, it still needs a human backup driver. But the fact they…

  • A Poem

    A Poem

    The Guy in The Mirror Who is the guy in the mirror The one who is old grey and fat One thing is certain it…

  • How not to build a fish tank

    How not to build a fish tank

    Here’s the first of my audio blogs. I have started recording previous blogs. Thought I’d start with some funny ones.

  • What they never told me at School

    What they never told me at School

    I don’t know what you were taught at school, but I never learnt about Borg algorithms. Why was it hidden? That’s what I say. They…

  • How Not to Keep Fish

    How Not to Keep Fish

    I thought I’d give you a break from my Hilda excerpts. This is a recollection from my childhood. Maybe I have exaggerated a bit. It…

  • Thunderbirds Are Go!

    Thunderbirds Are Go!

    Action Man or GI Joe as he is known in the USA, was an action figure from my childhood. A boys doll basically. There are…

  • Aye Ai

    Aye Ai

    There has been a lot of concern shown in the news about AI’s. So I thought I’d reassure myself by chatting to Alexa about it.…

  • Everything on show… except books

    Everything on show… except books

    We made it to our library the other day. Strike that, it is now called a Community Hub. Which is a very appropriate name, as…

  • Double Edged Sword

    Double Edged Sword

    Double edged sword has always struck me as an odd expression. I am not a knight; King Charles take note. If I were, I guess…

  • Visual diagnostics

    Visual diagnostics

    I don’t know why we need doctors. The amazing visual diagnostic ability of the average person in the street is astounding. People can take one…

  • The Prize For The Sneakiest Ad Goes to…

    The Prize For The Sneakiest Ad Goes to…

    Ever seen a sneaky ad on a game? Of course you have. You play supposedly free games, funded by adverts. Well, I am thinking of…

  • Why is Alexa Ignoring Me?

    Why is Alexa Ignoring Me?

    Once upon a time, there was just me and Alexa. She sat next to my bed and sung me songs. If I wondered who was…

  • Next Stop Hollywood

    Next Stop Hollywood

    I’m not sure if I am getting carried away. It would be most unlike me. We have already appeared in a national professional magazine (Inside…

  • Technology Fail

    Technology Fail

    Early this morning someone banged on the front door. Mary had not yet woken up. No problem, we have a Ring doorbell. I picked up…

  • Wheelchair Etiquette

    Wheelchair Etiquette

    Well, anyone who knows me, will realise that I am 100% serious. I never have my tongue in my cheek, nor write farcical blogs. Now…

  • No Fingered Typing

    No Fingered Typing

    I have a confession to make. Don’t get too excited. It’s not that. Or that. I never learnt to type. It’s not that either. When…

  • In A Galaxy Far, Far, Away…

    In A Galaxy Far, Far, Away…

    Star Wars must be the most disabled conscious movie franchise ever. Unrealistic and silly, of course. But, it has so many disabled people in it.…

  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

    I have just watched Star Wars IV again. Something hit me that should be obvious to everyone. Luke says it to his aunt and uncle.…