Approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon

 I'd like to thank all who left kind comments following the news from January. Although it's been a difficult time for the family, r...

 I heard this song on a plane a few years ago. I was so smitten with it that I bought the album before flying home, and I've not regrett...

 I like to think that I have a pretty exhaustive knowledge of punk, post-punk and new wave, but inevitably my perceptions are filtered throu...

 This is about as good as it gets.

Late in life I have discovered a surprising if relatively useless superpower: the ability to guess the identity of the celebrities on ITV...

 A minor update. Although things have been difficult the last few months, writing's continued in dribs and drabs. After delivering Inhib...

 I lost my mother a couple of days ago. There is probably never a good time to have a loved one pass away from lung cancer (I lost my dad to...