Monthly Archives: March 2020

Glass People

Posted on March 31, 2020 by S

It’s the ninth day of confinement and I realised something today while contemplating yet again that this isolation thing is quite familiar to me because of the patterns of my health flare-ups. I realised that the most obvious thing that … Continue reading →

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Well, How Did We Get Here?

Posted on March 30, 2020 by S

Are we learning anything about our culture during this time of contagion and confinement? At the very least we should be recognising that front line NHS workers have long been underpaid, underfunded and undervalued by the government. Perhaps some of … Continue reading →

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Ancient and Modern

Posted on March 28, 2020 by S

Weekends are for…doing the same shit I’ve been doing all week. Which is mostly nothing unless sleeping and worrying I’m going to die from the covids counts as more than nothing. The BBC kindly put a classic England match from … Continue reading →

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Rationality

Posted on March 27, 2020 by S

My mum was born five years before the outbreak of the Second World War; my father just a year before that war broke out. I’ve heard about some of their experiences of wartime itself but their more tangible memories concerned … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Culture, Economics, Family, Finance, food, friendship, health, History, internet, Life, mental health, psychology, War | Tagged bananas, Britain, Childhood, Coronavirus, COVID-19, fish fingers, hardship, memories, Ohio, postwar, rationing, USA, War, World War Two | Leave a comment

I So Latey

Posted on March 26, 2020 by S

Lasagne in the oven having heat thrown at it in order to make it tasty. Chocolates via delivery thanks to my splendid friend Colette (who is happy birthdaying today). Various groceries courtesy of my awesome cousin Lisa who dropped them … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Blogging, creativity, Culture, exercise, Family, food, friendship, health, internet, Life, mental health, Music, psychology, sex, television, weather | Tagged anxiety, Bonsai, Coronavirus, COVID-19, food, health, isolation, laundry, Sleep, television, weather | Leave a comment

Doing Time

Posted on March 25, 2020 by S

The days bleed into one another when you are confined to your home. Noises from the world beyond the window become exotic, an alluring alternative to the sound of anxieties scrambling around inside your head. You eat to pass the … Continue reading →

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Just Another Brother On Lockdown

Posted on March 24, 2020 by S

Boring things to do during lockdown include laundry, washing up, spraying door handles with vinegary disinfectant and wishing there were less grey hairs on my head. Moderately interesting things to do during lockdown include listening to an episode of The … Continue reading →

Posted in comedy, Culture, health, internet, Media, mental health, Music, psychology, sex, television | Tagged Bjork, cake, Coronavirus, COVID-19, grey hair, guitar, Line of Duty, lockdown, The Goon Show, US3 | Leave a comment

Switched To Overload

Posted on March 23, 2020 by S

In many respects I am quite different from Bob Geldof. I was never the frontman of The Boomtown Rats, for instance, and I’ve never said “fuck” on national television (although I would if I could). But he and I are … Continue reading →

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Somebody Else’s Problem?

Posted on March 22, 2020 by S

It’s not so long ago that some of those in authority were telling us “We’ve had enough of experts”. Yes, Mr Gove, I’m looking at you but you weren’t a lone wolf; it practically defines the stance of those who … Continue reading →

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The IT/TP Crowd

Posted on March 21, 2020 by S

Stevie’s Log: Stardate…er…I dunno…stars are pretty old I guess. When the Earth has been infected by a virus you have to treat it like a computer by turning it off and on again. But in doing so it means all … Continue reading →

Posted in academia, Astrophysics, Blogging, comedy, computers, health, History, internet, Life, Media, mental health, science, television | Tagged Astrophysics, Coronavirus, COVID-19, science, science fiction, sinusitis, Star Trek, stars, The IT Crowd | Leave a comment

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