Monthly Archives: August 2014

Thank you for calling but right now I am really busy. It’s Sunday and I have a lot to do. You can leave a message or visit one of my many websites and write what it is you want to … Continue reading →

It’s one of those father and son things. Way back in 1978, when I lived in Kent (UK), I suggested that we (my neighbour and a couple of friends) take in the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Brands Hatch which … Continue reading →

  Way back in 2003, we ran the first Science Village for kids in Austria. It was part of a project funded by the European Union to get kids interested in science. One of the project partners was the Technical … Continue reading →

Let’s start with National Anthems. It was a summer of sport (football World Cup, Commonwealth Games, European Athletics, and so on) where the national anthems drone out endlessly. Great Britain has the dreary God Save the Queen which even the … Continue reading →

Today, if you are a Red Grouse in Scotland, you may not be for much longer. Today is the first day of the Grouse Season so a lot of rich people are out there on the moors to shoot as … Continue reading →

It’s what all parents (should) tell their kids”: never speak to strangers! Where I live there is a Chinese family with 2 small girls and they are really cute. So of course when I see them I wave a big … Continue reading →

Tomorrow, Lisa and Dylan leave for 2 weeks camping in the south of France; if anyone deserved a good vacation it is them. Monday Christy and Guus return from Portugal, a short vacation and one offered by friends who have … Continue reading →