One has the Hump…

These Camels were located near the Pyramids in Cairo, short walk from the Sphinx, the cost of a ride was relatively cheap, however if you fall off the Camel and […]

Slow Boat to Cairo

In 2007 A fantastic opportunity presented itself in a trip to Cairo – Egypt.  Now many will think of Sharm El-Sheikh when visiting Egypt, but I’m not one for commercial […]

IT Family Planning Poem

It’s an old poem dating back as far as I know to the old 8-Bit Home Computing Days, but thought it still relevant today with smartphones, tablets and other media […]

Ode to a Computer Widow

  As I sit down at my computer this evening listening to Kraftwerk whilst  debugging and testing new code I’ve written, this poem sprang to mind.  What exciting activities do you have […]

Merry Christmas!

As we come to the end of the year, I wish to thank old, past, current and future friends a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. For me, […]

Manic Miner V1.6b Update

July 6th 2020: Good evening, I’m happy to announce the release of V1.6b of the Manic Miner engine which includes a number of bug fixes and enhancements more of which […]

Making Festive Pizza

Every now and then I get the urge to make something in the kitchen, and fresh Pizza is straight forward enough. Prep Time: About 3 hours. To be fair, the […]

Cocktails and Dreams

Look what I found on my travels, Tom Cruises Cocktail Bar, Cocktails & Dreams.  On a lighter note though, the jokes inside Christmas Crackers have a few issues with outsourcing […]