Category Odds & Sods
Fun fact: Did you know that Scotland has a National Unicorn Day? It’s on the 9 April every year! The unicorn is Scotland’s National Animal, hence today being National Unicorn Day. According to Visit Scotland, unicorns have been linked to… Continue Reading →
Suddenly, with a shock, I realise that I haven’t written anything here for six months! I really should get more organised and start writing again. Maybe I should tell the tale of what happened next when I had gathered all… Continue Reading →
Today (28th June) in 1859, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the world’s first officially recognized dog show took place. Or perhaps more correctly, the first modern conformation dog show was held in Newcastle Town Hall. The event was apparently organized by Mr. Thomas… Continue Reading →
Today is a new pedal day, which it has to be said is pretty rare. Why I have I got new pedals, I hear you ask (or is that just my tinnitus?). Well, I have this ongoing new bike build… Continue Reading →
Some time ago (about 13 years ago ), I decided to run an occasional series called “Trivial fact for today”, it is very, very occasional so here is… Trivial fact for today: No. 3: A cloud weighs around a million… Continue Reading →
Some 14 years ago, I was given a Genesis Croix de Fer 2009, or rather bits of a 2009 Croix de Fer. The story of my (re)build project is here and a catalogue of the bits. However, that bike no… Continue Reading →
First bat of the year 2024 This might be a new record! I have just seen the first bat of 2024! For some years now, I have been reporting sighting of the first bat seen outside the windows of my… Continue Reading →
Hope you all have a good slide into 2024, whatever it brings! Happy New Year! Update: It would appear that my blog didn’t have a good slide (Guten Rutsch) into the new year, but instead tripped over and fell flat… Continue Reading →
Testing security. Having recently moved this site to a new server, I thought it was a good idea to do some security testing. Having faffed about a bit with the SSL certificate and the recommended security headers, I ran an… Continue Reading →
Every time I go to type a degree symbol (°) in Linux, I seem to spend at least half an hour searching for the solution, so I thought I would write down here to remind me and help others. The… Continue Reading →
For more years than I care to remember, I have been on Twitter. However, Twitter is not the place it used to be, so I started to look at the alternatives, and hence I am now on Mastodon (if you… Continue Reading →
On Sunday evening, I talked on the phone to my parents as I have done for years (before that, as a child, as a family, we would phone my father’s parents every Sunday evening). This Sunday, my mother answered the… Continue Reading →
City of Edinburgh Councillors and twitter: 2022 Some years ago, in the interests of openness and democracy, I compiled a list of all the City of Edinburgh Councillors with a Twitter account, as that one is now out of date… Continue Reading →
The annual painting of Salisbury Crags Workers in Holyrood Park today began the annual painting of Salisbury Crags, which will continue for the next six to eight weeks. It is a little known fact that the Radical Road is closed… Continue Reading →