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Welcome to this occasional blog to capture the random thoughts of an eternal student. Please enjoy my reflections on books and ideas, music, physics, linguistics, astronomy, philately etc. and feel free to throw in your own comments and ideas.
‘What is the use of a book’, thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?’
Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (chapter 1)
grandpops-bookshelf posts
- Picture ThisWelcome to my brain! It’s dark in here (apparently),
- Reaching for the skyThe Comet Sweeper: Caroline Hershel’s Astronomical Ambition by Claire Brock (Icon Books, 2007) Caroline Hershel’s reputation has long been in… Continue reading Reaching for the sky
- When I was TenJump to it! Your World of Adventure – in Living Colour! I am writing this on my eldest grandson’s 10th… Continue reading When I was Ten
- Adoring the DeplorableHow did these flawed and indulged poets and chancers and dancers become like gods … ?
- Icons of Ideas“… not caring about understanding the Second Law of Thermodynamics is equivalent to someone boasting that they have never read anything by Shakespeare.”
My Other Blogs…
One strand of nonsense is not enough (as no-one ever said) but there are other related sites here that each have a different focus. Please feel free to browse.
Cover Stories
This is a site which celebrates stamps, covers and postal history. It will contain selections from my various collections, the joy of snail mail, and many and various postcards that arrive through our letter box.
Link: Home – Cover Stories (grandpops-bookshelf.co.uk)
Green Wight Red
[SORRY – THIS ONE, LIKE ME, HAS BEEN RETIRED]
This was a site which captured updates on the annual parade of Fantasy Road Cycling Grand Tours. This began as a competition amongst colleagues, and later extended to welcome friends, family and others equally transfixed by the elite peloton. It was based upon a fantasy cycling site called velogames. Participants voluntarily submitted to my unhelpful commentary which was too easily distracted by flags. Oh what fun we had…