Archive for January, 2016
Another really enjoyable visit to Prague
January 12th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I have now returned to London after a long weekend (four nights) in Prague. We have both been there more than 20 times so this was not a trip to see sights but to catch up with very close friends. We managed to see a total of 20 which included a new boyfriend […]
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A little story from Prague
January 8th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
At the start of a long weekend in Prague, Vee and I did what we always do which is walk and walk around this beautiful city. The snowfall of the last few days is melting and the Christmas tree in the Old Town Square was being taken down, but we are here for friends not […]
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Another visit to beautiful Prague
January 7th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
In the late 1980s, Vee (whose father was a Czech pilot in the war) re-established contact with her family – the Kuttelwaschers – in what was then Czechoslovakia and, about the same time, we first met the Czech doctor Pavel whose wife and children – the Horvaths – became as close as family to us. […]
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In Britain, the weather in December was crazy
January 6th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
December was the wettest month ever recorded in the UK, with almost double the rain falling than average, according to data released by the Met Office this week. Last month saw widespread flooding which continued into the new year, with 21 flood alerts in England and Wales and four in Scotland in force on Tuesday […]
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What does the new periodic table look like?
January 5th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
A lot has changed since I did my Chemistry ‘A’ level 50 years ago and the periodic table now looks rather different. This week, four new elements were confirmed. You can view the new periodic table with a look at selected elements here.
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A review of the recent movie “Million Dollar Arm”
January 5th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
You may never have heard of this film – I hadn’t until it was recommended to me. But I enjoyed it and you can read my review here.
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A calculation of the new year
January 5th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
(10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6)/(5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1) = 2016
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U.S. presidential election (16): and they’re off …
January 4th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
I wrote my first posting on the American presidential election of this year just over a year ago and this is now the 16th posting in the series (there will be more!). So far, it’s been all town hall meetings, television debates, and media storms – with no voter actually voting for anyone. Over the […]
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Have you ever read “War And Peace”?
January 3rd, 2016 by Roger Darlington
No, neither have I – although from somewhere I do have a copy of Leo Tolstoy’s mammoth novel on my bookshelves. My copy of the book is a 1967 edition and runs to 1,344 pages. I can’t imagine ever reading the book – at my age, I’m reluctant to start a long work in case […]
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Series 2 of “Homeland” – we’ve finished it
January 3rd, 2016 by Roger Darlington
I recently did a posting explaining that, in the dark nights of winter, Vee and I had started watching the box set of series 2 of “Homeland”. In fact, we completed it in just three sittings of four episodes at a time, but this had to be over a period of 8 days because we […]
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