Received opinion says that good things come in small packages. This is clearly not true, I can think of loads of things that come in small packages which are simultaneously small and completely rubbish. Chief amongst these would be a certain ex-girlfriend of mine who was somewhat height-challenged. She was a small package but she… Read More »
After having reviewed a few blood glucose meters (don’t worry, there are yet more in the pipeline, review fans!) and reading Caroline Parker’s recent posts about the truly horrific, medieval machines she used to use, I started designing the perfect blood glucose meter in my head while waiting in the queue for my lunchtime sandwich.… Read More »
I hate jazz and any right-thinking person who isn’t confined to an asylum is the same. In actual fact, I used to quite like some types of jazz – a little bit of Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden or the explosive madness of Count Basie would be just lovely at the right time and in the… Read More »
Some of my friends (and they are few and far between) are sometimes kind enough to say I’m slightly smart. I know a bit about physics (though it’s very limited) and I occasionally read some fancy books that were written over fifty years ago. You may think this all just false modesty and actually I’m… Read More »