AAAAAAAAUGH. Several people I recognise from the old blog are kindly posting FB links via the contact-me form.** THERE’S JUST ONE SMALL PROBLEM. I CAN’T GET ON FACEBOOK. I suppose I could start a new whatsit with a new name and I can say I live in Outer Mongolia in a yurt and raise ponies,…
Month: July 2023
Continuing Skeletal Vagaries
The problem with having back trouble when you’re this old is that it turns you into a little old lady. Arrrgh. When you’re 30 or 40 and you have back trouble and you’re hobbling around*, you’re a person with back trouble. When you’re past 70 and hobbling around** suddenly you’re a little old lady. I’M…
A New Low in Blog Content Is Reached
I’ve done my back in. Somehow. I think it’s done me in, I don’t think I had anything to do with it. I can just about wiggle my fingers on a keyboard without screaming. I expect to hear a giant exhalation of grim sympathy echoing across the networld at this admission. How many people haven’t…
It’s the fourth of July*
[OKAY SO IT’S THE FIFTH OF JULY BY THE TIME I GOT THIS POSTED. IT’S STILL THE FOURTH OF JULY TO ME. I STAY UP LATE.] Which means it’s the anniversary of the death of William Byrd. This year is the 400th anniversary, definitely worth celebrating with a fancy meal, outdoors if you prefer, and…