Do you own a camel or drive across post-apocalyptic wastelands? No, I didn’t think so. So just how useful today are all those tech buzzwords and clichés we used to spout — and what do they really mean in 2022? Digital Nomad — Do you own a camel, live in…

A Medieval Encounter with Aliens, the Fae — or Orphans of War? — In the middle years of the 12th century, two green-skinned children mysteriously appeared in a field in Suffolk. But who or what were they and where did they come from? Theories range from aliens and the Fae to orphans of war and naughty children. My own interest in the Green…

Just following up on my earlier Wagatha Christie story, I thought it might be handy to explain a little more about Davy Jones… Let’s start with who Davy Jones is not: We’re not talking about Davy Jones, the much loved and sadly missed actor and singer probably best known for…

Putting the ‘sex’ back into Wessex — meet the original Wicked Stepmother I have a morbid fascination with Dark Age English history so let me tell you the tale of King Edgar the Peaceable (reigned 959–975) and his dark secret that would subsequently have disastrous consequences for the Kingdom of…

Today is Thomas Midgley Day — definitely not the Saviour of the Human Race Today is Tom Midgley Day, celebrating the 133rd anniversary of the birth of Thomas Midgley Jnr, the American engineer and chemist, on 18th May 1889. Who Tom Midgley you ask? He is the man who, despite…

WAGs libel case is a hit from Day One — Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are history The libel action being brought in the London High Court by Rebekah Vardy against Coleen Rooney — otherwise known as the Wagatha Christie trial — started this Tuesday (10th May) and already looks…

Next time you either collect it yourself or it goes to the tip Of course I’ve always been familiar with the phrase No Good Deed Goes Unpunished but I’d never really thought about it until last week. Here’s what happened… We had a redundant chest freezer. Perfect working order but…

Where do they all come from — and can they please go back there! Here’s my latest listicle of Stupid People who do not deserve fame: Clown Politicians with crazed toddler hairstyles— Boris Johnson and Donald Trump I’m looking at you All D-to-Z List Celebs — that’s everyone from the…

A Brownie with the habits of a Poltergeist! When it comes to legends surrounding the races of what might be lumped together as ‘the Little People,’ it is very difficult to know where to start because there are so many different species and sub-species: elves and faeries, goblins and kobolds…