by kev_partner | 5th May 2022 | Thoughts
There I was, working on my PC when, with no warning, the computer switched off. At first, I thought it had crashed (which would be the first time ever) but it turned out we were experiencing our first power cut for a good couple of years. In the past, this has always...
by kev_partner | 25th Jul 2016 | Thoughts
What a gorgeous July morning in the south of the UK. Looking up, I'm struck by both the wonder of the universe and man's impact on our corner of it. The blue colour is caused by the fact that blue light (which has a shorter wavelength than red) is scattered...
by kev_partner | 24th Jul 2016 | Thoughts
Buy any book on writing (including Stephen King's excellent "On Writing") and you'll hear the same thing trotted out time and again – make writing every day a habit.Now, I agree wholeheartedly with this, however, there are two ways to make this...
by kev_partner | 24th Jul 2016 | Thoughts
I’ve always been fascinated by cuttlefish. Their calcium carbonate internal “shells” were once a common sight on Southsea beach (on England’s south coast where I lived when my girls were young) and were collected and used to keep our budgies...