From the Albert Hall to Zambian AIDS victims

What a bizarre weekend. It seemed to go from one extreme to another and I’ve only just recovered enough to post about it. Friday was spent at the Albert Hall enjoying a performance by the Royal Philharmonic orchestra of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No 3 and Mahler’s Symphony No 5. An amazing venue without a doubt [...]

Murdoch snaps up Myspace

I may have spoken to soon when I suggested in my last post that citizen reporters will at least be an alternative to Murdoch’s view on the world. I notice that he has just snapped up myspace (the blogging network) for a cool $580m. Perhaps even blog reporters will soon be under Murdoch’s control!

Citizen reporters have a place

Really interesting article from John Naughton in the Observer over the weekend. He looks at how “citizen reporters” were often first to relay the news of the London bombings, sending pictures and text to news organisations using their mobile phones and digital cameras. However, I felt uncomfortable at some of his comments. Naughton says he [...]

11,365 days until I retire

My Mum retires this week after dedicating her working lifetime to teaching. I think she’s sad to be finishing, but the increasing number of what she usually describes as “little sh#ts” has made it easier for her to move on. It never ceases to amaze me how children, sometimes not even into their teens, can [...]

Chilled out Fez

I’m trying out all the features of my new blog and so thought I’d post a picture I took in Morocco last month. I liked Fez – chilled out people and doors that made me feel tall.

Monkey business

Is it just me or has London gone a little mad right now? On the way to work yesterday morning I saw three policemen surrounding a monkey on the floor of a platform at Victoria Station. It was of the stuffed variety: with explosives I guess they assumed. Three platforms were cleared and there was [...]

The beginning of Yn Meddwl

Well this is it, my first ever blog. The beginning of Yn Meddwl. For those not versed in Welsh, the title of this blog site means “thinking” which sums up what it will be all about. I want this to be a place where I can record my thinking on all sorts of things – [...]