While I am waiting for something truly catastrophic to happen, and having declared (and by doing so have backed myself into a corner - a corner which fortunately has several escape doors which I may utilise) that nothing else is currently worth pursuing as a subject for me to talk about, I have turned my... Continue Reading →
The Economy, Post GFC
For all who think that the GFC of 2008 is something that has passed, is in the past, is over and done with, things are now looking up again, and we can soon look forward to everything getting back to normal, here is a quote from an article I just read, "The economy isn’t coming... Continue Reading →
The Mad Scientists At AMEG Are At It Again
It has been a while since I blogged here last. I have been continually observing of course and have been posting some brief and interesting news items on my Facebook page but have not found the need to write an extended piece here. That has now changed.On April 12 I posted this on Facebook:Well, it... Continue Reading →
Latest News: “Prepare for a three to five degree C warmer world”
Here is the text of a post I just made on my Facebook page: This confirms what I have been saying for some time now. Quote: "(Now) all the promises in the world, which we’re not likely to realise anyway, will not give us a world with only a two degree C rise.”. Quote: "Prepare... Continue Reading →
Electricity Consumption
Here is a picture of my household electricity consumption over the last two years, extracted from my most recent utility bill. This represents my total power usage since there is no gas installed at the property. Please note that I post this merely to show that it is possible in these times of soaring energy... Continue Reading →
Point of No Return
This post highlights the new Greenpeace report of the same name. A worthy document giving a comprehensive account of the dangers to our way of life from known planned expansions of the fossil fuel industry through increased CO2 emissions by 2020. Just seven short years away. How old will you be in 2020? While the report is... Continue Reading →
“Humans are a plague on the Earth”
“Humans are a plague on the Earth” Who said that? 'Twasn't me, although I have recently and independently come to the same conclusion myself. No, it was (at least for the most recent utterance) none other than that internationally known and revered, highly honoured and decorated naturalist, named among the 100 Greatest Britons, Sir David... Continue Reading →
As online sales outlets are apt to say, ‘Recommended For You’.
This post is simply to recommend to anyone who has the slightest interest in the weather, climate, eating, personal safety, plans, ambitions and pretty much anything else to do with life in general... this article and its embedded video. This is the best of the best I have seen so far, in terms of... Continue Reading →
Remembering The Permian
Do you remember the Permian? No, it is not some mid 20th century hairstyling system. No, of course you don't remember. You weren't around on this planet some 250 million years ago, so how could you. Or perhaps you and I were a part of that scene if my reading of Rosicrucian and other cosmological... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 