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We are halfway through the pieces of the Trivial Pursuit pie. I am going to leave sport until last as it’s the most fun. So that leaves History or Arts & Literature. Let me...

Now that summer is here I should probably start having more fun with my posts. Let what pitiful amount of hair I still have down and throw caution to the wind. I should broach...

‘In spite of hosts of deniers, and asserters, and wise-men, and professors, the majority still are averse to sitting down to dine thirteen at a table, or being helped to salt, or walking under...

It has been forever since I gave out some writing advice or even just relayed my own experiences with various writing projects. There is good reason for that. I’ve not been working on any...

After being outed as a space nerd in last week’s Hadfield’s in Space entry, it’s only right that I follow up with an equally nerdy quiz on Science and Nature. Ah yes, the green...

There are many shades of geekdom. I live up to a number of them. One particular interest I’ve kept fairly quiet though is that I’ve always been a ‘Space Geek’. I’ve kept it hidden...

In 1785 the first aviation accident occurred in Tullamore, Co. Offaly right here in Ireland when a hot air balloon crashed destroying 100 homes.  It is said to be the first aviation disaster in...

In Blade Runner, the 1982 Ridley Scott film, the hero Rick Deckard(Harrison Ford) shoots Pris(Daryl Hannah) believing her to be a ‘Replicant’ – essentially an android. Now while Oscar Pistorius can have no such...

One year together and still going strong. We are still six years away from the dreaded ‘seven-year itch’ so nothing to worry about just yet. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it....

OK so it’s fair to say the Geography Quiz didn’t go down too well. It really is the favourite subject of a small demented minority (including myself). To make up for this difficult and...