George Saunders, Lincoln In The Bardo
I read this book on holiday in Belgium last year. Having forgotten to pack a novel I scoured almost every book in the Waterstones at St. …
Civ Leaders #3: Amanitore of Nubia
Amanitore of Nubia is available in a base game DLC. She also has her own scenario “The Gifts of the Nile”, which like most scenarios has …
Things to Remember
These are some things I jotted down one day last week, I’ll refine them a bit more later on. Think of it as an aide-memoire of things …
Understated Classics #37: Lost Souls by Doves
Doves are a band from Manchester who traded dance music for rock yet never left their former genre behind. Starting out as Sub Sub, they …
Civ Leaders #2: Alexander of Macedon
Alexander of Macedon is available in a base game DLC pack alongside Darius of Persia. He also has his own scenario “The Conquests of …
Civ Leaders #1: Hojo Tokimune of Japan
Let’s write a guide for all the leaders in Civ 6! It’s a nice writing project and I seem to have plenty of time on my hands. For …
About the Album Digest
I haven’t written one of my monthly album digests for over a year. The reasons mostly boil down to a lack of time and motivation but …
Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation
I managed to read all of the foundation novels since I wrote about the first one. In this post, I’ll write about the next two, which covers …
All the Civs
Ingrid and I love playing Civ VI. It’s a fine game that improves on previous versions, adding many layers and mechanics that mean you …
Ambitions Revisited
Back in 2012 I wrote a post listing my ambitions for the future. Well it’s the future now isn’t it? Almost. After all, I’m a …
Four Recipe Book Recommendations
Here are some recipe book recommendations. A good set of recipes can provide you with many a project for a rainy day.
Five years after
Five years ago I set out at 3am for Heathrow airport to catch the early morning flight to Madrid. There I connected with a flight to Quito …