I did not realise how many different ways there is to prepare coffee. I can only imagine how diverse the flavours must be. Mexico – natural sugar, cinnamon and orange peel. Boiled in quite a large pot. Sweden – coffee with cheese. The heat softens it I think. Vietnam – egg coffee (which looks kind […]

1927 was the band, Compulsory Hero is the song title. It was released in 1989. A song about the war veterans from Anzac campaign. Effectively a veterans remembrance anthem that should get more coverage. Very much a part of my younger life.

Suspending everything to fly to Taiwan or Hong Kong immediately.

The article outlines how Gutenberg copied the ideas of movable type  printing from Asia. I think he was successful because he made the bible widely available and ultimately led to mass production and scale. There was widespread opposition to printing presses on the basis that uneducated people would be damaged by reading or accessing knowledge. […]

Indulging a whimsy while drinking coffee in the sunshine this morning. The random music playlist started playing Telegraph Road from Dire Straits today and my mind latched onto this section And the dirty old track was the telegraph roadThen came the mines – then came the oreThen there was the hard times then there was […]

This is just amazing work and recommended watching. Movie length, high grade video set in the Warhammer universe. I do enjoy some Warhammer from time to time although the relentless darkness does become tedious. This is an excellent, self-made movie done by a professional on their own time. Parts 1-10 are contained in the Movie […]