Mid-Life Crisis Adventures In East, Central and North London, Surrey And East Sussex.
Happy Bday this week to Paul and Jerome.
This week I really might not say very much because I feel a little unwell you can send cards to the usual address
stopmoaningaboutbeingillandgetajobyouslacker@hotfemail.coke.ucake
Over the last few months, I realised there are things that as an old person, I really do not understand. If my niece and nephews asked me how a vinyl record (remember them) works, I can explain the basic principle of the groove and the needle. But how does the sound get imbedded into the disc, that’s something I really don’t understand. At an appropriate future occasion, I will look online and find out the answer ready for any questions from the little ones in the family. Something else that has been bothering me recently is Gravity (or is it Mavity?). How does it work, what is? If the little ones asked me about the subject, as an adult I am embarrassed to say it’s a fundamental interaction that I really do not understand.
Science is something I love to watch and listen to in documentaries or reading books and magazines and over the years I have absorbed a lot of useless information. But how much of that do I really understand. Sadly, at school I was not encouraged to learn science due to being considered thick, my class was left to rot and mess around, the educational establishment really couldn’t be bothered with my class of no hopers. We learned a very basic general science, there was sadly no studying deeper into the individual sciences.
About a month ago I started listening to a new podcast about astrophysics, so much of it I casually knew, but this has made me want to know more and understand what I was hearing. This led to me purchasing a book by one of the hosts. Regularly I can now be found reading or listening repeatedly intently trying to understand the information. Because it’s so interesting and a little complicated I can’t do anything else at the same time, I have to be still and concentrate, hoping that information is going in. This got me thinking that to really have an understanding about astrophysics I should start at the beginning and learn basic high school physics as well. In a few days, a couple of brand-new school study books will arrive allowing me to read and attempt to learn all about this more and more interesting subject.
I have never been good at learning, which is obvious from my current circumstances. But I always hear “it’s never too late…..”. Maybe I will prove that saying wrong, and just crash and burn. I have been a boring sod for a long time, banging on about Doctor Who, Star Trek or Wars and other subjects that “normal” people aren’t bothered about. Now at every opportunity I am ready to add physics to the list. Be prepared to turn on your heels if I appear.
And Now For Something Completely Different……
This week spent a little time in a local shop that appears to sell everything from crisps to plumbing accessories. Products packed on shelves and racks hanging from floor to ceiling just waiting to be taken home.
Little shops like this are a treasure trove, like most people I do shop online. But now I have discovered this I will have to pop in more often. Plus, the prices are not overly expensive. The high street is looking more and more empty these days, shops like this have always been important, maybe more so these difficult days. We will regret it when shops like this disappear.
As I mentioned at the top, I feel like poo on a stick. I’ll shut up now.
And Finally……
A couple of weeks ago, I raved about Turmeric in baked beans. This week I discovered the flavour sensation that are Fennel seeds in beans. The next step will be to try them together.
Heard someone say, “squat bar”. I suspect they were talking about exercising; however, my mind went straight to an establishment where alcohol can be purchased at a very low bar. I could see people chatting and drinking while squatting.
My Mid-Life Crisis Conts……
This Week I Watched……
“73 Yards – The Official Doctor Who Podcast – Doctor Who”, (Doctor Who/YouTube)(TX: 25/05/24). “BBC Archive – #OnThisDay 1970 – Tomorrow’s World – Painting Computer”, (@BBCArchives/X(Twatter)(TX: 27/05/24). “Every Mistake In Episode Six Of The Chase”, (Dalek 63•88/YouTube)(TX: 28/05/24). “Bless The Child”, (2000). “Force Of Nature: The Dry 2”, (2024). “Gardeners’ World”, (2024, ep 10, TX: 24/05/24). “Have I Got News for You”, (S67, ep 8, TX: 24/05/24). “Horizon”, (2020: “Pluto: Back From The Dead”, TX: 06/07/20). “I Kissed A Girl”, (S1, ep 7 & ep 8). “Inside No. 9”, (S9, ep 2 & ep 3). “Hereditary”, (2018). “Orphan Black: Echoes (S1, ep 3 to ep 10). “Scream”, (2022). “Springwatch 2024”, (ep 1, TX: 27/05/24)(ep 2, TX: 28/05/24)(ep 3, TX: 29/05/24). “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, (1986). “Stir Of Echoes”, (1999). “Taskmaster”, (S17 (S8 on C4) ep 10, TX:30/05/24). “The Beast Must Die”, (S1, ep 1 to ep 5). “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, (S1, ep 9, “The Unwelcome Houseguest”, TX: 21/11/61)(ep 15, “Where Did I Come From”, TX: 03/01/62). “The Great British Sewing Bee”, (S10, ep 2, TX: 28/05/24). “The Meg”, (2018). “The Outlaws”, (S3, ep 1 to ep 5). “The Persuaders!”, (S1, ep 21, TX: 04/02/72). “The Snowman”, (2017). “Viking Wolf”, (2022).
Doctor Who Watched This Week……
“73 Yards”, (Series 1 (S14 or S40 Since 1963) ep 4, TX: 25/05/24). “Doctor Who Unleashed – 73 Yards”, (S1, ep 4, TX: 25/05/24).
This Week I Listened To……
“13 Minutes To The Moon”, (BBC World Service/Sounds)(S1, ep 1, 15/07/19). “Brian And Roger”, (30/05/24). “Broadcasting House (With Paddy O’Connell)”, (BBC Radio 4/Sounds)(26/04/24). “Clinton Baptiste’s All-New Paranormal Podcast”, (“Even More Best Bits – Compilation 3”, (31/05/24). “Counting The Earth”, (ep 6, 30/05/24). “Doctor Who Flashcast”, (TeeVee)(ep 54, “Orpan 55”, 13/01/20)(ep 55, “Nikola Tesla’s Night Of Terror”, 20/01/20)(ep 56, “Fugitive Of The Judoon”, 26/01/20)(ep 57, “Praxeus”, 02/02/20)(ep 58, “Can You Hear Me?”, 09/02/20)(ep 59, “The Haunting Of Villa Diodati”, 16/02/20)(ep 60, “Ascension Of The Cybermen”, 23/02/20)(ep 61, “The Timeless Child”, 02/03/20). “Doctor Who Toby Hadoke’s Happy Times And Places”, (80.2, “The Doctor Falls”, 27/05/24). “Doctor Who Toby Hadoke’s Time Travels – Indefinable Magic Bite Size 4″, (“73 Yards”, 31/05/24). “Liza Tarbuck”, (BBC Radio 2/Sounds)(25/05/24). “NASA Houston, We Have A Podcast (ep 337, 24/05/24),ep 338, 31/05/24). “Nick Abbot Whole show (LBC)(24/05/24) (25/05/24)(31/05/24). “Pale Blue Pod”, (27/05/24). “Radio Astronomy (Sky At Night Magazine) Star Diary”, (“27th May to 2nd June’, 26/05/24). “Random Movie Generator With David Earl And David Edward’s”, (S3, ep 22, 29/05/24). “Robot Or Not?”, (The Incomparable)(ep 288, 27/05/24). “SestraCast (Orphan Black)”, (The Incomparable)(S1, ep 2, 05/07/17). “Space And things Podcast”, (STP196, 30/05/24). “Space Rocket History Podcast”, (ep 221, 23/08/17)(ep 222, 30/08/17)(ep 223, 06/09/17)(ep 224, 20/09/17)(ep 225, 27/09/17). “Star Trek Universe Podcast”, (25/05/24). “The All-New Angelos And Barry Podcast”, (31/05/24). “The Nick Abbot Habit”, (LBC)(27/05/24). “The Official Doctor Who Podcast”, (BBC Sounds)(“73 Yards”, 25/05/24). “The (New) Old Doctor Who Show”, (ep 157, “73 Yards”, 27/05/24). “The Space Shot”, (ep 356, 06/05/18)(ep 357 &ep 358, 07/05/18)(ep 359, 09/05/18)(ep 360, 09/05/24). “Two Watch Who “, (S24, ep 2, “Paradise Towers“, 26/05/24). “Trash Talk…. With Count Binface”, (“Bindependence Day Is Coming”, 28/05/24). “Universe Today Podcast”, (ep 343, 07/06/17)(ep 344, 09/06/17)(ep 345, 13/06/17)(ep 346, 13/06/17)(ep 347, 18/06/17)(24/05/24) (26/05/24)(28/05/24). “Very Nearly An Armful A Tony Hancock Podcast”, (S7, ep 4, “A Trip To Swansea”, 25/05/24). “What’s Your Problem With Nick Abbot And Carol Mcgiffin”, (LBC)(27/05/24)(31/05/24).
This Week I Enjoyed Music By……
“Morrissey”, “B.A. Robertson”, “Boney M”, “Clannad”, “Gossip”, “Hot Butter”, “OCS”, “Scissor Sisters”, “Sigur Ros”, “Soft Cell”, “T. Rex”, “The New Seekers”, “The Seahorses”, “The Shirehorese”, “The XX”, “Wet Leg”, “XTC”, “Yazoo”.
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