Thoughts from, and the lives of a Canadian and a Brit living in Southern England.

Author Archives: Richard

Alarm Bells

So despite the pretty dodgy forecasts all week it’s a lovely afternoon out, and whilst I could have been out walking around Wellington Country Park with Lucy, instead I’m writing threatening letters to a bunch of cowboys in Borehamwood writing letters to Beth about proposed litigation unless we pay them over £400. The story goesContinue Reading

UK Topographic Mapping for a Garmin GPS

One of my very early posts that still gets regular traffic is this post on the problems of getting good topographic data for the UK for a Garmin GPS. Back then whilst you could get hold of a topographic mapping for the United States, in the UK it was very difficult. Subsequently Garmin released theirContinue Reading

And the big news today is Fructose – but it could be Saturated Fat, Carbs, Omega-6's…

In amongst the traditional diet news in the papers today, a new small scale US study is being quoted in a number of newspapers, including the Daily Mail under the headline Sugar found in biscuits and ice cream fuels obesity by making us HUNGRIER: A sugar used in biscuits, ice cream and other processed foodsContinue Reading

O Emmanuel (God With Us)

Veni, veni, Emmanuel captivum solve Israel, qui gemit in exsilio, privatus Dei Filio. Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel, nascetur pro te Israel! O come, buy cialis online O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that morns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel, to thee shall come Emmanuel!Continue Reading

O Rex Gentium (King of the Gentiles)

Veni, veni, Rex Gentium, veni, Redemptor omnium, ut salvas tuos famulos peccati sibi conscios. O come, Desire of the nations, bind in one the hearts of all mankind; bid every strife and quarrel cease and fill the buy cialis online world with heaven’s peace.Continue Reading