Dramatis Personae The choice of sub-heading is very appropriate, since the four main characters of this little adventure share theatrical roots to varying degrees. We all attended Croydon Secondary Technical School in the mid-1960s and early 1970s. We were members of a theatre group there ("Group 4") and also part of CYTO (Croydon Youth Theatre … Continue reading Four go to Croydon
A Mammoth Find Near Ruse
This post was inspired by an article I read yesterday on CBS News regarding the Danube River reaching record low levels. This is the second longest river in Europe after the Volga and it passes through 10 countries before reaching the Black Sea. Already countries such as Hungary and Romania are taking steps to safeguard … Continue reading A Mammoth Find Near Ruse
Does ASI need a PFC?
This post was inspired by my recent reading and thinking about ASI (Artificial Super-Intelligence) models going "rogue." The term PFC refers to the Pre-Frontal Cortex, more of which later. The first image that comes to mind when I hear about ASI going rogue is Yul Brynner's android gunslinger cowboy in the film Westworld (1973), based … Continue reading Does ASI need a PFC?
Varna International Jazz Festival – A Poem
I promised in an earlier post that I would share the poem I wrote about last year's jazz festival. Well, it is now no longer a work in progress, it is a finished piece. Herewith... We gathered in the courtyardof the old museum,aficionados of the genre, in appearance if not in knowledge.The moon slowly dipped … Continue reading Varna International Jazz Festival – A Poem
Natasha and Elsie Discuss Saxophone Lessons
Contemplating Nihilism
Contemplating Marathons
Natasha and Elsie Discuss Dinosaurs
Natasha and Elsie Discuss Podiatry.
Where Have all the Sheep Gone?
Regular followers of my blogs will know that I have a penchant for appropriating and mutilating song titles. Here we have a reference to Pete Seeger's 1955 song Where Have all the Flowers Gone?, covered by many artists since then, such as Joan Baez, The Kingston Trio, and Peter Paul and Mary. The song has … Continue reading Where Have all the Sheep Gone?
