Throughout the British Lake District, there are a series of remarkable small lakes known as Tarns.
Grizedale Tarn near Hawkshead
From the old Norse word for a small mountain lake, Tarns are found at extreme heights, hidden by craggy peaks, and always so breathlessly still. The deep water, an almost barely moving image of the surrounding natural features. High mountain […]

A recliner chair with a built-in toilet was invented by Homer Simpson in September 1998. The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace episode found poor Homer shocked to find that half his life expectancy was already over at the age of 38. In order to ease his depression, he decided to follow in Thomas Edison’s footsteps and […]

This topic led to some heated discussion, not just amongst family and friends but also the international community. The Americans rarely find anything even remotely humorous in British humour, whilst we British find little to laugh about from America, except George Bush of course.
The French do find things amusing but take ages to 'Get' the joke, […]

 Putin and China's Hu Jintao
Most people protesting the growth of capitalism and the power of the Multi- National behemoths have yet to realise that the world is completely twisting on its axis.
China is rapidly over-taking The USA in many areas, surpassing the US in consumption of grain, meat, coal, steel and many industrial products such […]