Shades of Grey

A year flashing past.   My youngest son has turned 33.   In a couple of years he will be half my age.   My last-post-but-one reflected on...

The past is another country.   I remembered that phrase because it’s the title of a book that I haven’t read, a history of Zimbabwe.   ...

Half a lifetime ago I was enjoying my dream job, writing text books about Building for school students in Zimbabwe. It may seem strange tha...

Two years ago I was seriously overweight to the point where I had full-blown type 2 diabetes.  I just didn't know it yet.  In August 20...

This is a bit of detective work that I did while modelling the lanterns of Soane's banking halls at the Bank of England.  There is an o...

This is a talk I gave in February at the 4th Dubai BIM Breakfast.  It's a subject very close to my heart: education, and the active rol...