Monthly Archives: December 2011

Airfix Difference Engine

Posted on 30 December, 2011 by thomwhite

I know I’m going to regret buying this kit for The Boy. It will probably take ages… — Source Credits Charles Babbage portrait http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Babbage_-_1860.jpg Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons Difference Engine photograph by Allan J. Cronin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Difference_engine.JPG Creative Commons Attribution-Share … Continue reading →

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Bad Book Covers – Part 6

Posted on 17 December, 2011 by thomwhite

Here’s a new instalment of my ongoing looting of the local bookshop’s awful book covers. This week wasn’t as fun, because I’ve nearly used up all of the good/bad covers, and it was baltic in there – I could see … Continue reading →

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Gentlemen, Check Your Tree

Posted on 16 December, 2011 by thomwhite

I’m an idiot. I’m not particularly ashamed to admit that, because, after all, I’m in good company – most men are idiots. I’m especially an idiot when it comes to dealing with people in shops. I don’t like to make … Continue reading →

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Copper

Posted on 14 December, 2011 by thomwhite
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Pine Needles

Posted on 4 December, 2011 by thomwhite
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Bad Book Covers – Part 5

Posted on 3 December, 2011 by thomwhite

It is that time of the week again. More bad book covers…. (Previous Bad Book Covers: One, Two, Three and Four) The Deep by John Crowley This cover depicts an alternate universe where British Leyland survived the 80s and went on to make spaceships. I … Continue reading →

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Hedgehog – By The Boy

Posted on 2 December, 2011 by thomwhite
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