One of my best Christmas presents was my very first microscope, which was bought for me when I was around 10 (the 2nd best was a chemistry set). I remember collecting insects and hair follicles and spending hours poring over the specimens. One of the most interesting things was pond water, teeming with life. However, …
Tag Archive: childhood
Oct 01 2008
Zambian memories
It’s my birthday this week – October 3rd, to be precise. As the end of September approached and my birthday month was on the horizon, it led me to thinking of all the places I’ve lived and worked in my life: England, Argentina, Canada and (during the earlier part of my childhood) Zambia, Africa. My …
Mar 06 2008
Bushwhacked!
“Now you’ve created a blog,” a colleague of mine kindly reminded me today “you need to start adding to it.” Sounds like good advice, but I’ve discovered it’s harder than I thought. At times, an idea for a story will occur to me and I’ll make a mental note of it, so as to revisit …
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I was born in England, spent part of my childhood in Zambia and eventually immigrated to Canada. This is a blog about the news and events in my life, my interests in politics, religion, human rights, science, reason, and the odd post here and there about my cats.
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