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  • No more physio

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    After four physio sessions I am like a new man, younger, fitter, and self delusional. Shari has discharged me from her expert ministrations.  My calf muscle is no longer painful, and she has given me a bunch of exercises to strengthen my aged limbs.

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  • Naan bread

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    I had a go at making naan bread from a cookery book by Dr Anila Bali, Mom’s Cooking and More. The above recipe is easy to follow. I used natural yoghurt, but I will try buttermilk next time. Despite the burnt look, the naans taste good.

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  • Open air swimming

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    If you’ve ever felt so hot and sweaty that you’ve stripped off and jumped into an outdoor pool, please be careful. On Hampstead Heath there are three outdoor pools, one that is meant for nesting birds and had a No Swimming sign. In the recent heatwave, some people have ignored…

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  • Supranationalism

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    I have studied a bit of global justice on a distance learning course, and the idea of a supranational authority has come up a few times. Most modern philosophers like the concept theoretically but have doubts about its plausible implementation. Hobbes had some thoughts about a global authority. He was…

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  • Fine Wine Direct

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    I have been waiting 6 weeks for an order of only six bottles of wine to be delivered. I had previously ordered wine without a hitch from Fine Wine Company Ltd. I mistakenly went online and logged into the wrong website. Fine Wine Direct had told me that I had…

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  • Homophobic African countries

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    Ghana has joined a number of African countries making homosexually illegal and making it compulsory to report homosexual acts to the police. The country’s president, John Dramani Mahama gave the bill his full support, and the the bill’s sponsor Reverend John Ntim Fordjour said the bill protected Ghanaian family and…

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  • Studying break

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    Although I am glad that the pressure is off, my final assignment submitted, and no more heavy articles to read, there is a bit of a vacuum.  I am cooking more and reading fiction slowly, but I get itchy feet and have to get on my bike, visit my favourite…

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  • New improved Labour?

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    Sir Tony Blair is urging the Prime Minister to embrace AI technology and develop economic strategies around the brave new world. Starmer has been fighting a backbenchers revolt, and the knives are out to topple him, but so far, there’s no sign of him giving way. Much as he may…

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  • Baking improvisations

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    This morning I felt like doing some baking. I looked through a few cook books and settled on the Hairy Bikers recipe for Chewy Cranberry and Apricot Bites. Not having some of the ingredients didn’t bother me – substituting orange juice for apple juice, chestnuts for dessicated coconut, and blueberries…

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  • Cooking as therapy

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    My state of mind slides up and down, but there are certain activities that keep me grounded. Cooking is one of them. The results are usually better if I stick to a recipe with minor changes, but I occasionally go off piste and try for something uniquely my own. Sauces…

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