Maths is Hard – Let's Go Shopping

According to that famous philosopher, Barbie, “Maths is Hard – Let’s Go Shopping” For the last few years I have been a confirmed Zazz man. Each day at midnight, Zazz offers one things for sale. It stays on sale for 24hours unless sold out...

Winter Solstice – time for the Lismore Lantern Parade

June 21st marks the the Winter Solstice. The tilt of the earth leans us as far from the sun as we go, and the days are as short as they get. The passing of the Solsitice means it must be Lismore Lantern Parade time. Last night was the 18th year it has been celebrated....

WebWatch: Seatguru

In the ‘old days’, if you dressed well and smiled nicely at the check-in counter, you may have been offered the choice of a window or aisle seat. Now with self service web check-ins, you have the chance to pick the exact seat you’d like for your...

Long Live the Queen's Birthday Weekend

Millie recently asked “Why is the Queen’s Birthday on a Monday every year?” Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was actually born on Wednesday, 21 April 1926 at 2.40 AM to Albert and Elizabeth, the Duke and the Duchess of York, at 17 Bruton Street, London...

Let’s Take the Stairs: Lifts with Attitude

From now on I’m taking the stairs. Especially if I’m Scottish. Too much technology can be dangerous. The lifts in the Hitchhiker’s Guide offices are called Happy Vertical People Transporters. As designed by the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation, they...