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Water water everywhere… not

By Symon ⋅ May 19, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

I have always thought that our planet has a lot of water (understatement again). With over 70% of the Earth’s surface covered with water, in some parts over 10km deep, any educated person would naturally believe that there is more than enough H20 to go around. Well, actually… If every drop of water in the [...]

Hip Chess for retro kidults

By Symon ⋅ May 18, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

Chess rocks. I was in the chess club at school. I once had a very expensive medieval chess set. I love chess. Alas, I can count the number of fellow chess-loving-enthusiasts in my current circle of friends on no hands… zilch. nada. zero. Imagine my delight when my 7 year old son came home from [...]

NGC 7293: The Eye Of God

By Symon ⋅ May 11, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

This awesome image (click pic to enlarge) is an authentic photograph (actually, a composite of images) taken by NASA’s Hubble telescope. It featured as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day in May 2003 and thereafter has been immortalised on various websites and blogs (heh) ever since. It has earned the nickname ‘Eye Of God’ (I [...]

I’m okay with crochet

By Symon ⋅ May 5, 2009 ⋅ 10 comments

For those of you that follow the world’s most amazing wife’s blog, you will know that her new found love is (ahem) crochet. At first I thought that my wife was having a crises of sorts. I mean crocheting? That’s what old-fashioned ladies carry in their 2-wheeled-shopping bags. Even the word ‘crochet’, if pronounced the [...]

Where’s Wally Matt?

By Symon ⋅ May 2, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

A friend at youthchurch last night told me about a guy called Matt. A little video clip that Matt has put together of himself and his unique dance in unique locations has made him world famous. 14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands, over 20 million views on YouTube… It [...]