10 december 2020


SO HOW DID WE GET TO HERE ?

LIKE

THESE

WISH I’D WRITTEN THESE

CONTACT

school photos

WRITTEN

THESE

BUT

SERIOUSLY -

ARTICLES

etc.

           All original writing

                    

AND THESE

2014, 2015, 2016,

2017, 2018, 2019,

2020, 2021, 2022,2023

Dr Ian McLauchlin

miscellany

ARTICLES etc.


MODEL RAILWAY


XMAS 2019 QUIZ


XMAS 2019 ADVENT CALENDAR


EXMOUTH GENERAL ELECTION HUSTINGS


COMPUTERS AND COMPUTING PARTS 1 and 2

A life in computers


SORRENTO

A non-beach holiday.

AN EXPERIENCE IN SEVERAL PARTS May 2018 to March 2019

1. FIRST EXAMINATION

2. BIOPSY

3. CATHETER OUT

4. RESULTS

5. SCANS

6. CALIBRATION

7. AFTER THE DELUGE

8. A NEED TO GET AWAY

There comes a time in the life of a tired old man when he just has to get away.


ANOTHER EXPERIENCE first part, May 2022


ANOTHER CAR-IN, DAY-OUT ADVENTURE jan19


XMAS 2018 ADVENT CALENDAR


XMAS QUIZ 2018

A bit more fun at Xmas


HANNAH FRY

At the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival 2018


EXHIBITION AARDMAN ANIMATIONS

Wallace and Gromit, Morph etc.


WHERE IN EXETER?

If you know Exeter you’ll recognise these. (Been kicking heels in Exeter. . . )


CAR IN, DAY OUT

Kicking my heels all day in Exeter? No thanks.


AUTHORISED PARKING

. . . which was declared unauthorised.


CYCLING AND SHOPPING AGAIN

The best laid plans . . .


THE 2018 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP

An expert explains


MEMES

Tell it like it is?


DOWN IN THE DELL

An everyday story of computer purchase


GRIFF RHYS-JONES AT EXETER CORN EXCHANGE

Mountains, Rivers, Gap years and Kendal Mint Cake


SUBMISSIONS TO “THE ROCHDALE HERALD”

Man bites dog etc.


DREDGING EXMOUTH MARINA

MV Mannin arrives, dredges a bit then has second thoughts


METZ AND GÉRARDMER

A trip to the South of France turned into many to the North East of France


ED BYRNE AT THE PAVILION

The 63rd night of a 104 night tour


DEEPEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE

With cars, soap powder, police and graves


A 20,000 MILE DAY OUT

Had to take the car in. Turned out interesting again.


THERESA’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

Keep up with Her Accidency Little Treason May (who rose without trace) as she follows the White Rabbit down a hole and meets some very strange people indeed, almost as strange as those in her real world. (Topical in 2017 . . .)


ALICE ROBERTS

Off with the trousers, on with the poncho


JOLLY BOATING WEATHER

On the water,  out of the water, in the water


STORMS, STEEL AND WOOD

Wooden joints and engineering


SCHOOL part 1

Strange what you don’t forget.


SCHOOL part 2

Strange what more you don’t forget.


UNIVERSITY part 1

Haven’t forgotten this.


UNIVERSITY part 2

Nor this.


WORKED FOR ME

Some memories of work while I can still remember.


XMAS QUIZ 2017

A bit of fun at Xmas


XMAS 2017 ADVENT CALENDAR


THE INTERNET AND SCIENCE

Something old, something new, something wrong, some credit due.


THE LAKE DISTRICT

Water water everywhere.


VARIOUS EMAILS

Things happen. Sometimes I write about them.


THE CITROEN 2CV

Adventures with ‘Lemon Fizz’.


TOUCH-UP PAINT

An every day story of car paint colours.


THE NEEDLE AND STEEL TEMPERING

People often mention tempering but have no idea what it means.


SLOVENIA

A gentle stroll across fields of wild flowers and a declaration of war.


SITTING UP AND BEGGING

My first car - a 1954 Ford Popular.


FUNERAL

You have to laugh . . .


THE KEY TO A GOOD STORY

Can’t find the key? What to do next if you don’t value your sanity.


ALDERNEY

A band, a car, an African tragedy.


AL MURRAY

Theatre was locked and abandoned. Had I gone on the wrong night?


WHAT A SHOWER

Had a shower, towelled dry, decided to cut toe nails. What could possibly go wrong?


ANTONY GORMLEY

Ever looked at ‘The Angel of the North’? I mean, really looked at it?


WHAT TO DO WITH AN EMPTY CRISP PACKET

You can’t just sit there with a pint of beer. You need to get folding.


NURSERY RHYMES RE-IMAGINED

Something to do on cold winter evenings.


SOFA, SO GOOD

When it’s time for a change

CAPITALS IN LISTING ARE LINKS TO ITEM