Archives for November, 2012

My traumatic introduction to the Space Age

I was standing by the memorial stone for the 8 people killed and 117 injured on January 22 1945 when a V2 rocket exploded in Kingston upon Thames. In addition to the human costs, 33 houses were destroyed and 2,000 damaged. A woman was gazing intently at me from her front door across the road, […]

Is it Bronco Barma in the election?

“I’m tired of hearing about Bronco Barma,” said the four year old girl to her mother as the election speculation on the TV went on and on. If you are living in one of the battleground states where the election will be decided, you may well sympathize with her. Governor Mitt Romney has upped his […]