The Mycroft Chronicles

OK - I have to chuck one of these in from time to time.  This morning I went to Cancer Care for the usual blood tests and infusion of Zometa - a wonder drug that, if it runs true to form, will leave me feeling 10 years older for the next 3 days.  I feel 10 years older anyway as I can't shake my jetlag.  I put it down to having no incentive to shake it - no 8 a.m. class to teach or meeting to go to.  I had a wonderful hour and three quarters sleep last night and I don't think Susan did much better.  There was a well-timed article in this month's AARP magazine on how to sleep better so I will skip the choc cake, beer and TV near bedtime tonight and see if that helps (he said, guzzling a large glass of iced caffeine). I have decided to let my old blog - meandmymarrow.blogspot.com - pass peacefully away as I really don't want to maintain two blogs and it is a pain in the bum switching google users.  Maybe I'll write a python program to back up my blog or print...

It appears to have been low tide all day today which meant a perfect day for hanging round on the beach, in the sea and stuff.  Not that it was all fun and games as Dave's car got broken into when he left it by the road outside Puhoi because it had a puncture and a non-functional spare.  Everyone was terribly philosophical, apparently the insurance company was most understanding and it was "lesson learnt" all round.  Very grown up.  Though I wouldn't be the owner of the balls of the cretin who did it if Dave catches up with him. Up early this morning for a wander along Red Beach at low tide with Murphy.  The sea wasn't too inviting but, as the tide was out, we had plenty of beach and rocks to explore. From the deck here, it looks like the tide is always in  and, with a strong wind behind it, we could hear it washing into the cove (but not as thunderously as on previous occasions).  The bach I am staying in is remarkably well equipped, ri...