An Observatory visit, and Vacheron Constantin Chronometer
I visited the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka campus, today. It’s now mainly a research institute, the main telescopes are in the mountains and in Hawaii, but they have […]
Irresponsible Lending
The words “irresponsible lending” have become a popular snort in response to the perceived behaviour of “the banks” – a poorly defined group of companies presumably referring to retail banks, […]
Banker Bashing
The amount of credit in an economy is governed ( how often that word crops up when on this subject ! ) by the controls and levers held by the […]
Banks and the Governance of Credit
A bit about banks, and the pervasiveness of the belief that banks govern credit. It was a political decision to allow credit to balloon. The means to effect this are […]
Watch Forum Glossary
Sometimes it is not obvious what the inhabitants of watch fora are talking about. I wrote a glossary to cover the most common terms. Hi-Beat n. Speedposter. “Spotted another Hi-Beat […]
Van Morrison – T.B. Sheets
T.B. Sheets by Van Morrison “‘T.B. Sheets’ is one of the most real songs about death you’ll ever hear. As life saps steadily from the singer’s beloved, tuberculosis-ridden Julie, there […]