Last summer the Coffey family (UK division, plus temporary assignees from New Zealand) spent three weeks tramping around bits of northern and western Scotland. A great deal of this time was spent standing on assorted promontories, peering at the adjacent cliffs and trying to identify exactly which bits of the local fauna we were currently Continue reading →
Author Archive for Dead Badger
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Most people subjected to my conversation over the last few years will have come away with the impression that I’m obsessed to an almost monomaniacal extent with beards. This may not be an entirely false impression, but never let it be said I don’t let my interests branch out. Today I would like to draw Continue reading →
::ring:: Me: “Hello?” Them: “Hello.” Me: “Yes, hello.” Them: “Hello?” Me: “Yes, we’ve established that.” Them: “As’salaamu aleikum?” Me: “That’s pretty much ‘hello’ again, isn’t it? Are you going to tell me who’s calling?” Them: *click* This happens about five times a week despite my resolute refusal to become a Mr Islam (about once every Continue reading →
Earlier this week, the EU announced its approval of the baobab fruit for use in smoothies and cereal bars. This historic move ends millions of years of speculation as to the safety of the fruit; after evolving aeons ago with little thought for proper licensing procedures, the baobab has languished in a regulatory hinterland since Continue reading →