I often see young men spitting. Why do they do it? I have never had the urge to spit. Is it a macho thing copied from footballers? Is it a bit like a dog cocking its leg to mark territory? It just...
I have a mini Kobo. I am thinking of getting a bigger Kobo with a light, or even a Kobo tablet, keeping the mini for when I'm out and about, always in my pocket for when I've got a spare moment. If I...
I'd be grateful to hear from private tutors. I am thinking of applying to an agency to tutor children on a one-to one basis. I have a degree and teaching qualification but I'm out of touch. Do private...
I have two dogs that I walk every day. I hate dog excrement as much as the next man and I hate seeing it as this gives dog owners a bad name and it is the height of bad manners! I always, without...
Half a circle is a SEMI circle. Half of a lot of things are SEMI - semi-final, semi-breve etc. - so why is half a sphere a HEMISPHERE and not a semisphere?
In 6/8 time, you naturally tap two dotted crotchets a bar, accenting the 1st and 4th beats. If you write out the same tune in 3/8, it seems to me to be exactly the same. You accent the first beat of...
I bought all the kit - barrel, fermentation bin, everything needed to make my own beer. I made 40 pints of ale and it was great! When all gone, I made another batch of 'Nog' - great!! Next lot -...
I have just discovered the joys of using a memory stick/flash drive and SD card for storing mp3s. I can use them on my portable but not my main stereo as I have no USB port or card slot on that - just...
Today, in a supermarket, there were several announcements over a tannoy. I've heard these many times in all parts of the country and they are all identical in the utterly absurd way the person speaks....
Can I, as a private music teacher offer my services to people in exchange for their expertise? - ie, a simple skill swap where no money is involved at all? I've done this in the past - I swapped music...
I uploaded two videos to youtube without a problem. On the third one, there was no sound. I tried again...and again..and again.....then gave up....I tried the 'help' section on youtube -...