Reminder of past times and changing roles in life. — Train commute, Sort of fit right in, Have my seat and computer bag at my feet, Reading book, Know each stop and nearby university, Pleasant time, Lost in book and daily thoughts. Glanced up, Terrible apparition standing there, Black polished leather shoes attached to blue suit, Jarring discontinuity in my commuter crowd, Must be lawyer fleeing judge, Perhaps criminal fleeing justice, Maybe…

Simplifying Life through Gaia, contemplation and gardening. — All of us are different, Unique in obvious and subtle ways, Yet we effectively communicate when it suits us. Our emotions private and shared run gamut of diversity, Often leaving us with unanswered questions, “Why did I say that?”. Over time tension builds between social and inner us, Unresolved differences, Perception versus reality, Seems like…

Riding the Bondi Rattler in the 1950’s to go swimming. — Looking back as small boy loved my Sydney trams, Network once one of world’s largest. Explosion of car traffic post WWII persuaded government that urban freeways were way of the future, Petrol and pollution. Looking back trams run down badly needed money, Government as usual took easy way out, Trams closed down between 1955 and…

Inadvertent word choices obscure the truth about AI. — I’m finicky about trying to choose appropriate words to convey unambiguous messages. Lecture in engineering research methods, Given money involved and tight university budgets documents must be precise, No room for ambiguity or misinterpretation, Precisely worded proposals minimise chances of poor decisions and wasted funds. Came across this simple but highly misleading…

Thoughts on Innovations resulting from Disaster of 1912. — White Star Line’s Olympic-class Liners. RMS Olympic British ocean liner and White Star Line’s lead ship in trio of Olympic-class liners, Olympic’s career spanned 24 years from 1911 to 1935 when she became uncompetitive, Withdrawn from service and sold for scrap April 1935, Demolition completed in 1937. HMHS Britannic served as hospital ship in WW1…

Great Western Railway’s Iron Duke Broad Gauge locomotive. Fulfills Brunel’s dream. —

Snapdragons and Vanilla Vine Thriving Together. —

Vanilla vine is now about 130 ft (40m), What to do? — Vanilla vine, Must admit it’s my obsession, Being insanely normal research engineer, Decided to plan, Consider possibilities, Explore potentials especially those of fantastical nature. One depressing suggestion, Had my fun exploring vanilla, Get current harvest nearly 100 pods, Shut down LED’s and save money! Being normally insane research engineer, Decided on more appealing…