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- 19 - Man or Mouse?
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- 37 - Intellectual Property
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- 31 - ..and the point is? Perhaps Graduation
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- 22 - What is safe?
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- 70 - Into the hills
- 69 - Behaviour - what is proper?
- 68 - Flocking
- 67 - To Ikea
- 66 - A Trail Run
- 65 - Letters to and from China
- 63 - On Hydration
- 64 - The Sock Monster
- 62 - Altogether a different Hash
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- 56 - Un petit, d’un petit
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- 52 - Ancestor worship
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- 50 - A Trip to Macao
- 49 - Rising Water levels
- 48 - Four letter word rides alone
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- 101- Hashing Best Practice
- 100 - Peak Oil
- 99 —The Union Flag
- 98—The Mindset List
- 97—The Wakhjir Pass and Time Zones
- 96—What were you doing when..?
- 95 Cathy Song - I fought for 18 years..
- 94—Wo is I
- 93 - Consideration
- 92—New car names
- 91—What is an illegal immigrant?
- 90 - Rules, gamesmanship & reportage
- 89 - Workyticket
- 88 - Honesty, integrity, morals, etc
- 87 - Hashing in Laoshan
- 86 - Opportunity & Disaster
- 85 - when the ordure strikes the rotating aerator
- 84 - Measures of Success
- 83 - Why buy education?
- 82 - What’s it Worth?
- 81 - Observed at school
- 80 - The Office 1
- 79 - Planetary Conjunctions
- 78 - Post Part Umm
- 2013 Essays
- 121 - Ocean World
- 119 - The Office 2
- 120 - Toilets
- 118 - iPhry Behaviour
- 117 - Draft Mots Guesses
- 116 - Dynastic Change
- 115 - Christmas comes early this year
- 114 - Water, water and not a drop to drink
- 113 - Heart rates
- 112 - Going to the Gym
- 111 - Spoonerisms
- 110 - Mondegreens
- 109 - Temple of Heaven
- 108 Spider Robinson - Pandora’s Last Gift
- 107 - chasing corrupt files
- 106 - More on pollution
- 105—Calling the shots
- 104 - Air Quality Issues
- 103—Beijing Geography
- 102 - Working in Beijing
- 2014 Essays
- 149 - A Need for Christmas
- 148 - Rhetorical Language
- 147 - the Brass Band
- 146 - a Bucket List
- 145 - the Gower Peninsula
- 144 Alex Nunns - On health care
- 143 - the NEw locality
- 142 - the running club
- 141 - Vocabulary
- 140 - Return on investment
- 139 - PRC / UK relative costs
- 138 - Upgrading the computer
- 137 - Back to Britain
- 136 – Catalysis
- 135 - the Hills of Qingdao
- 134 - 35th May
- 133 - The Five Year Rule
- 132 - Magnetism
- 131 - Internet Weather
- 130 - I, Robot
- 129 - A Cold Story
- 128 - The English Abroad
- 127 - Zombium
- 126 - British? Me? Apparently not.
- 125 - Four letter words - the Urban Legend
- 124 - books on running
- 123 - Readablility
- 122 - A day at the organ
- 2015 Essays
- 183 - Moon-based festivals
- 182 - Landlines to go
- 181 - Grammar School
- 180 - Dementia
- 179 - What is electricity?
- 178 - English negatives
- 177 - Pollution Again
- 176 - Diabetes
- 175 - More on Migration
- 174 - UK Illegal Immigration
- 173 - UK Migration
- 172 - English articles
- 171 - Human Rights
- 170 - Timeliness
- 169 - Electric motors
- 168 - Judgment Day Pt 1
- 167 -Judgment Day Pt 2, the election
- 166 - Dress Sizes
- 165 - Shopping deceit
- 164 - Using tables in webpages
- 163 - Exercise may be good for you
- 162 - Vehicle Efficiencies
- 161 - Alternatives to Internal Combustion
- 160 - Alternative Internal Combustion
- 159 - Future vehicles - fuels
- 158 - Future vehicles - cars
- 157 - Future vehicles - bikes
- 156 - Speed vs Safety
- 155 - Unfamiliar Peninsulas
- 154 - Apolitical Geography
- 153 - Digital Newspaper
- 152 - Retyred
- 151 - Devolution
- 150 - Recycling
- 2016 Essays
- 212 - Choices
- 211 - 2008 financial crisis
- 210 - the Business Vote
- 209 - Infrastructure - transport
- 208 - Population Issues
- 207 - US democracy
- 206 - Punctuation - Apostrophes
- 205 - Churnalism
- 204 - Addiction to Exercise
- 203 - Technological revolution
- 202 - Disgust, discussed
- 201 - Democracy fail
- 200 - Zombie Ideas
- 199 - The Press is the Enemy
- 198 - How to catch a lion
- 197 - Hyphens and dashes
- 196 - Tall trees need water
- 195 - Is copyright wrong?
- 194 - What price ebooks?
- 193 - Degree Classes
- 192 - Going a bit faster in the Hills
- 191 - Why do we refuse to do maths?
- 190 - Diabetes 2
- 189 - US election turnout
- 188 - The End of an Era?
- 187 - Stupidity
- 186 - Going Down
- 185 - Free Speech - gone?
- 184 - Drown-proofing
- 2017 Essays
- 238 - True Grit
- 237 - Smell the Food
- 236 - What is Data Quality?
- 235 - Hypocrisy, Cynicism, etc
- 234 - the Cost of Tertiary
- 233 - Phishing
- 232 - Causation
- 229 - Communication Imperfect
- 231 - Is education worthwhile?
- 230 - Communication 2: Context
- 228 - Bracken Control
- 227 - the Learning Business
- 226 - A new Dark Age, Part 2
- 225 - A new Dark Age?
- 224 - Whit Friday Marches
- 223 - Moving House
- 222 - Diesel is Bad
- 221 - House Prices
- 220 - Bath vs Shower
- 219 - combination locks
- 218 - Solar panels
- 217 - South China Sea
- 216 - Damned lies and statistics
- 215 - Commuting
- 214 - Inbox Zero
- 213 - Faking It
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2015 Essays
- 183 - Moon-based festivals
- 182 - Landlines to go
- 181 - Grammar School
- 180 - Dementia
- 179 - What is electricity?
- 178 - English negatives
- 177 - Pollution Again
- 176 - Diabetes
- 175 - More on Migration
- 174 - UK Illegal Immigration
- 173 - UK Migration
- 172 - English articles
- 171 - Human Rights
- 170 - Timeliness
- 169 - Electric motors
- 168 - Judgment Day Pt 1
- 167 -Judgment Day Pt 2, the election
- 166 - Dress Sizes
- 165 - Shopping deceit
- 164 - Using tables in webpages
- 163 - Exercise may be good for you
- 162 - Vehicle Efficiencies
- 161 - Alternatives to Internal Combustion
- 160 - Alternative Internal Combustion
- 159 - Future vehicles - fuels
- 158 - Future vehicles - cars
- 157 - Future vehicles - bikes
- 156 - Speed vs Safety
- 155 - Unfamiliar Peninsulas
- 154 - Apolitical Geography
- 153 - Digital Newspaper
- 152 - Retyred
- 151 - Devolution
- 150 - Recycling
2015 Essays
2014 Essays
- 149 - A Need for Christmas
- 148 - Rhetorical Language
- 147 - the Brass Band
- 146 - a Bucket List
- 145 - the Gower Peninsula
- 144 Alex Nunns - On health care
- 143 - the NEw locality
- 142 - the running club
- 141 - Vocabulary
- 140 - Return on investment
- 139 - PRC / UK relative costs
- 138 - Upgrading the computer
- 137 - Back to Britain
- 136 – Catalysis
- 135 - the Hills of Qingdao
- 134 - 35th May
- 133 - The Five Year Rule
- 132 - Magnetism
- 131 - Internet Weather
- 130 - I, Robot
- 129 - A Cold Story
- 128 - The English Abroad
- 127 - Zombium
- 126 - British? Me? Apparently not.
- 125 - Four letter words - the Urban Legend
- 124 - books on running
- 123 - Readablility
- 122 - A day at the organ
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