Jem's Blog
Various ramblings and distorted opinions on why the world makes no sense, with few viable solutions. You might occasionally find something relating to my writing, but then again...
Another Fine Messer
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Approaching yet another birthday, I determined that I needed a resonator guitar in my life. For those that don't know, these strange creatures first appeared in the 1920s as a way of making guitars louder. As pickups were...
Round the Bend
Thursday, March 3, 2022
My knowledge of football ranks slightly behind my ability to calculate Planck's Constant, but even I recognise the number 7 shirts worn by fans of Ronaldo, Keegan or Beckham. As a mature, reasoned individual I am,...
Iron Titans
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
I'm just back from a great day out with a couple of mates. While I knew of the Tank Museum at Bovington, I'd never been there. Bloody hell, it's good.. Given my obsession with the weapons and execution of war,...
Speaking of Guitars...
Sunday, November 28, 2021
I mentioned fitting more guitars into my new man-cave. Then, while moving years of randomness to its new home, I found this photie. What you see here is the Yamaha FG-180 I bought in 1969. It's not clear whether it captures...
A Man Cave at Last
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
I began working from home in 1990, writing marketing copy on an Atari 520. My first PC followed a few months later, boasting a mighty 386SX processor and an unfeasibly large 45MB hard disk. It cost me just under two...
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