Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • London Sky Ride 2010

    So glad I did it, but not sure I would do it again next year. We set off at about half 9 this morning. Unfortunately, we didn’t take into consideration engineering works on the rail lines so we had to cycle from St. Pancras to the start of the route. But in my true fashion,…

  • Toddler Tech: Recommended sites for toddlers

    I’ve attempted to make this page toddler friendly.  Ideally toddlers should be sitting in your lap. Warning:  You will never have a moments peace on the PC ever again! P.S. For the Jackson Pollock one…to change colour hit the left mouse button and to clear the screen hit the space bar. This is a work…

  • How to Take Decent I-Phone Photos

    I’m not a budding photographer.  I do have a digital camera and an i-phone, but I rarely remember to take my camera out and tend to rely on my i-phone. Unfortunately, the camera in the i-phone is inherently crap. The biggest problem is the slow shutter speed, which results in blurry photos. I don’t want…

  • Guess I’m not so Mediocre!

    I just received this email from one of my Aunts in Canada.  I don’t know why, but I wanted to share it with  you as it meant a lot to me…… ‘I’ve been meaning to tell you that I think you and D have done something marvellous.  You appear to be in the process of raising a…

  • I’m Getting Crafty! Painted Pebbles

    It’s probably no big surprise but I’m not very creative, unless I’ve had a skinful of wine!  It’s not that I don’t enjoy crafts; I just have troubles coming up with the inspiration.  I’ve spent a lot of time on the internet trolling for ideas but I always come a cropper when it comes to…

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