Yesterday, almost by accident I stumbled upon a news item on CNN announcing that an Indian probe launched last year to the Moon had discovered signs of water. It’s the stuff of science fiction and yet the story (in my opinion) only rated a brief blip on the general public interest radar. With NASA’s stated goal to return to the Moon the discovery of water could not have come at a better time. It fuels the idea that living [...]

I found myself chatting with my youngest two children today about what you would do if you found some money in the street. My son (8) said ‘if it’s coins I’d keep it but if it’s paper money I’d hand it in – I’ve never found any paper money’ he said with a sigh. Later that afternoon we were down at our local school,  the kids on their bikes madly riding around and enjoying the Sunday [...]

In a few months time I’m planning to travel north and visit my grandfather to celebrate his 99th birthday with him. Although its been over 12 months since we last saw each other we caught up face to face today for the first time via video call using MSN messenger. At 98 years old he’s now a broadband and wireless enabled user set up with a web cam. I guess you could say he’s my role model when it comes [...]

So what would Robin Hood be like in 2009?