All I have for you today is a collection of this and that, so here we are. Stamp collecting has crashed due to the high-information era — the “dark matter” of unknown, undocumented, or unsorted collections is coming to light due to the internet marketplace, and there’s a lot more…

I’ve worn a wax jacket (a coat made from waxed cotton cloth, for those of you who aren’t Terminally Outdoors) for the last thirty-plus years. Over that time, I’ve had a total of four, I think, and transferred over the contents of the pockets each time. I think of it…

So, the last time I lived near the North Sea it was on the southeast coast. Colchester used to be a port town, but the harbour doesn’t really impinge at all on the town apart from the ceremonial Oyster Feast (which is apparently really nerve-wracking for the mayor, being rowed…