John F Kennedy

I visited the grave of President John F Kennedy yesterday, a very moving moment for myself... President Kennedy was one of the first world leaders who truly was a World Leader. People loved and respected him everywhere, in every nation, my Dad included. He has so much respect for President Kennedy and was deeply upset…Read more John F Kennedy

Happy Eid al Adha (2017)

Eid al Adha is the biggest festival in the Islamic calendar. But in addition to the festivities, Eid al Adha is a time to reflect on how we are living our lives, and what we are doing to serve Allah, through serving our communities, our Human Family, and the Universe. That, in short, is the…Read more Happy Eid al Adha (2017)

NASA’s IXS Enterprise

This is NASA's IXS Enterprise, named after Starship Enterprise from the Star Trek fictional franchise, is a conceptual interstellar superluminal spacecraft designed by NASA scientist Dr. Harold G. White, revealed at SpaceVision 2013, designed for the goal of achieving warp travel. The conceptual spacecraft would be a modified version of the Alcubierre drive. Dr. White…Read more NASA’s IXS Enterprise

Autumn Hawkbit

Many people will probably regard Autumn Hawkbit as a weed, but they are most welcome in our garden. The Hawkbits were already growing between the slabs at the back of our garden when we moved in 4 years ago. After ripping up most of the slabs, I decided to leave these along the side of…Read more Autumn Hawkbit

Euroscola 1996

Wow... this takes me back! I was sorting through some old files today, and found my Euroscola certificate from 1996, along with some local newspaper cuttings that covered our group's visit to the European Parliament. Interesting to reflect on this in light of recent developments.