transponderings

A little over a week ago, I was thinking of writing an unpost about just how depressing everything is at the moment (and probably focusing on so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, which I consider a scourge to humanity).

I was going to meet Kitty this morning at EdinBrick, the annual Edinburgh LEGO show.

My first unpost was meant to be a filler, an experiment, a mere blip.

When I started this blog in 2017, I picked WordPress almost at random, just so I could get started with something.

The United Kingdom’s descent into rabid transphobia continues apace with the announcement on 20 May 2025 of a consultation on updating the (so-called) Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s Code of Practice for services, public functions and associ…

I dust down my long-neglected blog to release some of my pent-up rage over recent events, in particular the UK Supreme Court’s ruling last week (PDF document) in favour of anti-trans group For Women Scotland, in which some cis people decreed (without hear…

Since the start, I’ve known this was going to be ‘an aimless, unprincipled blog’, as the tagline says.

Disclaimer: I’ll be offering my opinions on the merits of currently available LEGO and non-LEGO train track elements.

Once more returning to the theme of sleepers (or ties) on LEGO track (see The art of LEGO railway track), I wondered whether I could make a passable representation of modern concrete sleepers, which frequently have a narrower, dipped central portion (and…

This is a follow-up to my post a couple of weeks ago, The art of LEGO railway track.