Much of what crosses my mind does so in passing. For the sake of somewhere
to put it, without the pretence of it fitting into an overall hierarchy of
ideas, I have this area of my website; its contents are filed according to when
I wrote them, and try to explain in their introductions what prompted them.
Along with such thoughts of the moment it seems to be a suitable place
for book reviews. Consequently, this index is based
on chronology. I'm perfectly happy that this isn't enough to qualify the result
as a
blog: that isn't something I'm trying to do.
a wry (and sadly cynical) look at what the mighty reveal
about themselves in their protestations about Iran's enthusiasm for twentieth
century technology.