Simon / is on Nostr

I work in classical music, based in London. Also interested in books, history, good coffee, vegetarian food, and active travel and public transport infrastructure.

Looking to connect with more UK and London-based people here!

Last Notes

2023-11-05 11:20:12

New favourite cafe - Electric Elephant near E&C. Quiet cycle-friendly road, Monmouth coffee, wifi, friendly owner and a stand of pamphlets on London rebel history(!) Can't believe no-one else is here. Pay it a visit!
https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/111/357/669/995/770/634/original/f59798665e97265e.jpeg

2023-08-23 09:48:08

just arrived in my letterbox....you love to see it
https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/938/297/406/074/537/original/499c882e13a73aad.jpeg

2023-08-06 08:46:38

Mysterious totem pole to Baltic thunder God appears on Kent coast. Locals want to keep it. Absolutely splendid stuff, more of this sort of thing please
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/amp/mystery-totem-pole-appears-on-popular-walking-trail-291226/

2023-08-05 08:05:41

a remarkable fact in this great piece by devi sridhar - in 1971, 400 Dutch children died in traffic accidents. In 2021, after safety campaigns and decades of active travel infrastructure investment, child traffic deaths were 17 #cycling #activetravel https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/04/uk-must-follow-europe-lead-prioritising-walking-cycling-public-transport

2023-07-03 20:17:02

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this is the most messed up planetary fact since I learnt about Saturn's hexagonal polar cloud.
Sometimes I wonder if physicists are pranking us...
https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/651/989/327/686/132/original/043d539e414443b1.png

2023-07-03 17:41:17

ah man not time dilation messing with my head again 😩
The core of the earth is an estimated 2.5 years younger than the crust, not because it arrived later, but because TIME RUNS SLOWER THERE https://phys.org/news/2016-05-earth-core-younger-thought.html