Mid summer

Mid summer then, not that it feels like its summer.

Real ale

Having a real ale called London Pride in the sunshine we are now having.

Summer

So when is it summer again?

Speed of light in beer

Today I found out something new. 

What I wanted to know was this, what is the speed of light in beer?

Don't ask why I asked this question just accept the fact that I asked it.

It turns out that Wolfson Alpha does not know, Google does not no directly.

Had to do some serious searching but I am pleased to say i now know the answer !

It is 0.74 times the speed of light in a vacuum  so about 137000 miles a second compared to 186000 

Neat?

I think that the darker of heavier beer the speed will be even less but I don't have a clue how you would go about working that out.

I am just pleased that my question was answered. 

Blue sky

Some today is a blue sky day it's actually nice to see it, it's cold as I write this but its going to get warmer I am sure. It's nice to see the sun instead of dull grey clouds for once.

Reading now

I am at this actual moment in time reading an actual paperback books, I know scary or what!

The book I am reading is called alphabetical and its written by Michael Rosen. So far I have found the book to be very interesting and I have learnt lots that I did not know and it's also pointed out to me lots that I did know. The book is about each letter of the alphabet and where they come from and how they have changed over time in their use.

What's interesting to me about the book is that I listen to a BBC Radio four programe called word of mouth that Michael also presents and the thing is that he writes as he speaks if that makes sense?

I have to say that he has a great voice for radio it's one of those voices that is just well right for radio it's not too deep not too high pitched just in the right place as voices go. It's also a voice that carries some authority even if at the time he may be telling you a really bad joke. Any way his written voice to me is the same as his spoken voice and so when reading this book all I can hear in my head is him saying the words he has written, which to me is a great trick or I am going around the bend just a bit it's one of those two things.

Anyway back to this book it's worth a read I think if you have some interest in language and words or how people speak and why the English language is always changing. I am lucky that English is my native tongue but I suppose I do suffer what used to be called the English desase of not speaking another language it's something that I am not proud of and I wish that I did speak another language, but what other language to speak?

I don't know the answer to that one yet maybe it's something I should think about and write another blog post about some time.

Hawthorn

I noticed today that hawthorn bushes or trees I can't make my mind which it is has started to sprout leafs and that as I have said many times before they are a lovely light green colour that sadly does not last for very long but it's nice to enjoy their light clour until they change to the darker colour that they will,have for the rest of the summer.

Daylight

So British Summer time is now here but so far have not seen much of the extra daylight that we are supposed to be having on the grounds that it has been very cloudy and wet which I suppose is what you would expect at Easter.

Cherry

So there is cherry blossoms out and it all looks good and it is nice to see again.

Green

So I have just noticed that the grass around here is just starting to change to that light green colour that I love as it means spring is here

Spring

So spring has started and so far the weather has been better than the last few weeks. So with spring now happing it's time to start looking for the spring flowers to start appearing. Today I noticed Daisy's, dandelions not sure if they are early or late in appearing at this time. It goes without saying that the daffodils are now out in force and it's great to see them and when they are in great clumps they are very pretty.

Nothing

It's strange that have not had much to say for lots of days I don't know why but I know have lots to say which was not the case several days ago.

Wow

Wow sunshine and some blue sky at last....

Not much to say

There has been not that much to say just lately.

Snow

Well I guess it had to happen that as it's winter at some point it's going to snow and that is just what it did today, not fun driving in it.

Cold

It's cold here today as it is about-4 which I know for some is not cold but for us is cold, not the coldest it's been but it's certainly not tee shirt weather if you know what I mean.

Eating out

So eating out today and tried a new place to eat in Guildford called Bills. The food is okay but the seating was such that there was little room between tables. They must be doing something thing right as there was a lot of people waiting to get a table when we went.

The food was okay but the menu choices for me were a bit restrictive but that's me not the fault of Bills.

Ideas

Where do ideas come from?

As one minute they are not there and the next they are. Sometimes times it's only seconds or even less for them to appear. You have no idea how they appear but that's what they do just appear out of nowhere, you have no incling as to what they are going to be other than when they have turned up. Strange that!

Reading

The great news is that I have finished the book that I was reading by Stephen Baxter and as I said in my blog before the start is a bit slow the pay off at the end is I suppose worth it. I think that the editor should have been a bit more thorough and that would have made the book a much better book but i suppose that if you are Stephen Baxter then perhaps you don't get edited as much as a new author would.

Hop Book

The Hop Book Idea

I have done some quick research and so far I have found that there are only really two books on hops.

 Both are aimed at the serious brewer with recipes etc. and one goes through all the known varieties, so perhaps my book could have place as it's not being aimed at brewers but at interested drinkers etc..

I think I will have to carry out more research as one book was 300 pages and the other was 130 so my book would have to be some where in between these sizes.

Update 29/03/2025

So this blog post dates back to 2015!

A lot has happened and there are now more books on hops for the more casual reader, but none in the way that I was talking about here in this blog post.

It goes without saying that in 2025 you could use the different AI system to help with the creation of this books.

Question is do you give credit to the AI systems that you use to help create the book?

Is it like traditional research where you list all your references?

I don't know the answer to that question

Perhaps I should ask an AI!!!!!