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I am a scientist with an eclectic range of interests including an overwhelming obsession with flying. Don't imagine even for one second that that's all there is: these weblogs are a highly selective view of who I am and what I want from life.

The only certainty in life is change or so it seems. The last year has brought far too much of it to chronicle in a short profile and still continues to do so. Therefore my caution is: when reading previous weblogs remember that the past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

Gone Flying

The only sensible response is to go flying. The quiet majesty of the sky puts all things into perspective.

Currently I blog elsewhere but occasional scribblings still appear here.

(Oh, and if you want an explanation for the odd nickname, here it is, hidden within a weblog.)

Some of my current interests:

Flying Stuff

This is a by no means complete list of famous flying women which I've limited to British women for reasons of brevity.

• Beryl Markham, inspirational female aviation pioneer. First person to fly the Atlantic the hard way, east to west.
• Women with wings
• Polly Vacher: First woman to fly solo over the North Pole in a single engine aircraft; First woman to fly solo in Antarctica in a single engine aircraft; First person to fly solo around the world landing on all seven continents.
• Diana Britten Unlimited Aerobatics!
• Amy Johnson: Queen of the air.
• Diana Barnato Walker: First British woman to break the sound barrier. RIP to a truly remarkable lady
• Women Fly

• Fighting his way through the trash that gets published in the name of science journalism, there is a voice of sanity: bad science by Ben Goldacre
• Sense About Science: Scientists respond to misrepresentations of science and scientific evidence
• Research Defence Society Blogs
• ScienceBlogs
• Mind Hacks: Fascinating vignettes into the workings of the human mind written by leading academics in the field. Very readable.
• The Panda's Thumb: Evolutionists having fun at the expense of creationists

(I also operate the ShropshireMunch profile)