Jonny Nexus

Category: Life

  • Testing, Testing, One Two Three

    Have updated WordPress iPhone app to latest version, and the question is, can it handle apostophes, in words like can’t, don’t, won’t and isn’t? I’m writing this piece with them. So if they’re not there it’s because it’s stripped them out. Here goes…

  • What’s This We, Kemosabe?

    There’s a lot of talk now about the coalition government move to raise the cap on university tuition fees. For what’s it’s worth, I don’t know what the solution to university funding is, although I do feel that the emphasis on getting 50% of the population to go to a university simply to do a…

  • The Dream Home That Never Was

    And I discovered that my castles stand, Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand. – Viva la Vida, Coldplay Yesterday, we went out to the Downs with Jules’s mum to get some fresh air and scenery and let the dog give her paws a work out. We spent a bit of time walking along…

  • Should Lib Dem Supporters Be Ashamed?

    It’s quite common now to read tweets, posts and status updates that are highly critical of the Liberal Democrats’ role in the UK’s coalition government, often stating that those who voted Lib Dem should now be regretting their choice and sometimes even suggesting that they should feel shame. But do such statements betray a misunderstanding…

  • The Campaign For Real Stairs

    Stairs are good, good for you, and good for the planet. Take the stairs instead of a lift (an elevator for those of you from across the pond) and you’ll reduce your carbon footprint and improve your fitness level. So given those facts, why the hell do the architects of modern hotels and office blocks…

  • Coming Soon On Jonny Nexus dot Com

    Hi all, I’ve got a bunch of things I want to write about, but having just got back from a week or so away I’m busy catching up on various emails and so on. So, partly so they don’t seem a bit untimely when I do them, and partly just to remind myself of what…

  • Learning Esperanto Part III: Bits and Pieces

    Okay, in no particular order… * * * * * I’ve created a separate Twitter account for me to talk Esperanto and follow people who are talking Esperanto. It’s @jonnonekso. (Although that’s something of a provisional user name). I think that’s pronounced something like “Yon-no Neck-so”, with short “o”s. The two names end in letter…

  • Learning Esperanto Part II: Why Esperanto?

    In yesterday’s post I explained why I wanted to learn a second language. In today’s post I’ll try and explain why I’ve selected Esperanto as my language to learn. Why? Well it basically comes down to three things. It’s easy. I like the ideals and culture behind it. And I love the elegance of the…

  • Learning Esperanto Part 1b: Remembered Things

    Well having listed in the previous post all the German that I’d learned, I have of course spent the afternoon remembering things. Firstly, “Wo ist?”, which I think means “Where is?”. Something is, anyway. I remember that one because of an incident that happened in my third year of German. A friend of mine was…

  • Learning Esperanto Part I: Confessions of a Monoglot

    My name’s Jonny, and I’m a monoglot. I speak and write English, and that’s it. I know many non-English speakers will think I’m lazy. Stupid even. I think I’m neither lazy nor stupid, but if it’s any consolation, being unable to speak more than one language is a quite a source of annoyance to me.…