Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

Louisa Gradgrind Bounderby in "Hard Times" as Dickens's first strong woman who does not end tragically

The etymology of "kangaroo court" – nothing to do with Australia

An article about my family and computers in the Palo Alto Weekly on 12 August 1981

Watching Serena Williams in 2022 and remembering her first Grand Slam title at the US Open in 1999

Kettles, and Boris Johnson

Climate change, covid, and political will