Success!

I am now a bona fide Facebook member and I am really pleased with my profile picture. Go take a look - I haven't fixed the security settings yet.

Not again!

So eager to sign up to Facebook now I legally can - I thought! Forgot to take into account the time difference.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, will reply individually in due course.

Happy Birthday to me. Facebook! Here I come

Now why does that sound familiar?

Solar fireworks set to follow sun blast

A WAVE of violent space weather has begun rolling over the Earth after a huge explosion on the sun.

Scientists say the wave of supercharged gas should buffet the natural magnetic shield protecting the Earth, possibly sparking spectacular displays of the auroras known as the northern and southern lights.