Two stats books,
although neither was a patch on David Luff. Nate Silver is a bit of a liberal
hero at the moment for calling the results of the Obama election and upsetting
Fox News with his insistence on using data, but he's not doing anything
spectacular. Fox are just upset that facts appear to have a liberal bias. Since
the last entry, Fred and I have been sailing the Solent through snowstorms and
freezing temperatures, and summer has arrived. Fred coped very well with
sailing, although him and the other kids spent much of the time below decks,
and it's persuaded Helen to go camping next weekend - we're going to spend a
night in the New Forest to see how we get on. . . .
Cold Comfort Farm
and Riddle of the Sands were rereads, and just as brill as ever. RotS obviously
inspired by sailing. Next up maybe the 39 Steps. .. .
