Whether you are interested in how an ordinary butter knife can be used for criminal purposes, how a family member came to invent the Daleks in 1939 or how rappers invaded the Shetland Islands in the 16th century, you'll find it all - along with musings upon ageing, language, politics, music and a lot more - in this volume of gleanings from twenty years of blogging from Nigel Stapley, retired public servant and semi-retired human being.