How amazing is that! Congratulations James, thank you for being such a good son.

We celebrate: champagne and tiramisu, handmade by new house mate Elaine!

We go to San Francisco’s oldest restaurant, or one of them. https://theoldclamhouse.com Fantastic sea food!

Anyway, great restaurant! It has been at the same location since 1861; inconceivably ancient in these parts.

We travel by Waymo, driverless cab, this is incredible!

I am still recovering from the whooping cough. I no longer whoop nor cough up swampland but do feel remarkably weakened. I have also lost 15 kilos since I got to California. This makes me look less Michelin but I think adds to febrility. However, I am on the mend and will soon resume training for the Paris Olympics.

I spend a lot of time watching birds through my open window. They have become very tame.

Peter Higgs goes to it. Much of my career at CERN was spent with my pen hovering over the,”CERN Discovers Higgs Boson.” press release. Not to be. I never met him, he was a very private chap. The whole world’s science media badgered me incessantly, wanting to speak to him. I finally got to talk to Higgs with collusion from Edinburgh University. He had no phone nor email.

“Professor Higgs, would you like to talk to the press about your work?

Oh, I don’t think that would be a good idea. Thank you for telephoning Mr Calder. Goodbye.”

RIP Peter Higgs