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“Life is short. Reputations are long.”
Via DHM, here’s an absolutely fascinating, well-argued and downright terrifying article by novelist Jane Smiley, outlining just what damage George Bush is doing to the US, and therefore to the world we all live in… A Ten-Step Program|*|
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The Space Race
I’m not a consumer of “Reality TV”. I watched the first series of Big Brother, as it seemed like such a great idea for a social experiment. Everything else I’ve seen of the reality genre has made me want to … Continue reading
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Murphy’s Law
Apologies for the lack of blog content just lately… the usual combination of busy and lazy. It was my birthday yesterday, and my (combined Xmas/birthday) present from Nicola was a weekend in Cork. I’ve been wanting and intending to go … Continue reading
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Dinnerlog #3
(Chronology dispensed with for the time being – I’ve been a bit busy to keep track) I find my culinary urges change quite markedly as the seasons move from summer into winter and vice versa. With even the slightest hint … Continue reading
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lol!!!1!! ur spam skillz0rs are like so not 1337, d00d
For some reason, the standard spam filter in my email program has been fooled on several occasions today. First, there were around 20 instances of a Viagra/Cialis advert, poorly disguised as an undelivered mail. Then came 25 instances of the … Continue reading
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No Sleep ’til notWigan
I was in Albrighton, Shropshire over the weekend, the occasion being the fifth annual UKMG National. As usual, a lot of people got together to play a lot of guitar, while drinking a lot of beer and generally having a … Continue reading
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Antipodean Pictures
Well, I intended to do this weeks ago, but time management isn’t one of my greatest skills. Still, it’s better late than never… a selection of photos from our recent trip to Australia is now up on Flickr… Australia 2005 … Continue reading
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Lazy Weather
We switched our central heating on yesterday. It’s one of those inevitable things you have to do as summer changes into winter, the next step after closing most of the windows and putting on a jumper, but I still don’t … Continue reading
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Dinnerlog #2
Monday Morrisons “finest” filled pasta “What’s in the fridge” sauce Typical midweek food. The pasta was on special offer and quite nice, although the fillings (one Beef & Chianti, the other Chicken & Lemon) had something of a “squirted from … Continue reading
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Dinnerlog #1
Not sure how long I’ll keep this going, and it’s more for my own future curiosity than as a proper “food blog”, but… Saturday Lamb & Olives Salsa di Pomodoro Puy Lentils We don’t eat much red meat, but found … Continue reading
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