The Sharpener crew are organising a march: http://www.pledgebank.com/solidarity. I can’t be there, but encourage anyone who stumbles across this to join in. Show ’em who’s boss!

“Across-the-pond” update: Switched on the news when I (finally) got in to hear LA’s new mayor describing how LAX and other major bodies in LA are on alert (along with all the major cities in the US). First thought: didn’t see any signs of it myself. Second thought: wouldn’t notice it anyway, the police here […]

From BBC news: More than 30 die in London blasts. See europhobia for updates. And also going underground. And Robin Grant for photos of the aftermath. And Tim Worstall has a running log of responses on other blogs. More photos. My first response was to check the date. My brother is still on holiday at […]

uknae of Mischief to Data has uploaded loads of photos of the march in Edinburgh, which I was very sorry to miss, although I sent P as my representative. Since I have the digital camera, he had to use a disposable film snapper, which means he won’t be uploading those photos anytime soon. In the […]

Chris Applegate of qwghlm is making me homesick. He’s uploaded a shot of MY street on Flickr. Not that I ever took photos of my flat or my neighbourhood the whole 6 years I lived there. You just don’t do these things as a local. But I’ve been acting the tourist in Santa Monica today, […]

It’s been a while since I last did a silly internet quiz, so I jumped at the chance to prove my geek-worthiness after reading badly dubbed boy’s geek post. A score of 9/11 left me feeling rather disappointed; I didn’t know who coined the phrase “science fiction”, nor could I remember a quote from Dune […]

I’m looking for a cool/cooler bag to get the ice cream safely from shop to fridge, and have come to the conclusion that Americans just don’t do small. But this has made my day. (Don’t mention the cricket.)