France comes to a standstill, cancer research takes a hit and Aberdeenshire can either get some new jobs or a trashed environment. But I’ve got nothing for you. 12 hours straight at the bench; perhaps all for nothing. Here’s a gratuitous P and dog photo from August to cheer myself up. That post about our […]
As much as I dislike slander in modern-day politics, sometimes I think reactions to name-calling can get even worse than the original infraction. Take the case of the recent nastiness involving Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne. It was not nice of the Huhne camp to coin the “Calamity” nickname. Perhaps more than not nice; irresponsible, […]
Lamb stew is possibly the only thing we can get away with when we have chunks of lamb in the freezer. Fortunately, it’s one of those easy dishes you can put on while you get on with the weekly chores of hoovering and the damn laundry. And doubly fortunately, it’s a very forgivable dish: you […]
It’s been almost ten years in the making, but at long last, the wait is over and the Gaiman–Avary “treatment” of Beowulf has hit the theatres. In a desperate attempt to see it without anyone spoiling it for me1, we dragged ourselves out on a work night to see it. In 3D, on an IMAX […]
I claim this blog in the name of Technorati… They said to put the following link in the main text field of your new post with any Title So I did. Technorati Profile
Having accumulated several bottles of wine over the summer, I hosted a mini tasting session of a mere fraction of the full cupboard of Californian sunshine. Here are some piccies taken pre-drinking. The cheese and fruit spread was intended to 1. line the stomach and 2. provide gentle reminders of the often-fruitiness of wine. OK, […]
Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging! Why, thank you. I think I will… I’ve dithered about combining the various aspects of my online diary-keeping. Blogger has been perfectly fine for my purposes, and would probably have continued to be so. But I’m in a somewhat impulsive […]
Sometimes, I crave me a steak. A juicy beef steak. That’s not an easy thing to find in LA. I have yet to stumble across a butcher. There are carnicerias, but they don’t seem to sell beef steaks. There are supermarkets, but they don’t hang their meat. So we don’t often have steak, unless it’s […]
I dreamed a lovely dream: four gorgeous men played some beautiful music just for me…
I’d like to state for the record that Singaporeans reproduce asexually or via IVF. Sex is not condoned in the island republic, even on their aircraft, and should not be undertaken by anybody. Furthermore, sex between two same-sex individuals could cause the economy to collapse. This is not a laughing matter.
akatsuki ra-ra-ra 