Chicken Yoghurt has posted his thoughts about yesterday’s article in the Independent about the UK government’s response about the use of napalm in Iraq by the US army. (How’s that for a convoluted sentence? In short: the US army used/did-not-use* napalm in Iraq, and lied/did-not-lie* to the UK govt about it. Chicken Yoghurt is not […]
It’s Friday afternoon. Time for some amusement. If you have kids, or babysit for others, read them this modern fairy tale by blood & treasure. Start them young, teach them well.
Caramelised Onion Frittata Originally uploaded by framboise. ===================================== Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, To give her poor dog a bone. But when she got there, her cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none. See the rest of the rhyme here. ===================================== Thanks to Nigel Slater, we dogs got our bone […]
Miss Eclectech and Mr Doghorse have yet another excellent animal video: a tribute to Charles Clarke, paragon of NuLab. (via Chris Lightfoot) Eclectech also has a site detailing communication with the local MP and the profoundly deaf Home Office. It is the card that proves you have a national identity! Indeed without one you’ll a […]
Have I slipped into some cross-dimensional wormhole? Chicken Yoghurt gives some attention to a largely ignored leaked memo from Downing Street, and highlights the scariest excerpts of the transcription by the Sunday Times. While this is no joking matter, and provides further evidence of Tony Blair’s duplicity, the whole sordid affair could almost be fictional. […]
There’s an excellent post by Nosemonkey on The Sharpener on the subject of Britain’s EU rebate. I’m very glad of the existence of The Sharpener, with contributors from more than one political angle. It’s where the best posts of other blogs end up if they’ve been good and brushed their teeth before bedtime. And while […]
Floor 500, no longer walled with gold From the BBC’s Doctor Who site. Please do not swear. Spoilers ahead. Some random thoughts follow, which sorely need editing. What a super episode! The long build-up by RTD has really paid off. Great long game! We are reminded at the start that at the end of The […]
It’s Friday afternoon, and I’m in a flippant mood. Have a read of Freedom and Whisky’s suggestion here. Me, I’d call it in. In the ensuing stock market crash, we could revert to the Dark Ages and feel free to wear hoodies again.
From BBC news: Liverpool get in Champions League. I’m obviously not a true-Red ‘cos I think UEFA has been very generous in not only giving Liverpool the chance to defend their Champions League title, but also seeding them (though not going as far as putting them in the group stages). Now, a true fan would […]
Longan floating in lingonberry Originally uploaded by framboise. It’s warm (you just can’t extend to hot, not in Scotland). And dry. In fact, we’ve had so little rain that there’s a hosepipe ban in the South-East of England. Expect one to follow shortly for Yorkshire. We may not be as close to drought conditions as […]
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