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So snow causes a few problems – stop whingeing about it.
Every so often there is some snow in the UK. Not very often. Actually it would be probably better to say – about once a year, but actually not even as often as that, about twice every two years… more →
Northernheckler's Blog
Talk, baby, talk
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wrote 4 days ago: *picture from abortioneers.blogspot.com The whole world is talking. About what, you ask? Well, anyth … more →
the pink chip System for Staying Less Crazy (in academia)
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wrote 3 months ago: The Backstory: on starting my new job last autumn, I took a deep breath and declared my mental healt … more →
So snow causes a few problems - stop whingeing about it.
wrote 4 months ago: Every so often there is some snow in the UK. Not very often. Actually it would be probably better to … more →
A provisional list of new “Student’s School Rules” for Students of the School of Life in Bloomsbury.
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wrote 5 months ago: As someone who is occasionally interested in the lectures at the School of Life in Bloomsbury (whose … more →
Profiteering ?
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wrote 5 months ago: Hut 4, sited adjacent to the mansion, was used during wartime for naval intelligence. Today, it has … more →
A Change is Gonna Come
wrote 11 months ago: A change is gonna come to this site … more →
Scumbag Parrot
wrote 11 months ago: So there is a parrot in the compound of my home stay and I must say that as smart as this parrot is, … more →
Good work..
wrote 1 year ago: ..on setting up the new categories dude. Look forward to having another outlet to share idle banter! … more →
Much ado about nothing : e-petitions
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wrote 1 year ago: The Daily Mail apparently will run this front page in the morning : MPs to vote on death penalty Wan … more →
Interdisciplinary links and rethinking in the dark domain of the rhetorician
wrote 1 year ago: Rhetoric, as used in society in general, generally every day, aims to present and discuss different … more →
Public Sector workers better off ? Pull the other one !
wrote 2 years ago: This morning saw the publication of a paper “Public and private sector terms, conditions and t … more →
Base, common & popular
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wrote 2 years ago: Blair & Thatcher visit the wax works - Image by Alanna@VanIsle via Flickr There have been a flur … more →
Fun with numbers
wrote 2 years ago: Disclaimer ADSL rates in South Africa are not completely unreasonable. The numbers below are based o … more →
Optimism under scrutiny: A pragmatic view of optimism referring to all the usual aspects of its credibility.
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wrote 2 years ago: Sometime in the not so distant past the Latin word “optimum,” which, for all intents and purposes, … more →
Perfect Day for a silly story !
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wrote 2 years ago: Su-Bo on Britain's got talent Lou Reed - the writer of Perfect Day Half way through the afterno … more →
Do you want milk in your black Americano ?
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wrote 2 years ago: ... and what size would like your small black coffee ? In the last two days I’ve found my self … more →
What's the big deal with St George's Day ?
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wrote 2 years ago: On the Sky News channel today, during the televised leaders debate featuring five candidates for the … more →
Slightly Silly pictures of William Hague
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wrote 2 years ago: In the last two days I’ve had a lot of traffic on my blog – well it’s all relative … more →
Pussy cat pussy cat ...
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wrote 2 years ago: In one of the more astonishing little stories of the silly season, we’ve been treated by sever … more →
