Monthly Archives: September 2008

Stupid Things I Have Seen Pt 2901….

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Val

There’s a website called Fundies Say The Darndest Things! devoted to recording the inane/insane stuff that religious fundamentalists come out with on t’interwebs. It’s a pity there isn’t an equivalent site for Global Warming Denialists, as this (from one of … Continue reading →

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Thought For Today…

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Val

Yesterday, we went for a drive out in the the forest. Not far, just along the Old Edinburgh Road and around a few forest tracks. Visiting a tiny loch, we spotted one of the new sculptural artworks that have been … Continue reading →

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More Stuff….

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Val

Well, it’s been quiet lately around here. Getting on with the gardening, though I’m in danger of overdoing things. Yesterday, I spent a couple of hours battling the hugely overgrown honeysuckle in the front garden. I started with the naive … Continue reading →

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Musings and thoughts and gardening…..

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Val

Well, it’s finally stopped raining – I’ve done no gardening done since Sunday. Didn’t manage any gardening yesterday, probably won’t do any today either – yesterday I got my new hard drive and spent the whole day just installing everything; … Continue reading →

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Stupid Things I Have Heard (Part 6,801)

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Val

So the Large Hadron Collider got switched on this morning (and we’re all still here!). I was watching it on BBC News24; after the switchon, the presenter began reading out text and emails from the public. The very first one … Continue reading →

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When Poets Attack…

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Val

The AQA exam board has withdrawn a poem from its anthology for GCSE English, after receiving a grand total of three complaints that it encouraged knife crime. The poem, Education for Leisure, by renowned poet Carol Ann Duffy is written … Continue reading →

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