First it was Opus Dei, then it was the Catholics. Now albinos have it in for Dan Brown’s bestseller: As Tom Hanks’ “The Da Vinci Codeâ€? opening looms May 19, featuring an albino character as a murderous, self-flagellating monk, a Hingham-born albino moviemaker is set to screen his own film tomorrow in Boston that wryly […]
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Don’t have time to read all this article now, but it seems to have some good points: Something terribly important has been missing from discussions orbiting around the Mohammed cartoons. It’s a simple point, but one whose recognition is utterly crucial to the functioning of a healthy democratic society. The avoidance of it is, I’m […]
I get a regular email newsletter on SF literature from Dave Langford of Ansible. Here’s one of the regular features – excerptsfrom SF novels that could have been rather better written: Dept of Uncertain Albedo `Her shining hair absorbs all light.’ (Joan D. Vinge, _World’s End_, 1984) [BA] Sheepish Metaphor Dept `The big destrier liked […]
….cos I haven’t got time for longs. Waiting impatiently for my new motherboard to arrive. Caroline has paid for it – ta! It’s a good one too, better specs than the one that went bust. I really wish now I had done some research last year, before I ordered all the computer parts from that […]
This is a bit late but I’ve only just been alerted to it, courtesy of the Fortean Times Forum: Professor challenges Mayan calendar opinion Posted on Thursday, 16 March, 2006 The end of the world will come on Dec. 21, 2012. Or not. While some New Age authors and teachers are touting that date as […]
Son has decided that he will move into Trevor’s flat. So today he set the wheels in motion by coming with us into town and going to see the letting agent – she handles both his and our tenancies. Agent was somewhat put out; but we fully expected this, as she always appears to be […]
Another new religion! First Church of Xenu Attractive, exciting, just a little bit dangerous. But, somehow, I still feel an affinity with The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Lucky Lancashire witches! They now have their own bus service!
…Finally got the hard-copy Transit off to the printers. Still have to sort out the web version, but that’s just mostly a matter of formatting; I’ve got another ten days or so for it and I can get it done in an afternoon. The hard-copy had to go off a little early, and this morning […]
We went to Trevor’s funeral today. Me, B, Son & Pauline – C couldn’t make it and John had to stay at home and mind the grandkids they have staying this week. It was held in a bright new crematorium just outside Dumfries – a light-filled wooden building beside a lake, with a view of […]