…was not a good day for me. B has put his back out, very seriously; for the past few days, he’s been barely able to walk. So I’ve been rushing around doing all the stuff that he usually does – cooking, heavy housework, carrying coalbuckets – as well as trying to get on with my […]
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MediaWatchWatch was set up in January 2005 in reaction to the religious campaign against the BBC’s broadcasting of Jerry Springer: the Opera. We keep an eye on those groups and individuals who, in order to protect their beliefs from offence, seek to limit freedom of expression. And we make fun of them. They have a […]
So this morning, B was on our one working computer for a couple of hours, leaving me to twiddle my thumbs in front of the telly. Flicking through the Freeview channels in search of something vaguely resembling intelligent entertainment (and failing), I found myself immersed in a hitherto unknown world. For instance, there are whole […]
…so I’venot been writing much. We both have to work on the 2007 Elfin Diary and we still have only one computer between us. I’ve been trying to figure out what’s wrong with my machine, and I’ve come to the conclusion that the mobo is borked. Bother. We can’t afford a new one for weeks […]
How will our world end? Will it be an asteroid strike? Planet X? Global warming? All-out nuke/biowar? Will we be turned to toast as the Sun goes nova? Or maybe the technological singularity that’s due to arrive by 2030? All these possibilities, and many more, are offered for your delectation at Exit Mundi! —————————— A […]
…That’s what I’m feeling. I didn’t go to see Doc G after all. Instead, I took a look at the leaflet that comes with my angina medication, the bit that lists all the side-effects. Tiredness – yup, excessive sleepiness – yup, breathlessness – yup, easy bruising – yup; aha, what’s this: “depletion of red blood […]
As some of you may know, The US cartoon series South Park has had it’s latest episode dropped fom US broadcast because it (allegedly) criticises Scientology. So South park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have issued this press release: “So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has […]
Each week, I get an email letter from www.schnews.org.uk, giving the latest news of political campaigns and activism; often it carries nuggets of news that never make their way into mainstream media. If you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably noticed how I usually post excerpts from this newsletter; I’m in general agreement with much of […]
OK, this is a bit of an ad. Foulshams very kindly sent me a complimentary copy of their 2007 Raphaels Ephemeris. They didn’t say so, but they’re probably hoping for a blurb in Transit. I’d like to do so, but I’ve been told off by the AA Office for doing this in the past without […]
I had today all planned out. I’dtake the bus into Dumfries, have a long lesiurely ride, spend lots of time browsing the the library, go around the shops and pick up a few things and have a long lesiurely ride back. The bus comes past my house; like all rural buses, it stops wherever the […]