Watching the kitten with no name I find myself really wishing I was a kitten. It must be great: everything is exciting, everything is new and everything is an excuse to play. Young whatsisname alternates between totally carefree frolicking and contented napping. What a life. I think that is what I will do when I [...]
Entries from July 31st, 2008
The Winner Takes It All
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Life
Another stunning success for the Horsham Labour Party team in the quiz night at Broadbridge Heath Village Hall. After a disappointing performance last time round1 we were back in first place again thanks to knowing that Trenton is in New Jersey, Bel Paese is an Italian cheese and that James Bond got married in On [...]
Tags: Horsham·Labour Party·Quiz
This House Is A Circus
July 29th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Life
When I got a text message from the Mrs. this afternoon that said “do you want a kitten?” I knew that it didn’t really matter what answer I gave because by the time I got home there would be an extra mouth to feed.
Not that I mind. I like kittens.
My only real worry is that [...]
Levelling The Land
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Politics
I have been told that the National Policy Forum has finally accepted what members of the party have been saying for ages and have decided to allow the so-called ‘level playing field’ for social housing. In other words, local councils can now apply for Housing Corporation grants under the same terms as housing associations.
I can’t [...]
Tags: Crawley Council·Horsham·Housing
U Got The Look
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Life
The Argus website has had a bit of a facelift since I last looked at it and is greatly improved. Like many newspaper websites, and most local paper sites, it is a bit ‘busy’ and over-burdened with adverts and sponsored links: but that is how they make it it pay its way. Not so sure [...]
Tags: Design·Local Papers
Superstition
July 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Life
Last week somebody in Horsham bought a lottery ticket at Waitrose in Piries Place and won £2.3 million. This week, if the papers are to be believed, business has been booming for the Waitrose lottery machine as people have been flocking to buy a ticket from the ‘lucky shop’. Which part of “random” is it [...]
Tags: Horsham·Statistics
Feed the World?
July 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Jane, Politics
Just to show that Skuds isn’t the only one who can use song titles for his posts….
We have been a touch busy recently and, among other things, we spent a very rainy Saturday last week helping the Huddersfield Friends of the Earth Group in their protest against EU Biofuels targets.
(I’m holding the % and a [...]
Tags: Environment·UKIP·Yorkshire
Sweet Soul Music
July 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Music
By happy chance I turned the TV on just after 9pm today and a programme on Stax records had just started on BBC Four. It was nearly two hours long and absolutely fascinating. Even better, it was immediately followed by a concert film from the Stax Volt tour of Norway in 1968.
Tags: TV
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