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Entries from December 19th, 2008

Top of the Pops

December 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Top of the Pops · Technology

The Guardian’s technology section published their list of the top 100 web sites for the year ahead, what they describe as “the cream of the crop”. Looking down the list I see I have been cruelly over-looked again.  Probably some dodgy premium-rate phone scandal at the bottom of it…  I’ll have to be content with […]

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Good News First

December 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Politics

For the last few weeks everything has been a bit hectic.  Work has been busier and the hours a bit longer, while I have been out more, and consequently I have not been paying too much attention to the news.  I have still been buying a paper, but only skimming through it in the evening.   […]

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Vive le Rock

December 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Vive le Rock · Life, Music

Another book I have been reading is Hell Bent for Leather by Seb Hunter.  Here is some opinion….

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Mr. Writer

December 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Mr. Writer · Life

I recently finished a book called The Killing Circle by Andrew Pyper.  It is a book I probably wouldn’t have chosen to read normally: somewhere between horror and thriller, set in Canada, and featuring a frustrated author as its main character.  To me that sounded like a recipe for disaster, but actually I quite enjoyed […]

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Sidi ‘h’ Bibi

December 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Sidi ‘h’ Bibi · Music

A short clip of Manu Chao doing the song Sidi ‘h’ Bibi in London last night. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Actually, that is not quite right.  It is not Manu Chao singing but the percussionist coming to the front for this song.  He used to play in […]

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Country Life

December 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Country Life · Jane

We had some good news today up here in the grim North.  The planning application for a fairly large Tesco store in our village, on very busy crossroads that snarl up as soon as a bus has to pick up more than a few passengers at a time, has been rejected by 6 votes to […]

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Bienvenida a Tijuana

December 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bienvenida a Tijuana · Music

Jayne and I went up to London this evening to see Manu Chao at the Forum.   This was the third time I have seen him play live and the best yet.  The first time it was a nine-piece outfit, the second time it dropped down to six people, having ditched the trumpet, accordian and second […]

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I Hear You Knocking

December 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on I Hear You Knocking · Life

At about 10:30 tonight there was a knocking on the front door, leading to two thoughts: Must get round to fixing the door bell Who the hell is that at this time?

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Shopping

December 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life

Today was the day I had not been looking forward to: Christmas shopping day… 

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(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang

December 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Politics

I went down to the B&Q car park this evening, which was supposed to be the re-direction point for BNP members on their way to their regional secret Christmas party.  The idea was to show that there is considerable opposition to them holding their events in the area.   As the BNP party did not go […]

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