Though he had been ill for some time, I think Tony Benn’s death was more of a shock than Bob Crow’s, possibly because he has been a fixture for so long I just sort of assumed he would always be around. I saw him speak a few times but only met him once, at a […]
Entries from March 15th, 2014
Steak & blowjob day
March 14th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Life
Apparently this is a real thing. Someone decided that Valentine’s day is for women and so men should have a special day as well, a month later, marked not with flowers and chocolate but with steak and blowjobs. I had thought this was just a sort of Facebook and Twitter meme that didn’t cross over […]
Tags: WTF
Bob Crow again
March 12th, 2014 · Comments Off on Bob Crow again · Politics
I think this is a better picture of Bob Crow than the one I put here yesterday. I took this one at the 2009 Tolpuddle festival which, by the way, is an event well worth seeing.
Tags: Photos
Strange bedfellows
March 12th, 2014 · Comments Off on Strange bedfellows · Music
Santana and Rod Stewart have announced a tour together. It isn’t completely clear whether they are playing separate sets or playing together. I suspect they will do their own sets because I can’t imagine them working together, but you never know. Jayne thought this sounded good because she likes Rod Stewart and likes Santana. I […]
Tags: WTF
Bob Crow
March 12th, 2014 · Comments Off on Bob Crow · Politics
The news about Bob Crow came as a bit of a shock today, and I’ll admit that a large part of that is the normal reaction of any 51-year-old hearing about a 52-year-old’s sudden death. I was never in Bob’s union, but I have plenty to thank him for. When I worked for the railways […]
Tags: Photos·Trade Unions
Peony with rose blush
March 9th, 2014 · Comments Off on Peony with rose blush · Life
I noticed today that our laundry detergent has a ‘flavour’: peony with rose blush. What does that even mean? At first I misread it. I thought it said peyote, which would really be a novel approach to laundry. Not that I have ever had any experience of peyote, but I have seen it mentioned in […]
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A bit wobbly
March 3rd, 2014 · Comments Off on A bit wobbly · Life
We took the dogs for a bit of a walk in Tilgate forest today and I got a chance to experience a phenomenon that Jayne told me about last week. I don’t think her description did it justuce, but I don’t think any description could. I think you have to see it for yourself. As […]
Tags: Tilgate
