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 · Comments Off on The Winner Takes It All · 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 round ((which I missed…Â not that my absence explains it)) we were back in first place again thanks to knowing that Trenton is in New Jersey, Bel Paese is an Italian […]
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 […]
Levelling The Land
July 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on Levelling The Land · 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 […]
Tags: Crawley Council·Horsham·Housing
U Got The Look
July 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on U Got The Look · 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 · Comments Off on Superstition · 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 · Comments Off on Feed the World? · 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 % […]
Tags: Environment·UKIP·Yorkshire
Sweet Soul Music
July 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on Sweet Soul Music · 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
