Another book I recently finished is What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell. I have already commented on the cover and how I couldn’t understand why it promoted him as “author of Blink and Outliers” but didn’t mention The Tipping Point, which I think is a much more significant book, so I figured that I […]
Entries from March 20th, 2010
Open minds
March 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Politics
With a general election fast approaching – probably only 47 days away – the trickle of invitations is starting for various events. By the time it is all over there will have been hustings, Q&A sessions, interviews and all sorts of things. I still find it hard to adjust to the idea that there will […]
Tags: Education·Elections·Schooldays
Tropic of Cancer
March 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Life
I watched the first episode of Tropic of Cancer on iPlayer earlier on this evening. I know I have said it before, but that will not stop me saying it again: Simon Reeve is a brilliant presenter. Give him more work! He seems to have the ability to get on with everybody, and in the […]
Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer
March 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer · Life
Remember the Charlie Brooker generic news item on Newswipe? Somebody has done the same thing for movie trailers… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
The wonders of Spotify
March 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on The wonders of Spotify · Music, Technology
Three pretty laid-back things I found on Spotify today. Exhibit one: Dil Da Rog Muka Ja Mahi by Gaudi and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Surely the most unlikely Kraftwerk cover this side of Senor Coconut. Exhibit two: Panic Grass & Fever Few by Ian King Is that really dub-tinged folk? I think it must be. […]
Tags: Spotify
Good news on the kitten front
March 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on Good news on the kitten front · Life
It appears that the local farm’s cat has had kittens, and they are happy to give them away to a good home. They have a pair of tabbies of, as yet, unascertained gender.  They are still too young to be removed from their mother, but as soon as they are old enough we can have […]
Running on empty
March 18th, 2010 · Comments Off on Running on empty · Life
I don’t know what happened yesterday, but I fell asleep on the sofa somewhere before 7pm and slept right through to the morning.   Having had hardly any sleep for two or three nights running, instead lying awake pondering insomnia, I know I was tired but I only intended to get an hour’s nap. Unfortunately I […]
Decisions, decisions, decisions
March 18th, 2010 · Comments Off on Decisions, decisions, decisions · Politics
With Laura Moffatt’s decision to not stand at the impending election, Crawley Labour party has some big decisions to make. Well just the one decision really, but it is a big one. Despite what anyone might think, I am not really in the loop with all this. I declined the chance to go onto Crawley […]
Tags: Crawley·Elections·Labour Party
The car in front is a Renault
March 18th, 2010 · Comments Off on The car in front is a Renault · Life
This bit of motorway madness is unbelievable – especially the idea that this happened back in January but when the vehicles came to a stop and the police attended, neither driver told them exactly what happened. More here. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Subheadline of the week
March 18th, 2010 · Comments Off on Subheadline of the week · Life
I can’t find any way to read this story from The Register without my mind boggling. The headline is eye-catching enough (Florida woman prangs car while shaving her privates) but the subheadline is pure genius.
