Monday, 17 December 2012
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Too Much Certainty, Too Few Teaspoons
(This is a very long post, but, as I'm going down the coast for a bit and then it's Christmas, it may have to last
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Freecycle and the Younger Generation
I have resisted my addiction to Freecycle for a long time now, but today I gave in. Once more I am glued to
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Tristram Shandy's Dad's Opinion
Inspired by this post at the incomparable Anecdotal Evidence blog, I have started reading Tristram Shandy
Monday, 10 December 2012
Words and Phrases, a Continuing Series
I'm not sure the thing I'm objecting to today is actually a phrase so much as a franchise. It's certainly not a
Sunday, 9 December 2012
Tribbles and the Tin Man
Having headed a post 'The Name Game' yesterday, I was surprised to see this, on opening my daughter's
Saturday, 8 December 2012
The Name Game
It gave me a shock to meet a grown-up Merlin the other day. I remember when I first heard the name
Friday, 7 December 2012
More Quacking
The other day I had a bit of a moan about my experiences with efficient but rather chilly doctors.Then I
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Mystified
In the 24 November, 2012 edition of The Week there is a page devoted to the new Archbishop of
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Gosh
Last night someone - not an Australian patriotic zealot, but an Austrian, I should point out - told me that
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Motheaten
Having been literally overwhelmed by requests (if you consider 17 requests, not including friends and
Monday, 3 December 2012
Smear Tactics
Everyone's into smear these days - Conrad Black says it was smear that condemned him to the clink, our
Sunday, 2 December 2012
Not Quite Wasted
There are mornings when you wake up to find that overnight, rather than cooling down, it has somehow
Saturday, 1 December 2012
What He Said
Having bleated incoherently about the medical profession yesterday, I discovered this morning that DG
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