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A blogger blogs, always

Well, actually no. It strikes me that many bloggers feel they must Blog Come What May, even if that means that most of their posts run to this format: person A has done something cool; person B has noticed this … Continue reading

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Ha!

Originally uploaded by oliorchard. The comments on this photo on Flickr had me sniggering into my Waitrose Côtes du Rhone… (I found this when surfing for photos taken with a Fuji A607 – thanks to Euan I discovered you can … Continue reading

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Blintsday

Today is the 17th of November. It’s my eldest son’s birthday. But also his class mate Molly’s birthday, and the birthday of Hugh, who he plays rugby with. They were all born on the same day, but Hugh is as … Continue reading

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Shallow age

I’m pretty sure that when I watched the TV adaptation of the Iain Banks novel The Crow Road when it first aired in 1996, I fancied the intelligent, feisty Ashley Watt (played by Valerie Edmond). Watching it again tonight on … Continue reading

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BNP vs BBC

So, the BNP two have been acquitted of inciting racial hatred. Some commentators have drawn comparisons between this and the case of Mizanur Rahman, who was recently found guilty of inciting racial hatred at a rally against the Danish cartoons. … Continue reading

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