June 30, 2009
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TweetThe word “breakthrough” is being used comparatively there. I have given up counting how many months it is since Minnesotans voted in the election for their US Senator. It’s eight. But at long last the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled … Continue reading
June 30, 2009
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Tweet ++BREAKING NEWS++ After 137 years as Prime Minister, Mr William Gladstone has finally called it a day and handed in his resignation to King David (of the Penhaligon – just in case you were wondering when he would crop … Continue reading
June 30, 2009
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Tweet No offence intended. …and many apologies to Lord Bonkers for doing a post about cricket without any mention of the …..-….. method. Many congratulations to Dickie Bird, who’s just unveiled a statue of himself where he was born in … Continue reading
June 29, 2009
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TweetWilliam Gladstone – Prime MinisterWinston Churchill – First Lord of the Admiralty and Deputy Prime MinisterJohn Maynard Keynes – Chancellor of the Exchequer Now, who else is there?………. Ah, yes Vince Cable, Chief Secretary to the TreasuryNancy Seear, Work and … Continue reading
June 29, 2009
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TweetFor lovers of political intrigue, there’s a fascinating article here in the New York Times about the swirl of plotting and counter-plotting around the future of Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina. He’s the governor who was supposedly nude hiking … Continue reading
June 29, 2009
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TweetOccasionally I get fed up of ‘Today’ or Five Live and resort to Terry Wogan during my morning journey. Today I took an even larger leap and listened to RTE Radio 1′s ‘Good Morning Ireland’ on 252khz long wave. Now … Continue reading
June 29, 2009
by Paul
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TweetFor lovers of political intrigue, there’s a fascinating article here in the New York Times about the swirl of plotting and counter-plotting around the future of Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina. He’s the governor who was supposedly nude hiking … Continue reading
June 29, 2009
by Paul
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TweetOccasionally I get fed up of ‘Today’ or Five Live and resort to Terry Wogan during my morning journey. Today I took an even larger leap and listened to RTE Radio 1′s ‘Good Morning Ireland’ on 252khz long wave. Now … Continue reading
June 28, 2009
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TweetSomething in the nature of a ‘live blog’… Update: ‘Man in the mirror’ was the higest Jackson singles chart track at Number 11. La Roux was Number One. Just listening to the Chart Show. (Which in itself is taking me … Continue reading
June 27, 2009
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TweetSearch Engine Land has detailed graphs and an interesting summary of the impact of Michael Jackson’s death on Google, Yahoo News, Bing, Wikipedia and AOL. A statement from AOL summed it up: Today was a seminal moment in Internet history. … Continue reading
June 27, 2009
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Tweet-All for charidee, of course. Many congratulations to them. Judy had to correctly identify David’s first car (A Morris 8 ex-hen coop) and they both successfully agreed that Judy is the worst behaved (of the two of them) in bed … Continue reading
June 27, 2009
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TweetI hardly ever buy a daily paper during in the week nowadays. It seems silly when you can read so much online or watch it on the box. I do usually buy a Guardian on Saturdays, mainly spurred on by … Continue reading
June 27, 2009
by Paul
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TweetSearch Engine Land has detailed graphs and an interesting summary of the impact of Michael Jackson’s death on Google, Yahoo News, Bing, Wikipedia and AOL. A statement from AOL summed it up: Today was a seminal moment in Internet history. … Continue reading
June 27, 2009
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TweetI hardly ever buy a daily paper during in the week nowadays. It seems silly when you can read so much online or watch it on the box. I do usually buy a Guardian on Saturdays, mainly spurred on by … Continue reading
June 26, 2009
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Tweet…or at least my sanity on a couple of occasions. It’s strange but true. About eight years ago I was going through a rough patch. What helped me greatly was reading Daphne Du Maurier’s The Parasites albeit at a snail’s … Continue reading
June 26, 2009
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TweetPaul Gambaccini’s comments on the death of Michael Jackson have been very interesting, particularly in relation to the planned 50 concerts at the O2 over the next eight months: I’m sorry, of course, I’m stunned but I can’t say I’m … Continue reading
June 25, 2009
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Tweet…your early teenage crushes are dying off. Farrah Fawcett 1947-2009 RIP Tweet This Post Tweet