December 31, 2006

A calm moment

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It's New Year's Eve; I'm alone. Outside the wind is screaming, carrying rain by the bucket load. Inside is calm, completely free...

The Hours

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I know it's New Year's Eve, but I gotta post this. "To look life in the face, always to look life in the face and to know it fo...
December 29, 2006

Neither the nut loaf nor the napkin

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Well, I hope everyone made it through December. I went through to Leaf's place last Saturday, dropping by the supermarkets on the way to...
December 25, 2006

Dear Santa's Helper

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Do you think Father Christmas keeps up with a changing world? I wonder if he employs lots of little blog readers to sit and chatter away hap...
December 22, 2006

Supermarket Relativism

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Popped to the supermarket last night for a few top-up supplies. You'd think we were expecting a nuclear war the shelves are so empty. Sh...
December 21, 2006

Threatening the Livelihood of Captive Turkeys

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The Goldfish recently posted on one aspect of ethical eating . I was going to leave this as a comment but then decided there was sufficient ...
December 19, 2006

Deader than I've ever been before

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Leaf is now working in a different country - albeit a mere half-hour flight away. She only found out last week. "We've deleted your...
December 17, 2006

Golden Oldies Against Trident

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In the company of a dozen other mature Leicestershire residents, 94 year old Alice Beer has made the news by joining more than 60 people to...

A dying movement?

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-- Edit: this entry was a bit too long so I've split it into three separate posts, sorry for any confusion -- According to a BBC News ar...

A book tag - something the matter with my brains

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A book tag from a highly respected Goldfish Take the nearest book and go to page 123. Go to the fifth sentence of the page. Copy down the ne...