Monthly Archives: April 2009

We're half closed for a time

We’re totally restructuring the site.  But at the same time we’re updating with the odd post.  We plan to have the whole thing together the last week of June or the first week of July.  Thanks for your patience.

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RIP: J G Ballard more than just a sci-fi writer

Born in Shanghai in 1930 James Graham Ballard lived the life of a rich expat’s son until the Japanese invaded 1941. He lived in an internment camp for three years. He told fellow writer, Ian Sinclair, that he spent the … Continue reading

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Yo honkey White middle class 'The wire speak' (slightly rude)

The Wire has started me talking differerently. ‘Yo honkey’ to white friends. Matercopulater means person – can be acknowledgement or hostile. me motor – father’s car G&T – mind altering drugs me posse – the boys down at the cricket … Continue reading

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Cows in Hampton Hill

Two of the four cows outside the Hampton Hill Farmer’s Market. Had a cup of tea and a lovely cake at the excellent cafe they have there. The market has a really good variety of foods, including a baker, fish … Continue reading

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Serial killer to rent

I’ve probably been watching too much TV, but when I saw this van and noted that it worked for Rentokil, the UK’s biggest disposer of mice, rats, cockroaches and other nasties, then my first thought was that they must be … Continue reading

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And Gordon's second word should have been 'OFF'

Damian McBride, media controller, for Gordon Brown has had to resign as he wrote a number of emails, suggesting slurs on prominent Tories, for a proposed political blog called Red Rag. This was to counter the right wing blog, Guido … Continue reading

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Stupid, short sighted and economically ignorant

The government is doing all it can to destroy life long learning in Britain. They are now taking mega-millions from universities from students who want to retrain or change career and older people wanting to broaden their mind. The government … Continue reading

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Black swan, weird sign and spring's coming

I visited the Nation Trust property Claremont. Just west of London. The black swans were swimming quite close to the side of the lake. Also spring is definitely in the air. The smell of the foliage after a couple of … Continue reading

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Project Gutenberg: Free ebooks

You can freely download books from Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, Kafka, Tolstoy, Jane Austin, Oscar Wilde, Victor Hugo and thousands more from Project Gutenberg. In addition you can also download a wide variety of … Continue reading

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Generate your own game on Seventh Sanctum

What’s my name going to be? The Seventh Sanctum is a brilliant site. OK I’ll say it again the Seventh Sanctum is a brilliant site: for writers wanting to generate a new character name, generate a new character with distinctive … Continue reading

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