I took these photos while walking around Richmond a few days ago. [picasaView album='Richmond July 2009'] Continue Reading

On Friday 10th July, 2009 the distinguished conductor, Sir Edward, and his wife, Lady Downes, climbed on to separate beds in the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland. They took a fatal dose of barbiturates and quietly died. Their family was present. Lady Downes had terminal cancer and Edward Downes was losing his eyesight and hearing, a particularly Continue Reading

'It's not the winning, it's the taking apart, of your opponents, that counts'. Helen Lederer on BBC TV this morning. This is the pseudo macho attitude of most sports people, be they players or followers. Let's face it most sports people are nothing more than a group of ball manipulators. Let's face it there is more claptrap written and spoken Continue Reading

The power in this country is concentrated within a couple of square miles centred on the Houses of Parliment. Politicians, civil servants, business, media people, banks etc all have their offices in this area. Deals are done openly, but many more are done in private and are often not formal deals, but understandings. So the top civil servant, Continue Reading

I've been changing the setting on the Odtaa files. The changes just weren't happening. Swear, swear, swear. Spent a couple of hours changing file permissions, reinstalling the theme, checking my other sites seeing if they had the same problem - they didn't. Curse, curse, curse. Changed browsers. No, No, No Then I realised I'd installed Continue Reading

You can see right through this   missing the bottom line   The worrying thing is that I'm not sure if this headline is a spoof or not   Live the dream Continue Reading

I went to see my friend Dave last night. The conservation went: I think I want to take a course.. but I'm not sure.. or where to take... easy - I said - A Decision Making Course. Continue Reading

Dear Mr. Darling, Please find below my suggestion for fixing Britain ’s economy. Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan. You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan: There are about 20 million people over 50 in the work force. – Pay them £1 Continue Reading

Now doesn't this express the true nature of the British. I highly organised beach party among the grime and traffic of Stockwll, south London. Sometimes known as St Ockwell. The Parisans may have Seine beach and in Berlin they have their artificial beach complex - but this is a guerilla beach party. From Guido Fawke's Friday Caption Competition Continue Reading

Just looking through my photos I came across this one I like of a boozy snowman. I was taken by the riverside at Twickenham. Continue Reading