JA sat though, entranced, the entire Ring cycle this afternoon. Admittedly it was the Les Grooms 90 minute version – after five minutes they say "we're now forty minutes in" and keep track like that until with about a quarter … Continue reading
Last week, Chancellor of the Exchequer (the one in charge of the government's money) Gordon Brown made a speech which included this: Too often there are workers without jobs side by side with jobs without workers [hang on, didn't Norman … Continue reading
L, 9, writing from a week-long school trip to a farm: Today we cleaned a cow yard today and it was sort of liquidy but some was dry and in lumps. It was really good, it was a paddling pool … Continue reading
The lovely Linette is not the only person to have been shivering outside in the cold tonight. I'd agreed to put some curtain rails up for someone, after someone I know made a complete bodge of it. So I drive … Continue reading
Accountant: '.. the stock market would have to rise 600 or 700% for [the fund] to pay off.' Reporter: '700% That's seven times the current price! ' Accountant: 'Yes.' Ian: Sigh… … Continue reading
In case you haven't heard – John Major and Edwina Curry had an affair for four years while they were both in Thatcher's government. Am I the only person to remember that he sued a magazine – Scallywag – out … Continue reading
Hooray. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2241234.stm Radio 4's PM said 'she was the only woman in Mrs Thatcher's cabinet…' … Continue reading
Some aliterations from the local primary school – it's a great pity I can't show the pictures that went with them! Enormous elephants eat elegantly every evening in expensive eat-all-you-cans. Dolphins demonstrate difficult dance steps to disorganised dogfish. Obnoxious ostriches … Continue reading
I was thinking, in part because of the BiCon 2002 DIY disco, what was the most obscure album I have. It's probably BRIAN BRAIN- "Unexpected noises", which turns out to be the product of two ex members of Public Image … Continue reading