Archive For 2006

I’ve recently found and been enjoying this excellent blog so I thought I’d draw your attention to it. gapingvoid is the blog of Hugh MacLeod and is centred around his cartoons drawn on the back of a business cards. In addition to Hugh’s great cartoons he also posts some very interesting observations; I thought his post… Continue Reading ›

Today was a good day, as Ice Cube would say. My little girl started school today, and my son took his first steps. First steps for both are important in their own way. Marvellous.

The Italian Grand Prix takes place today at Monza. It is widely expected that Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher will announce his retirement from F1 today after the race. If he does so, this would be his last Italian Grand Prix in a Ferrari. There have been many decisions taken by the F1 authorities in recent… Continue Reading ›

Hundreds of Paris Hilton albums have been tampered with in the latest stunt by “guerrilla artist” Banksy. Banksy has replaced Hilton’s CD with his own remixes and given them titles such as Why am I Famous?, What Have I Done? and What Am I For? He has also changed pictures of her on the CD… Continue Reading ›

Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly… Continue Reading ›

Of London Samuel Johnson famously said When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford. I was starting to become tired of London when I was working there; experiencing too much of the tedious, overcrowded public transport side of London and not… Continue Reading ›