Category: life

According to this BBC Survey almost three-quarters of the population of the UK would support a ban on smoking in public. There are a number of other similar stats in the report, but I don’t know how much trust you can place in a report on statistics that includes the line More than two thirds… Continue reading Majority Support Smoking Ban

A number of British football players have been accused of sexual assault whilst in Spain. I’m sure that, by now, no-one is surprised by stories like this. But a report that I saw on the TV this morning contained a very strange quote from the club involved. A spokesperson was quoted as saying “we will… Continue reading Football Spin

Had a very pleasant trip to Brussels this weekend. I’d been invited to speak at FOSDEM and at the last minute my wife and step-daughter decided that they would come too. This turned out to be an excellent plan as it meant that they could wander off together when I was off doing geek stuff… Continue reading Weekend in Brussels

At about 2pm this afternoon I’m walking along the eastern part of Pall Mall towards Trafalger Square. I happen to glance up a side street and I see a small group of people milling about and some flashes going off. Being a nosey bugger I decide to investigate further. It seems from the excited group… Continue reading Stage Door

When did “rum” change its meaning? Apparently it now means “bacardi”. I was in my local pub last night and asked for a “rum and coke”. The barmaid tried to give me a bacardi and coke. It seems that you now need to specifically ask for “dark rum” if you want rum.

Animals on the Underground is very cool :)

This weekend we’re being thrown out of our house. Oh, don’t worry. It’s just for one night. Sixteen Year Old Stepdaughter is about to become Seventeen Year Old Stepdaughter and we’re not invited to the party. What do you think would be a suitable time to return on Sunday in order to avoid most of… Continue reading Evicted

According to Arthur Smith writing in today’s Guardian I live in the trendiest place in Britain. Of course, I already knew that.

Nice piece of “almost English” on a tag that was attached to jacket I bought in Camden this week. This item is handmade any variation in colour can occur. Please treat as our attraction.

Last night we watched Texas Teenage Virgins. Thanks to ex-Governer George bush, it’s apparently illegal for schools to teach sex education. This, of course, is leading to soaring rates of teen pregnancy, but the religious right are insistant that they are doing the right thing. Teens are encouraged to take a “purity pledge” saying that… Continue reading Texas Teenage Virgins