Desmond Dekker has died. Altogether now… Woh-oh… me ears are alight
Category: life
Britain is “Most Loutish” European Country
Well, that’s according to a survey that the Guardian reports on today. It’s important to note that we’re talking about people’s perceptions here. Britain is perceived as one of the most loutish countries in Europe, according to a new survey published today, just a month before the start of the World Cup in Germany. The… Continue reading Britain is “Most Loutish” European Country
The Sultan’s Elephant
I’m sure that the Sultan’s Elephant pool on Flickr will grow substantially over the next couple of days. I hope to go up and see it some time tomorrow.
No Hawkers No Circulars
The amount of junk mail and leaflets we get through our door is ridiculous. We often get five or six separate people pushing unwanted leaflets through our letterbox each day. I can tell that I’m not the only person on the road who is getting annoyed by this. A few houses have recently put signs… Continue reading No Hawkers No Circulars
New Job New Location
I’ve been a bit quiet over the last week. That’s because I’m working for a new client and I’m just finding my feet. A new job, of course, means a new location. I’m working on Golden Lane which is just to the north of the Barbican. In this case it’s not exactly a new location… Continue reading New Job New Location
Feminism and Islam
Today’s Guardian has an article about Phyllis Chesler, an American feminist writer who believes that by turning a blind eye to what goes on in Islam, the feminist movement is betraying Muslim women. Western feminism’s failure to confront the problems raised by Islam, Chesler believes, is a result of the creation of a hierarchy of… Continue reading Feminism and Islam
Shoe Shops
I hate shopping for shoes. I particularly hate the sixteen year old sales assistants that you get in most shoe shops who seem far more interested in flirting with themselves than actually serving customers. The whole process is made even more stressful by the fact that my feet are quite big[1] which tends to limit… Continue reading Shoe Shops
Watching Films
As part of our cable TV package we subscribe to the Sky Movie channels. For about £15 a month we get eight Sky film channels (it was nine but one was recently removed for some reason) and a handful of Disney channels. But we pretty much subscribed to them by default (“oh, we like films… Continue reading Watching Films
Metric Britain
The UK Metric Association (no, I’d never heard of them either) are using the 2012 Olympics as an excuse to call for the UK to convert its road signs to the metric system. If it happens (which it won’t) it would mean that we, at least, get something positive from the Olympics. The history of… Continue reading Metric Britain
The Education of Shelby Knox
Two years ago I wrote about watching the documentary Texas Teenage Virgins. One of the comments on that post recommended The Education of Shelby Knox as another good documentary on the same topic. Last night it was shown on ITV4 so I watched it. It’s set in Lubbock, the same Texas town as the previous… Continue reading The Education of Shelby Knox