Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
An idea for Christmas
November 28th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
An elderly father in Britain calls his son in Cape Town and says, ‘Son, I hate to ruin your Christmas, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; 35 years of misery is enough.’ ‘Dad, what are you talking about?’ the son screamed. ‘We can’t stand the sight of each […]
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This is my city …
November 24th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
… by night.
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Credit crisis hits London hard
October 28th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
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Ever heard of Little Ben?
October 27th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
You’ve all heard of Big Ben – although most people think it is the clock tower on the Houses of Parliament in London when, in fact, it is the name of the bell at the top of the tower. But have you heard of Big Ben’s younger brother Little Ben? Think I’m making this up? […]
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Be open-minded, but not empty-minded
October 24th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
This ditty from Australian Tim Minchin certainly captures my approach to the world:
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What do you believe?
October 14th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
There’s an article in today’s “Education Guardian” about why people believe in alien abduction based on the work of psychology professor Chris French whom I have heard speak [see posting here]. The piece includes figures from an opinion poll on the beliefs of a representative sample of 1,000 British adults (the figures in square brackets […]
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Delphiniums in New Zealand
October 6th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just had an e-mail from someone in New Zealand who grows and sells delphiniums. For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere and encountering the cold and wet of Autumn, his web site has some enjoyable photographs.
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Are you feeling lucky?
October 1st, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Check out this set of clips.
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Congratulations to Maria and Angela
September 27th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
BBC online today has a news item on the civil partnership between Treasury Minister Angela Eagle and her partner of 18 years Maria Exall. Angela is the only openly gay woman in the House of Commons and Maria is a BT engineer and a member of the Executive of the Communication Workers Union. When I […]
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The speech of his life
September 23rd, 2008 by Roger Darlington
They say that today Gordon Brown has to make “the speech of his life” to the Labour Party Conference in Manchester. Actually, I don’t think he needs to – he’s safe for a few weeks. And I don’t think he will – he’s actually not that great a speaker. I wouldn’t presume to tell him […]
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