Sophia has tagged me with this question, “Six things to do before you reach 18″. Every generation complains about the younger one behind it but somehow we haven’t yet reverted to primeval goo so they must be turning out basically alright. Most of the problems arise because the politicians want to get involved in child [...]
I was standing in a queue at the till of my local bookshop yesterday with an irate woman at the front brandishing a large romance novel at the browbeaten cashier. Apparently she had got half way into the novel only to find there were numerous missing pages, and was demanding a replacement. I turned to [...]
I’ve been spending a few minutes wondering why Yahoo turned down the Microsoft offer, on the face of it it seems like a foolish move considering their current market position. Then I saw this and realised they may be still in with a chance to make it on their own given that the next internet [...]
A substantial fire has left serious damage throughout the Camden market area of London. Starting at about 19:30 last night it has now been bought under control leaving substantial damage in the market area but in spite of being a regular news reader I would have had no idea if it hadn’t been for my [...]
Like a lot of people around the world I have been quietly observing the US elections with some interest. Not least because America’s political direction has a profound impact on the world but also because the current economic climate makes this one of the most important elections for some forty years or more. So given [...]
