I'm just this guy... y'know? :)
No doubt Ronnie Biggs was a robbing bastard and he led Scotland Yard on a merry dance for 36 years travelling around the world ending up in Brazil after a brief sojourn in Australia. Eventually, old, broke and sick, he decided to return to the UK to finish off the remaining 28 years of his … More Ronnie Biggs – should he be free now?
Yes, I have been a bit quiet lately. The oldies left on Friday so we were all a bit upset about that. In addition nobody from the family was at the wife’s MBA Graduation Ceremony to watch her get her degree because the kids were in school… and I was taking the oldies to the … More Yet another 'one of those days'.
Just saw this 1999 masterpiece… well… err… what *can* I say? I think in the list of weird films this has to rank up there with ‘Dogma’ as one of the most… err… interesting (?) plots I’ve seen in a while 🙂 I think this is one film we will *have* to buy on video … More Drop Dead Gorgeous
It was 40 years ago today… and inevitable that when the anniversary of its release should come around that renewed interest should be raised about The Beatles eighth and possibly best known album. It contains a mass of well played and well loved songs ranging from the haunting “She’s leaving Home” to the weird, wonderful … More It was 40 years ago today…
Not a lot to say today or yesterday… oldies are leaving this morning… busy… back later 🙂
Is he is… or is he not… and what does it matter whether he is or not? I don’t care much either way… least of all because it’s the Poles who are complaining about Tinky Winky’s potential as a gay icon 🙂 At first I thought this was just another way of getting some free … More Teletubbies ride again?
In these parts the local councils combat fly tipping (i.e. people dumping rubbish anywhere illegally) by arranging to collect any and all rubbish put out by households at set times, usually a couple of times a year. There is one of these events in progress as I write and people are piling their junk at … More Times they are a changing
This is going to date me pretty severely but it’s something I’ve been mulling over for some time. My basic question is… “Where did it all begin to go wrong?” What is ‘it’ you ask? Let me explain. When Adam and I were still young lads, what constituted a ‘workday’ and ‘conditions of employment’ were, … More The Good Old Days
The picture below is of 12 year old Satra Mohammed of Dharruk, Western Sydney who went missing last night around 5:00 p.m. The police are very concerned for her safety. If you see her please contact authorities asap. Source: SMH.com.au EDIT: Luckily she’s been found safe and well… Update: smh.com.au
As I sit here rambling away I occasionally sit and wonder who apart from me actually reads any of it and why they really think. I know the wife does, and occasionally the Phantom, my sister and my nephew Mark. No idea who else really… even though we’re getting 400 – 500 hits a day. … More Stream of consciousness
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