News coming in that Patrick Swayze has developed pancreatic cancer. This isn’t a particularly good diagnosis since the survival rate is extremely low, in the region of 5%. Nevertheless we we wish him well and hope he is one of that small number who make it through..
Back in 1836 on March 6th, a few ‘Texians’ were waiting to be killed by the Mexican army. The actual assault took little over an hour by some accounts after which virtually all the defenders had been killed… many brutally. The siege and battle held up the army of Santa Anna long enough for Sam … More Remember the Alamo!
September 17th saw us publishing a picture of a three year old New Zealand girl called Pumpkin (real name Xue Qian Xun) who’s father had apparently abandoned her at a railway station. We later learned that Pumpkin’s mother had been found dead in the boot of the car outside the family home and that her … More Pumpkin's father captured!
Today is the day when women can traditionally ask men to marry them instead of the more usual practice of the guy asking the girl. This is based on some obscure reference to the Scottish Paliament having passed a law in 1288 to that effect. Further, it would seem a man who refuses can be … More Feb 29th…
Questions have been asked if Prince Harry should be ‘allowed’ to go on active service in places where could come under fire and thus be placed in serious danger. Last year there was talk of sending him to Iraq, but that was rejected eventually for a variety of reasons, not least the publicity surrounding his … More Prince Harry on duty.
The weird weather patterns we’ve been receiving (both gratefully and grudgingly) have continued apace for the last few days. The skies have been *very* reminiscent of September in the UK i.e. grey and overcast. The rain has drizzled down or worse for what feels like months and to cap it all… the temperature this morning … More Weird weather marches onwards
Nothing to do with McCartney’s divorce or his penchant for ‘wacky backy’… just that I downloaded 4 of his Wings albums and boy are they good! The only songs I recall liking of the Wings era were things like Jet (which was an all time classic) and Silly Love Songs (written after John Lennon jibed … More Macca's Bacca!
Well ok I know, it’s quite obvious sex sells. Advertisers have been making use of sexy images since the concept was discovered, but it’s still as good a title as any for a topic starter. 🙂 The reason it’s here is because I was reading a story about how a range of ‘glow in the … More Shock horror – Sex Sells!
I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again… the score for the Lord of the Rings is without doubt *the* best I’ve ever heard. There are surprisingly few film scores that have been so good they have registered with me as ‘separate’ from the films they were written for. Of those that *have* made … More A score to settle?
In Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens said “the law is an ass” and over the years the legal system has shown that there was good reason for his comment. Since his day of course things have gone slowly and steadily downhill to the extent that in the UK a woman is being made to stand trial … More The Law is an Ass!
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