By the way, while we’re celebrating the 2008 Olympics and how well the Chinese have done in producing the spectacle… as praised they will be… let’s not clear entirely from our minds the ‘doings’ of the repressive government that controls the country. It is now nearly 20 years since the infamous massacre at Tiananmen Square … More By the way…
Time flies when you’re having fun… and when it drifts past without you noticing it going by! Seems it’s *that* time again… in a few days the Olympic Games will start. This time of course, you’ll know it’s going to be in Beijing… unless you’ve been hiding under a rock of course! For some of … More It's that time already?
Reports claim that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been paid $15,000,000 by Hello magazine to allow them ‘exclusive rights’ to the first pictures of their new babies. Really? I have pictures of my kids here I could sell Hello for a damn sight less than that. Tell yas what… if someone from Hello would … More A world gone mad.
It’s possible some of you might never have heard of singer Billy Ray Cyrus, but I’ll bet there are a lot fewer of you who’ve never heard of his daughter Miley who has been making a name of her own with her alter ego as “Hannah Montana” especially if you have kids around you! Over … More Smiley Miley
Our best wishes are sent for a speedy recovery to Christina Applegate, recently diagnosed with breast cancer. My memories of her are mostly from her role as the ditzy kid ‘Kelly Bundy’ from Married with Children and this is perhaps her best known role, at least for most males around the globe. Kelly was the … More Go Christina!!
Yes I’ve been quiet and no I’m *still* not 100% right… ignoring those who suggest unkindly that I was never right to begin with. However, things being what they are I sat by the computer and again saw on each of the blogs a request that I update the WordPress blog software installation. Unfortunately I … More And up (grade) we go.
There have been some interesting and subtle changes to the way the law works in the UK. For example a recent decision has established that someone is ‘guilty by accusation’ even if it’s been proved those accusations are in fact false!! The case of John Pinnington who was falsely accused of sexually assaulting three of … More Guilty even if proved otherwise?
Hot on the heels of my last post complaining about what a backwater the UK has become, is news of a Disco that has taken on board Homer Simpsons edict of “No Fat Chicks” and run with it barring them from entry to the club! The manager of the club who it seems is no … More Fat enough for you?
Have you noticed just how few of the major blockbusters we see in the movies these days have a ‘theme song’ associated with them? Some, such as the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series had nice melodies that we could hum or whistle, some like Shrek 1 have soundtracks filled with old songs … More The theme thing.
I was reading a little straw poll on the Wales Online website which asked a question I’d have thought shouldn’t even need to be asked today. The question is “Do you think it’s acceptable for women to breastfeed in public?” The answer was so obviously ‘yes’ that I was amazed that the results of their … More Public Breastfeeding in Wales? Nope.
