Wait until next year

Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today

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It’s my birthday and I’ll post a photograph of a cake in the shape of a cowboy boot if I want to

Boys dressed as cowboys look at awesome cowboy boot cake

So, it is my birthday. I am a year older but not necessarily a year wiser. I figured I’d post today in order to guarantee millions of adoring comments from my billions of readers and, more to the point, to share this wonderful photo. What a cake. Normal service will resume next week…

Image from the Reanimation Library

There is nothing to be gained by trying to get away

Image/diagram from the early eighties of nuclear bunkers in Germany

Here’s something interesting for you – the BBC transcript to be used in the event of a nuclear attack, that would have most likely been used if the bomb had been dropped on Britain in the seventies or eighties. It is chilling stuff, but also pretty sensible advice. I guess clarity, authority and calm would be of utmost importance, in the circumstances. Read the rest of this entry »

Miscellaneous thoughts from your correspondent

Young man sitting at desk

No great sweeping theme for today’s post. Very little content or insight either. Think of it as an embellished placeholder post. Or some awkward filler. I would be a great salesman, y’know. You just want to read on, don’t you? Read the rest of this entry »

Invasion!

There’s this great little food market I sometimes go to for my lunch. But let’s forget the food for a moment, as good as it is. Currently there’s a load of street art around and about the market, from giant paintings, to surveillance robots in the coffee shop, to huge be-capped bugs on the roofs. Read the rest of this entry »

Hey readers! Can you help me?

Help sign, blue skySo, I’ve been thinking a little about this odd little place, and wondering how best I can take it forward. Is it fine plodding along as it is? Would it benefit from any changes? What could I do in future? This is where you, dear reader, come in. I thought I’d take the opportunity to ask readers old and new what they think. Read the rest of this entry »

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