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December 10, 2011

Top Two for 2011: Introduction

I really don’t like End of Year lists. Well, I like reading other people’s, but I really don’t like composing my own. So, don’t worry, I’m not going to veer into some “Art is subjective, lists are objective, so lists of books/albums/cross-stitching are bad”-type argument. Organising stuff into lists can be fun, and for any sort of year-end retrospective seems entirely sensible. Over the years many End of Year lists have pointed me in the direction of a lot of fun and worthwhile stuff. Read the rest of this entry »

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November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American visitors. It seems like a good excuse to post one of my favourite New Yorker covers, that I think is apt for all manner of high days and holidays. I’m thankful for a whole bunch of stuff – a wonderful wife, supportive and loving family, a home, a job…so much great sport, great music, beer, takeaway curry, catch-up television, high-speed internet access…you know, all the important stuff.

I shall try to hunt down a turkey sandwich or something this lunchtime, and think of all you lucky people with a day off work. Have fun!

November 22, 2011

Creeping up the food chain

After any sort of blogging absence it feels kind of obligatory to explain what brought on said absence. Unless a blog is built around particularly sporadic posts and is self-consciously produced in such a way, it would seem pretty odd to not at least acknowledge a period of blogging silence. Yet, posting up a bunch of excuses for not posting isn’t, in itself, particularly interesting either. People who are new to the site really won’t care that Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Blogger has been busy/uninspired/taking an internet sabbatical/etc. If anything it will probably put them off ever returning (Bye New Visitors!). Read the rest of this entry »

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September 17, 2011

Blue

As I think this WordPress theme is rather pretty and well-suited to big, pretty pictures, I thought I’d intermittently share some of the finest Creative Commons images I can get my mitts on. Keeps the post-rate up too, eh? I’d take some photos myself, but they are generally awful, unless I use one of those Polaroid app-things that makes even the worst photo look like a beautiful, wistful memory.

Image from the Swedish National Heritage Board, via Flickr

July 15, 2011

Bacon and a kitten

Bacon ipsum dolor sit amet dolore ad minim tenderloin boudin, magna jerky shoulder in do chicken tri-tip. Aliqua mollit minim, chuck beef flank labore corned beef sunt. Salami magna turkey, pork id tempor labore meatloaf sint tenderloin ut enim exercitation. Tenderloin velit excepteur, jowl magna eu cupidatat pork chop. Drumstick duis pork tongue, bacon officia salami brisket. Proident deserunt ham, incididunt consectetur spare ribs sausage nisi officia tail. Esse fugiat veniam consectetur aute. Read the rest of this entry »

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