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Continue reading →: Farewell Gene Wilder
What a comic actor Gene Wilder was! If you haven’t seen any of his films, I would recommend: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles, The Producers and Young Frankenstein (to name only four from a stack of really funny films).
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Continue reading →: Meat is Murder – discuss
Morrissey has a point. Killing animals for food is not a very practical way of feeding the most people (read Peter Singer’s stuff). Grow crops, let cattle wander about grazing, give them additional feed, house them indoors in winter and, when the price is right, kill them. On the other hand,…
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Continue reading →: Burgers are not the only Meat
As an omnivore, I like burgers as well as homemade coleslaw and baked potato. That was last night’s dinner. For the troops I had fried some chips, but they were not well done. I suppose deep frying raw potato required some other spud variety or a longer fry at a…
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Continue reading →: Boots and Suits and a Marquee
There is a family wedding approaching and the miscreant needs a suit. He thought about a tenner should do it…but then he has a wicked sense of humour and a wallet that stays at home. I will be wearing something dapper from M&S that is machine-washable with my comfortable black…
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Continue reading →: Research
My in-laws are a smart bunch. My belle-soeur, H, is writing up a thesis which contains “a spatial-biographical approach” in its title. Ordinarily, research thesis titles are designed to baffle the lay reader, but this description actually helps to elucidate and clarify what her thesis sets out to do. My…
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Continue reading →: Jenga Jugglers
It is with great pleasure that I announce the resumption of jenga activity among the cognoscenti in Belfast. Young Richard has promised to bring in the wooden bricks for us to play with. As was customary previously, the rules are fluid (although levity is compulsory). Here are some photos you…
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Continue reading →: The art of slow
Slowness has many merits. The deliberate attempt to experience each moment fully takes a degree of concentration that we are not familiar with as we rush through our busy days. My belle-mère and I sauntered down to Clements, picked up a couple of cappuccinos and strolled round to the local park.…
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Continue reading →: Mates Chillin’ — The Daily Think
On the South Coast sea wall. Dorset. via Mates Chillin’ — The Daily Think
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Continue reading →: Tea Fruitcake Success
A cake with no sugar? Yes, and it’s tasty, moist and absolutely no soggy bottom. What more could you want with a nice cup of tea or coffee? Here’s the link to the Hairy Bikers’ recipe I didn’t have prunes, so I used dates instead.
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Continue reading →: One bike good, two bikes better
The backup bike is making a weird clunking noise. I suspect it’s the bottom bracket, but what do I know? Austin has been keeping me pedalling ever since I moved to Belfast. His bicycle workshop is a hive of activity and a great place to discuss all manner of things.…
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