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Monthly Archives: November 2004
cross cultural comparisons
I don’t know, and can’t easily imagine, what the reaction would be in other countries if a powerful newspaper announced that the Minister of Justice wanted DNA tests done to establish that he, and not her husband, was the father … Continue reading Continue reading
half a bottle will do
I have been showing my aged mother around Rome: hence no posts, though I may put up some photographs. The Financial Times recommended a restaurant in via pellegrino, ai bric, which was remarkable for two reasons. The windows showed a … Continue reading Continue reading
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dancing with dogs
Really for the benefit of Ben Hammersley I would like to record that I saw Mary Ray, the woman who dances with dogs, in action at a dog show yesterday. The only comparably grotesque performance I have ever seen involved … Continue reading Continue reading
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Back in the world
Anyone who sent me email in the last four days might want to resend it. This domain fell off the internet because the notice to renew my lease on the name went to a contact address I had slaughtered in … Continue reading Continue reading
Carl Bildt in Berlin
Someone who works in Downing Street gave me a copy of a speech that had really impressed him. It turned out to be Carl Bildt’s recent speech in Berlin. I used to know Bildt slightly when he was the smartass … Continue reading Continue reading
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Fan mail
I can’t resist this, a response to the latest wormseye. So? Am I stupid or something? This guy doesn’t make much sense. By the time he finishes rambling I don’t know which side he’s on. He can’t dpo anything top … Continue reading Continue reading
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DRM stupidity
Here is a nice example of technology making things worse. I need to reread the detective novels of Maj Sj Continue reading
a very funny film
The Leningrad Cowboys have competition. We finally got round to watching A mighty wind last night, Christopher Guest’s take on folk music, and it took about ten minutes longer than the running time, simply because we kept laughing so hard … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Blather
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