Monthly Archives: August 2006

Shorten your life by two four minutes

Posted on August 30, 2006 by acb

Beowulf: the truth that liberals tried to hide. Actually, I think this is rather sweet. It reminds me of a point that a priest friend made years ago about the people who think there are demons in nicotine etc: that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bonus hatred

Posted on August 30, 2006 by acb

A CNN anchorwoman had an unfortunate accident during President Bush’s visit to New Orleans at the anniversary of hurricane Katrina. She nipped out for a pee with her wireless mike still on and the sounds were broadcast live in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Gift horse looks you in the mouth

Posted on August 28, 2006 by acb

I am not posting these pictures here. I have rather creeped myself out with them. Who would have thought that a horse’s eye could be so very alien? Perhaps I like them because I was caught in a field with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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We don’t need no reformation.

Posted on August 28, 2006 by acb

Anyone who tells you that “Islam needs a reformation” is being polite and saving you time: you know after those words that the rest of their opinions can also be safely ignored. Similarly, the idea that the bombers are going … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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An Opera irritation and its cure

Posted on August 27, 2006 by acb

Sometimes1 a message with a malformed attachment will crash Opera hard, and all subsequent attempts to restart will also be aborted by a crash. This should not happen to a mail program. Also, a mail program should have a better … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Growing up in Black America

Posted on August 25, 2006 by acb

A chillingly matter-of-fact piece in Salon today about what could get you killed in the inner cities of America twenty years ago — wearing anything that made you look rich or successful. Today, however, you will get killed and they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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w00t, as we educated types say: w00t!

Posted on August 24, 2006 by acb

I take back everything I have ever said about the dumbing down of British education. It is clear that this year’s GCSEs are exceptionally rigorous and discerning exams after the FWB got one B (Textiles), two As (maths and Art), … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Entry 1200

Posted on August 22, 2006 by acb

Is, like so much else here, a joke I borrowed. Talking last night to my friend Julian, he said, “I realised I had been reading the Racing Post too much when I heard a newsreader say, ‘Our correspondent is in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Monday Morning

Posted on August 21, 2006 by acb

I woke up with an ear infection that made me feel as if my brain were floating in a viscous bath inside my head, so that any sudden movement would set it rocking. There are pills that cure this, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A limited range of emotions

Posted on August 19, 2006 by acb

So I was reading Mills on music, and the examples he gave of sublimity were Mozart and Weber’s Oberon. Right, then, off to eMusic to see what Weber sounds like. The first discovery is that Emusic has been “improved” for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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