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John Terry is not as stupid as he looks
I have to a certain degree calmed down after Sunday's game against Chelsea, enough to rationalise coherently my thoughts over Chelsea's first goal. Or rather, the events on the touchline just before and just after. But, to put it into context. I find John Terry a loathsome individual. He has been accused of a great many things during his time in ( Read more... ) -
Here's a novelty
Me posting on here. Would you Adam and Eve it?
With the Olympics starting today (officially), the Diamond Jubilee celebrations are coming to a close, with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting the Isle of Wight this week. In order to get there, they used the Leander G, a motor yacht owned by Sir Donald Gosling. This yacht has in the past been ( Read more... ) -
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Who would you have?
In case it had passed you by, a new banknote is being issued for the first time today. The brand new Series F £50.00, featuring portraits of James Watt and Matthew Boulton, as well as the signature of the new Chief Cashier, start being dished out, and will eventually replace the Series E note that has the portrait of Sir John Houblon, first ( Read more... ) -
So what can be learned?
I'm once again reading Phoenix Squadron, which I have to say is a fantastic book. But it's made me think again, especially in the light of recent events in Libya, not to mention the appointment of a new Defence Secretary. If you've read this blog, then you'll be aware of my apoplectic anger over the government's decision to prematurely withdraw HMS ( Read more... ) -
Tottenham fans, answer me this...
Supporting a football club for whom success is a rarity means that any degree of success is to be savoured. This I know especially well, given the situation that West Ham find themselves in at the moment. As a consequence, I have no truck with people associated with clubs for whom success comes somewhat easier and more often complaining when what ( Read more... ) -
The right thing to do?
This week saw the Scottish Government publish its first legislative agenda since the election in May, of which the item that got the most attention was the proposal to merge Scotland's eight police forces into one single national force. Because the SNP now has an overall majority, there seems to be very little that can stop this now, in spite of ( Read more... ) -
More superheroes please
Having gone through and now obtained pretty much the entire selection of superhero movies on DVD now (aside from the ones that aren't out yet), one finds oneself looking and thinking "what else could they do?". Because even though I now possess pretty much everything, there have been hoops that I have had to jump through in order to get some of ( Read more... ) -
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