For anyone interested in the American Civil War, did you know that a minor skirmish in that war took place off the coast of Normandy, France ( Read more... )

If carrot cake is topped with cream cheese, why isn't cheesecake topped with cream carrot?

If a Muslim dies of Swine flu, does he go to heaven?

The sound of a sharp knife passing through a fresh raw courgette and hitting a chopping board has got to be one of the most satisfying sounds in the world!

Does anyone remember a 1950s B-movie called "THEM", which featured fifteen foot long ants? Well, I was wondering... Which would be the greater threat to humanity: The fifteen foot long ant, or the natural predator of such a beast... the two thousand foot long aardvark?


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First of all, I would like to wish everyone a very happy S&BJ day. (Although there seems to be some doubt amongst the on-line community as to whether it should be 14th or 20th of March, I think that the 14th is better).

My new story is currently 8,374 words long, and growing apace. That is now over one tenth of the minimum length for a novel, and ( Read more... )

I was killing some time (sort-of) by reading through some of my old LJ entries. As well as some really controversial rants, and some quite silly random posts, I discovered this one. It details how the hot water heater in my old flat broke and was repaired ( Read more... )

Inspired by the current situation regarding UK airport security ( Read more... )

First of all, very few people have given me feedback about my latest short story. Now, I'm not one to insist that people say nice things about my creative works, but some comments would be nice, even if they are only "What utter rubbish..." ;)

Seriously though, I would guess that the people who always read and comment on my stories simply didn't ( Read more... )

( Random ramblings from a tired mind )