And by all accounts a very kind and decent man.

If it was up to the Holmesians, Mr Hardwicke, every flag in the country would be flying at half-mast.

link to obit. (Apologies for the Torygraph, but it was that or the article from the Stage which is dominated by an animated Maltesers advert. Not quite the thing).

 ...is an awesome little boy.

He is probably currently the coolest little boy in the world. Fair play to you, young man.

 ...now to exercise democratic right to pizza.

  ...and stack up a karmic brownie point or two.

 I bought shorts today.

Shorts.

Admittedly, they are boys' shorts*, and about as revealing as a burqa (all right, a knee-length burqa), but still. Shorts. Think I must have had a touch of sunstroke.

*(H&M little boys' section, two pairs for £19.99, and incidentally I can't recommend the H&M kids' department highly enough for any of you who, like me ( Read more... )

 Just been to see Julie Felix at the Mission Theatre in Bath. (If you've never heard of her, go look her up. Proper old-school veteran hippy with a great line in protest songs).
She's amazing - 72 and still able to get a room full of middle-aged Brits singing "Blowing In The Wind" and "Peace Is A River." And do a high kick above her head. Dude, I ( Read more... )

 ...and a twenty-one gun salute.

 Have you guys seen this? Everyone at work is getting very excited about it. I'm not so sure. It sounds an awful lot like what happened in Day of the Triffids, and we all know how well that turned out. Next thing you know, we'll all be living on the Isle of Wight.

 Your argument is invalid.


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