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March 30, 2005Sitting on the FenceSo here I am, sitting on the fence. I mean not literally, although some of the seventy-odd peace activists have scrambled up the mesh fence that marks the outermost ring of AWEs formidable defenses (the police don't take notice, they...Read this update Brief IntermissionI'm behind with this blog because something for the other one has caught my attention: The Mood Virus (!) Sounds like a good idea for an SF story, doesn't it? But this is because it has been done to death....Read this update March 27, 2005An Easter Picnic LunchIt is still too cold and windy for the BBQ, but yesterday's sunny weather was ideal for a picnic lunch. It was also time to return to some traditional cooking. I still had half a pig's head and two trotters...Read this update March 26, 2005Easter Protest"It is as if the politicians are still operating in a parallel universe where natural laws do not apply. They would never dare to deal with fiscal meltdown in the same cavalier manner." (Editorial, New Scientist 26th March) The Editorial...Read this update March 24, 2005Lagos: Cocktail Capital of PortugalSo this is how I spent the eve of my 40th birthday... at least what I can remember of it....Read this update March 21, 2005The Calcutta Cup MatchTHE CALCUTTA CUP PRESENTED TO THE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION BY THE CALCUTTA FOOTBALL CLUB AS AN INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP TO BE PLAYED FOR ANNUALLY BY ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND 1878 (Inscription at the base)...Read this update March 20, 2005Healthy School DinnersYou can tell that an election is looming when the Prime Minister, no less, is quick to back a campaign that school dinners be made healthier and food cooked freshly. Such campaigns have been around for years, but thanks to...Read this update Easter Bunny Recipe(This entry will probably elicit hate mail...) I know it's a week early, but you don't get a hare at the farmers' market every day and the freezer is already packed with pigs' heads and trotters that I have hoarded...Read this update March 16, 2005Why write SF?I have just finished the first draft of my story. It has taken over two months, is total crap and doesn't make the point that I am trying to bring across. (Can you say that? —This just goes to show...Read this update March 15, 2005More Alien FoodstuffsAt this rate, I think that the types of food that I'll encounter on my prospective SE Asia trip will be mundane... Tonight I am going to make a noodle and veg stir-fry to go with some leftover slow-roasted five...Read this update March 11, 2005Random talk(about SF): me: "...strong AI is self-aware AI, obviously. You've got the weak stuff already!" John: "And how do you know it's self-aware?" me: "I don't know. Run a Turing test or something. —Well, you can be pretty sure the...Read this update IntoleranceI have a strong desire to leave the country—as in emigrate. There is a sour taste of intolerance in the air and with the general election coming up I can't be sure which of the two big parties are the...Read this update March 09, 2005Exotic VegCurse my curiosity, but the stall at Reading market intrigues me. It sells the most exotic vegetables I have seen anywhere in the UK, even in Deptford....Read this update March 08, 2005I've joined the critters!You know how it goes... I have been struggling with that blasted SF story for over 2 weeks now and I just can't get to grips with it. Any excuse will do (this is referred to as 'cat hoovering' by...Read this update March 07, 2005The trouble with Stirling...The trouble with Stirling is that it has no soul. Tadley has more vibe in the local post office than the whole of the city of Stirling (with the possible exception of our local, but only out of season). It...Read this update Posted by Denni on March 7, 2005 06:41 PM
Category: March 04, 2005The Most Dangerous Village in BritainThe Rings of Death that straddle the town centres of both Reading and Basingstoke and the network of multi-lane avenues that leave Marble Arch 'high and dry on an island in a sea of traffic'—as the Evening Standard put it—are...Read this update |
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