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Author: Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

More ducks than is usual

Is it my imagination, or are there more ducks than is usual for the time of year flying about at the moment?

Published 08-May-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds, ducks

Cue the Hallelujah Chorus…

Phil Collins announces musical retirement.

Published 07-May-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: music

Trouble brewing

Nuclear threat sparked tea worry.

Published 05-May-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: politics, tea

Taxing our minds

Downing St stands by rubbish tax.

Published 05-May-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: politics, puns

What it takes

Ofsted 'can deter would-be heads'.

Published 04-May-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: education

Dick-wit in town

‘Boris’ Johnson wins London mayoral race.

Published 03-May-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: liars, oafs, politics, puns

Offline

My phone line's down yet again.

Published 30-Apr-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: website

My ears stand up when I hear that sound…

Video: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Click-Clack.

Published 26-Apr-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: beefheart, music, videos

Stuff just came out of my nose…

Tribute to Humph.

Published 26-Apr-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: isihac, radio

Arbroath smokies

Jen and I had Arbroath smokies for our lunch last Saturday.

Published 25-Apr-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: food

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On the Moor

On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk
“…wonderfully droll, witty and entertaining… At their best Carter’s moorland walks and his meandering intellectual talk are part of a single, deeply coherent enterprise: a restless inquiry into the meaning of place and the nature of self.”
—Mark Cocker, author and naturalist
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