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Author: Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

Horny hamsters

Male hamsters' urge to mate is switched on by the same chemical that triggers puberty in humans.

Published 22-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: hamsters, puberty

We know who our real best friends are

Dogs better for you than cats non-surprise.

Published 21-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: cats, dogs

Staying positive

According to my garden thermometer, last night was the coldest so far this winter.

Published 21-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: slugs, weather

I think this is the best batch yet

Jen and I made some marmalade today.

Published 21-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: cooking, jen

Practise as thou preacheth

Archbishop of York at it again.

Published 20-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: religion

You can thank us later, Man U

Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea.

Published 20-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: soccer, sport

Why I will never be an internet billionnaire

No commercial nouse, that's my problem.

Published 19-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: advertising

When you walk through a storm…

Some tip-top photos.

Published 18-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: liverpool, photography, weather, windpowerstations

Right on queue

It's been a bad week for queuing.

Published 15-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: queueing, tesco

email admin note

Spam filters updated.

Published 14-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: spam

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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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