BBC: Blair defends 'essential' shake-up Tony Blair has defended himself against Tory charges that he "ripped up the constitution in a matter of hours" in last week's controversial cabinet reshuffle. That would be the UK's famously unwritten constitution that he's ripped up.
Nonsense
Das Boot
True story: Carolyn and her three children got trapped inside a WWII German U-boat last weekend (U-534, to be precise). To those of you who know Carolyn, this will come as no great surprise. Getting trapped inside a U-boat is a very Carolynish thing to do.
Pierced artist
BBC: Rembrandt victim of 'botched ear piercing' [12-Jun-03] The artist Rembrandt may have been one of the earliest victims of a bungled attempt at ear piercing, according to a British surgeon. I bet Vincent van Gogh used the same excuse.
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Berry the hatchet
Freewheeling part 2
Exactly two months ago, I discovered that I could freewheel my car from my house all the way into town—a distance of just under a mile. Mile, schmile… This evening, on my way home from work, I discovered that I could freewheel my car all the way down the B6138 through Cragg Vale—that's a magnificent… Continue reading Freewheeling part 2
Cheryl
I was sitting in a restaurant in Derbyshire with a colleague last night. I had already repositioned all the radiators and was searching for a network connection under the tablecloth, when the actress Cheryl Ladd, of 1970/80s Charlie’s Angels fame, entered the restaurant with a small entourage and sat at the table next to us.… Continue reading Cheryl
Fix
BBC: Horse defeats men in £24,000 race [07-Jun-03] Two legs have again lost out to four in one of Wales' most peculiar race events. Hundreds of spectators turned out to see 378 runners try and beat their equine opponents in the annual Man v Horse Marathon in mid Wales… No man has ever beaten the… Continue reading Fix
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Gecko
I woke up yesterday morning and my eyes looked like a gecko's: all swollen and scaley. Nice. I usually have trouble with mild eczema on my eyelids in the summer, but they had never been this bad before. The swelling had reduced this morning, but my eyes still looked pretty bad, so I went to… Continue reading Gecko
This evening's Star Trek TNG
Data: Lt. Desora just gave me what could be considered to be a very passionate kiss in the torpedo bay. Fnaar-fnaar!