A nice quote from George Bernard Shaw.
Nonsense
I totally stole this joke from someone on Twitter:
Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel Prize for Literature.
Timely warning
This internet thing has the potential to save lives.
Get ’em while they’re still hot!
Apparently, Peru has an annual Gastronomic Festival of the Cat. Sadly, so-called ‘animal rights’ activists are now on the case. I'm off down the travel agent's to book a trip while I still can.
It's raining again
Video of swollen river in Hebden Bridge.
Plebs
Tory Chief Whip refers to police officers as 'fucking plebs'.
Milk churn label
Scan of a milk-churn label given to me by my farmer friend.
Paralympics
The girlfriend of the son of the woman who cuts our hair, as she watched the Paralympic equestrian dressage event earlier this week: Is it the horses who are disabled, or the riders?
Damage limitation exorcise
Prince Harry deployed to Afghanistan.
Otherwise engaged
Apologies for the lack of updates recently.