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Nite Owl has drawn to my attention to the fact that the Tory candidate for the post of Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner has a rather unfortunate name:
Not quite as unfortunate a name as an acquaintance two-times-removed of Jen's: a certain Robin Bastard.
I would have thought commissioning crime was illegal.
Compare and contrast:
Telegraph: Hurricane Sandy: Atlantic City becomes Atlantis
Much of Atlantic City, the Las Vegas of the US East Coast, was under water on Monday night as America's storm of the century threatened to come ashore on top of the iconic resort.
with:
The clues were there for us all to hear, if only we'd opened our ears and listened.
Accept no false prophets. The Bruce is out there.
Meanwhile, in related news, there's a curfew in New Jersey. I wouldn't be at all surprised if access to E Street is banned.
No, I'm not:
My sister has asked for a copy of Jen's fantastic apricot stuffing recipe. I use the word fantastic advisedly. It's a brazillion times better than boring, old sage stuffing. You might like to try it out at Christmas. You can thank me in the New Year.
From a review in the latest edition of the London Review of Books of Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis:
[George] Finch had not only pioneered the use of oxygen but also designed a down coat as an alternative to the tweed Norfolk jackets that made the Everest party look, to Bernard Shaw, like a ‘Connemara picnic surprised by a snowstorm’.
Finally Mo Yan is getting the recognition that he or she deserves!
I know people complain that it's nothing but porn and stupid cat videos, but this internet thing has the potential to save lives. This week alone, we have learnt not to eat live cockroaches nor to drink liquid nitrogen.
If I might be allowed to add my tuppence-worth, it is also a very bad idea to run with scissors—especially outside in the snow and ice. A timely warning, I'm sure you'll agree, as winter draws on.
These things need saying, apparently.
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.