The Pope and the sounds of silence
“Silence is a precious commodity” … in a world with a ….”surcharge of stimuli and data.” The Pope I don’t usually agree with the Pope but he struck a chord with me today – well, a silent chord, a lost chord even.…
Lana Del Rey and her tigers – food for thought.
I know it’s not a good idea to keep large cats as pets – they don’t really like living away from the wild, they get suspicious of women in furs, prefer to catch their food on the run to shopping…
My reading list of unsuitable books
I am waiting for a new book to be delivered – it’s irritating when you have just finished your old one and you are not sure if you should hang on one more day for the postman or if you…
The Artist – everyone has to see this movie.
THE ARTIST ( Cert. PG) ***** Starring: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, Uggi Director: Michel Hazanavinius Running Time: 100 minutes It is Hollywood and it’s 1927. It is the era of silent movies and George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is its…
Washing Up Weekend – what fun!
I am still waiting for a new dishwasher after my last one decided to pack it in after a decade of mind-numbing washing up duties. Who can blame it? Washing up, regardless of what I said yesterday, can be exceedingly…
Washing Up – the pain and the pleasure.
I hate washing up! Well, I thought I did. The dishwasher died at the weekend and I have spent longer here at the kitchen sink that I thought I would ever enjoy. So it was back to the marigold gloves…
Here we go again: political hot air, useless diplomacy and talk of war. This time it’s the Falklands – they’ve discovered oil.
So here we go again – the British Prime Minister makes an impassioned speech from what can look from certain angles as the moral high ground. He will defend the little islands known as the Falklands or the Malvinos and…
The Costa Concordia reminds us that the sea is not a harmless playground.
‘I wouldn’t like to be in the role of the captain of the Titanic, having to sail in an ocean of icebergs’ said Captain Francesco Schettino who has been arrested after his huge cruise liner, the Costa Concordia came to…
Chicago Dodgers Sneakers – my 1970’s shoes appreciated at last.
These old shoes have made a couple of previous appearances on these pages but today they have a starring role. I just happened to be wearing my old Chicago Dodgers sneakers in the photograph above when I decided to put…
Foxes! Their first album is released today.
Today my friends Foxes! release their first album – I am much too involved for you to take my word for it but the album is wonderful….if you don’t believe me this is what some unbiased opinions have said. Read…