Category Archives: Random

Oh! The irony!

Posted on March 18, 2024 by james

Donald Trump can’t raise a $434 million bond so he can appeal his fraud sentence: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68600093 Meanwhile, Ethiopians are able to withdraw far more money than they have from their bank accounts: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68599027 Anyone seen Trump attempting to book a … Continue reading →

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It’s time to kick BMI in the head. It really is.

Posted on March 14, 2024 by james

I see the BBC News site has another piece on BMI today. This time in reference to children, who I thought everyone accepted it didn’t work for anyhow. But as ever it all kicks off into a discussion of BMI … Continue reading →

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Say “cheese”!

Posted on March 11, 2024 by james

Or get someone to clumsily manipulate an image for you? Of course I’m taking about the Mother’s Day photo issued by Kensington Palace. I looked at the photo having read the news that the image had been pulled by various … Continue reading →

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Spot the muppet

Posted on March 6, 2024 by james

Anyone seen them both in the same room?

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“Why should I pay for the NHS?”

Posted on February 29, 2024 by james

What is it with all the brain-dead cretins who say “I don’t use the NHS, so why should I pay for it?” (through taxation, basically). Perhaps they wouldn’t use the NHS given time to plan, but if they have a … Continue reading →

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Single use plastic for seeds? Really?

Posted on February 25, 2024 by james

My wife gave me a packet of petunia seeds that she’d like me to sow for her today. I was a little confused because there was clearly something lumpy and hard inside the packet. When I opened it I found … Continue reading →

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Hmmmm: Google

Posted on February 20, 2024 by james

I’ve been redirected to a Google form this morning, meaning I had to log in to Google. I don’t use Google that much, so I was expecting the usual “click on all the photos with a fire hydrant” stuff. After … Continue reading →

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Driving licence renewal redux

Posted on February 19, 2024 by james

Or “driving licence redux redux”, perhaps 🙂 I posted a few days back out renewing my driving licence and how I can’t do it online because I allowed my passport to expire. I can renew it at a Post Office, … Continue reading →

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I am job-hunting

Posted on February 19, 2024 by james

Officially now. I have just submitted my first application. And a very strange thing it is to do. I’ve not actually had to look for work for something like twenty years. In fact I think the last job I applied … Continue reading →

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I’ll just leave this here…

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

Written as part of a discussion online this evening about cats not catching mice… Our cats are really quite good at catching mice. Then bringing them into the house and releasing them. Literally five minutes ago I heard a cat … Continue reading →

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