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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Conveying a Princess...

Throughout history princesses have travelled or been conveyed by many means – often in stately carriages, sometimes on ornate galleons, though sometimes they were transported in open peasant carts, usually just prior to losing their heads. Rarely though have they been conveyed in hand trucks – and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

I hate matinees...

My LSW and I went to a matinee today! It began at 12:30, so it was really no longer le matin, but I’ll still call it a matinee, mainly because there is no suitable French word I know of that says ‘very early afternoon.’ I hate matinees – in my scheme of things, theatre and movies belong to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 11, 2013

And then there was Ben...Part LX

As my doggie and I arrived at the head of one of the trails we take into the woods for our afternoon excursion, we were greeted by a new sign. I was reminded of the white areas on ancient maps, marked with the ominous warning ‘Here be Dragons’... ‘Coyotes may be present?’ I guess it all depends on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

And then there was Ben...Part LIX

I must tell you about a very special experience... You see, Ben’s bed is next to mine, just a couple of feet away. It came about almost naturally – you may recall that our Bennie is a ‘rescue dog’, who had lived in very unsettled and even nasty circumstances, and when he arrived he was in bad shape... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The 'God particle'?

Professors Peter Higgs and Francois Englert have received the Nobel Prize for postulating the existence of the boson that was ultimately named after Higgs – excellent, they deserved it, and congratulations to both. But let’s be clear on this – only some clueless idiots in the media have called this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Did you know?

On this day in 1571 the fleet of the European League under Don Juan of Austria defeated the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto, one of the most significant battles of the 16th century. If the Ottomans had won, all the Blogit ladies might be wearing Burkas, and the gentlemen might have the zabiba, the prayer... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 5, 2013

And then there was Ben...LVIII

So here I was, or maybe I should say here we were, because we were in this together, both of us now in the grip of the demon popcorn, and even my discovery that my Bennie would suffer no ill effects from the occasional ingestion of the ‘devil P’ did little to assuage my feelings of guilt... But an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 4, 2013

And then there was Ben...LVII

It’s time that I told you about Bennie again. This is a really interesting story, but also complicated, so pay attention! It begins with a recent addiction of mine, one that I have mentioned on some previous occasion – a near insurmountable craving for popcorn! Not just any popcorn, but a particular... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

What’s going on here?

We know that partridges and turtle doves make a habit of hanging out in pear trees, but pigeons? Pigeons live in cities and inhabit markets, squares and famous places like the Piazza San Marco in Venice. They walk around on the ground and flap their wings only to get out of your way if you’re not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 30, 2013

I was wrong…

In a comment I made to Pat a little while ago I said I didn’t think the US government would shut down, that all those threats were just ‘political theatre.’ I assumed there were enough cool heads on both sides of the aisle to work out an agreement – but I was wrong. It wasn’t theatre – it's another... Sign in to see full entry.

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