Author Archives: jb

Kurt Vonnegut wrote to the people of Iraq

Posted on 20 June, 2012 by jb

“At the beginning of democracy,  a bit of genocide and ethnic cleansing is quite okay. After a hundred years, you have to let your slaves go. And, after a hundred and fifty years, you have to let your women vote..” … Continue reading →

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A friend of mine used to say….

Posted on 20 June, 2012 by jb

….”There are about 100,000 really smart people in America and they run the place” Which explains this little gem. In the mornings store staffers at the Apple Store use an iPhone leveling app called “Simply Angle” to precisely set each … Continue reading →

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Tunes for a Tuesday. Or a Wednesday, for that matter – 20 June 2012

Posted on 20 June, 2012 by jb

Kindje van God – Spinvis – 2 Meter Sessies – Het Beste van 1987-2009 [Listen] This Is London – Don McGlashan – Warm Hand [Listen] Banguela – Miriam Maria – Putamayo Presents: Brazilian Groove [Listen] Keep Your Head Held High … Continue reading →

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“The Cat in the Hat” on aging

Posted on 19 June, 2012 by jb

HT Virginia Jones (who was too chicken to publish in on her (for genteel folks only…) website

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And this was just the starter…

Posted on 19 June, 2012 by jb

Dinner @ Gloria and Rainer

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Skillsets

Posted on 17 June, 2012 by jb

HT Getty Images The Independent, a serious broadsheet newspaper that’s my preferred reading when I’m in the UK, reported on the England:Sweden EM 2012 match thus: Carroll swivelled on to the ball to exact extraordinary power on the header and … Continue reading →

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Hope it’s not catching…

Posted on 17 June, 2012 by jb

My Mate The Professor is celebrated for his absent-minded Professorness, but I swear he’s improving with age. We’re away for the weekend with the dragons wimmin and it’s his turn to head off to the bakery in the next village … Continue reading →

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Wise words indeed..

Posted on 15 June, 2012 by jb

Henry Rollins (if you didn’t know already and you probably don’t..) is an American spoken word artist, writer, journalist, publisher, actor, comedian, radio DJ, activist and former singer-songwriter (with Black Flag)

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And the winner is….

Posted on 14 June, 2012 by jb

…the bird getting whacked by the pendulum …no…the gardener with the watering can….no… the Dr Seuss “Cat-in-the-hat” inanimate object …no…the bird disappearing into the bear trap…no… Bugger, I’ll have to watch it again.

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St George and the dragons

Posted on 13 June, 2012 by jb

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