On Saturday we went to the see the art fair at the London Design Centre in Islington. Its a sale kind of thing. Not the ‘affordable art fair’ which no-one can afford to go to, but another one. The same galleries showing the same stuff but no longer claiming affordability. Went there by tube because – Read More-
… the need for speeeeeed… How fast is ‘fast enough’? Hmmmm. Is my car fast enough or do I need a new 400 horse power monster so I can break the law with much greater ease or have 335 wasted and redundant horses sitting there ‘just in case’? Is my bicycle fast enough or do – Read More-
Rather than play tennis today, I decided instead to go to the synagogue. Well, its time to up my spiritual game in line with the physical, surely? No, you’re right, the only spirit I need comes in bottles from various Scottish isles. But I had a call. Like, a Moses moment. A burning bush. A – Read More-
…we’re in a civil partnership. Now that civil partnerships are fully legal for ‘non-gays’ as they are to be known, that small minority of people who fail miserably to fit into any of the 2,374 categories of ‘otherness’ and minority status enjoyed by the… errr… by the majority, the Church of England (fanfare, pls) has – Read More-
I’m in Davos. For the World Economic freebie junket thingy to which all important freeloaders go to so they can show everyone how important they are. In a Worldly, Economical way. I’m not actually ‘there’ like physically, just spiritually. I’m staying in a fuck-off Swiss hotel with hot and cold running chambermaids, flying around in – Read More-
There’s a new virus in China. Related to the horrible ‘sars’ virus which killed a lot of people a little while ago (research is a wonderful thing; if you can be bothered with it), it causes respiratory problems and fever. Originally thought to be only transmissible via animals, the Chinese, in an uncharacteristic precedent, have – Read More-
I’ve been watching a rockumentary on BBC4, my favourite tv channel. It’s about Billy Connolly. The funniest man ever to walk this planet with a Scottish accent. No, that’s too limiting, possibly the funniest man ever. Anywhere. Any accent. The program(s) are about Billy returning to Scotland, to ‘his’ Glasgow, and relating his history. From – Read More-
Do you read the Mail on Sunday? You should do. But only if you’re very right wing (obvs) and aren’t really interested in learning stuff which could loosely be described as ‘news’, more about learning stuff which is sort of ‘reactionary rubbish’. Which is why I will NOT cancel my subscription. It is funnier than – Read More-
Just when you thought it had all finished, there’s always time to squeeze in some extra ‘Brexit bollocks’ for extra fun. It’s done. It’s dusted. We’re leaving. So we need, apparently, to ‘celebrate’ this ‘wonderful’ event. Which 48% of the population never wanted. Maybe its to strengthen the positives of the whole Brexit mess and – Read More-
Someone sent me this photo, lovely shot of a Berlin morning. Gorgeous sky, the iconic TV tower (everything in Berlin is ‘iconic’, got more icons than Vatican City), and some gel in the most un-vegan attire imaginable. Who looks familiar. Hmmmm. Holy shit! That’s my daughter!!! The one who ran away to Berlin 2 years – Read More-