Goodbye Humph

How sad – Humphrey Lyttelton has died.
‘I’m sorry I haven’t a clue’ was easily the funniest, most clever and silliest comedy radio show ever invented.  Part of its charm was Humph’s hilarious double entendres delivered in his laconic voice.  My children always refer to it as ‘that really funny quiz you listen to on the [...]

my day

M comes into my bedroom complaining of a very sore ear.  She is never normally ill so I know it’s real.  I’m teaching all day and I can’t take her to the doctor till the evening so I have to leave her at home, alone.  She’s in good spirits so I’m not too worried.  N [...]

disconcerting

Now and then one comes across a truly brilliant idea.  Like this one.  It was posted on a mailing list to which I belong and I thought it was so interesting.  I found the reactions and ‘explanations’ particularly interesting.  It must have been quite disconcerting for the people who didn’t know what was going on [...]

Every Which Way But Loose

Once again Clint Eastwood throws caution to the wind, directing himself in a supporting part in this drama examining the pressing social issues confronting immigrants in mid-western USA. The lead role is played by Clyde, a tree-dwelling native of the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, who is finding it difficult to adjust to the mores [...]

the snowqueen surveys her domain

from her bedroom window:

the next small step

I mentioned the next small step to my solution focused buddy, Paul Avard who commented on a previous post and said that I thought it was the most important aspect of taking a solution focused approach.  I know I’ve mentioned SF before, but probably not really explained the process.
It’s really very simple.  First of all [...]

Local elections

Local elections are in the offing, so it’s that time of year when the political parties stuff pamphlets through the door, lauding themselves and excoriating their opponents.
Yesterday it was the turn of the Labour party. After a decade of Labour government and the accompanying disappointments, it’s naturally going to be tricky pitching a slew of [...]

The Orphanage

A thoughtful horror movie, depicting a mother’s desperate search for her missing child and the lengths to which she will go in order to seek closure. A chilling menace runs through the film as the viewer is invited to confront the fear of death that haunts our waking hours.
Essential viewing.

ancient miracles

The first archaeological excavation of Stonehenge since 1964 has just started.  You can follow the progress with video updates here.  There is also a fabulous 360 degree interactive photo here – make sure you make it full screen for the best effect.