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The Colour Of Blood by Brian Moore. No, not that Brian Moore, this one . It's the Irish pronunciation, Bree-an, rather than the more u...

Like many people I'm a slightly nervous flyer. But, to be fair, I always manage to get on the plane, though I'm usually a bit happie...

I am not a doctor, as you know. But I'm pretty sure even I can spot a couple of problems with the so-called science in a couple of the a...

At my advanced age you need a quiet night in on a Saturday once in a while. You can't be out going to Chinawhites with Sienna Miller eve...

Couple of amusing video clips for you: firstly Bill Maher has a pop at religion , as well as, among other things, Phil Spector's hairdo...

Just watched the France-Ireland match in Pool D - not a great game, but very exciting, and a comprehensive enough victory for the French in ...

Eggs. The fruit of the chicken tree. We all know them, and some of us love them - the ultimate fast food, go to work on an egg , all that dr...

Not really incidental music as such, as it's the soundtrack to the new Sky advert, but it's a cracking tune so I'm going to me...

There's a mysterious German takeover of Blogger in progress, it seems. I noticed a couple of days ago that some of the instructions belo...

Anyone else find maps completely fascinating? Especially old maps, especially where things on the ground have changed significantly since th...

Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan. Papa? Nicole? Yes, we're in France, where Raymond and his precocious teenage daughter Cécile live...

Having trouble achieving an authentically piratical tone in your e-mails on International Talk Like A Pirate Day? Try plugging one of these ...

I hope you've remembered what day it is today . If so try taking the Pirate Personality Test (see below). You are The Cap'n! Some me...

Jeff Buckley's Grace , the title track from his only "proper" studio album before he carelessly got himself drowned in the M...

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. I haven't read a real big doorstop of a novel for a while - Riven Rock was probably the last one ...

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention. I don't care what you say, there's a shockingly limited range of subjects which are made the...

.....you skip past the Blogger "welcome" page when on your way to post something, as I often do, and miss it, this is really quit...

I knew the title of the new Russell Crowe/Christian Bale Western 3:10 to Yuma rang a bell, so when it came up in conversation the other da...

Just got back from a brief trip away to Exmoor with Hazel - Saturday lunchtime to Sunday lunchtime; less of a mini-break, more of a micro-b...