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Still can't spare the several hours required to construct a cogently-argued analysis of the complex issues in the run-up to the US presi...

We seem to have a bit of a cat infestation in the garden of late. Not that I object or anything; I like cats. There are a couple of them, bo...

Speaking of photos I should point you at the gallery of pictures from this year's Swanage trip, which are here . Imagine if you will las...

Quite nice not to have any plans for the weekend, so as it was such nice weather on Saturday we made some up on the hoof. Nothing very elabo...

It's not often that I have dreams that are vividly memorable for more than a few minutes after I wake up, if at all, but I had a couple ...

There was an interesting article in the Independent yesterday about the 50th anniversary of the Fender Jazzmaster guitar. While the Strat...

After the slaughter of the hideous ivy monster perpetrated back in March it was tempting to sit back and not pay much attention to the gard...

Once again I dodge the awesome responsibility of writing something serious about the Republican vice-presidential nominee; instead I bring ...

Flicking though a collection of mondegreens on MSN a while back I came across this one featuring Billy Ocean - nothing very remarkable abo...

This is evidently old news , but check out the size of this monster sweet potato. Got it from Tesco's a few weeks back and only discover...

....keep abreast of the very latest quantum spaghetti situation here .

More to follow on the US presidential election later, some of it no doubt in a serious and high-minded vein. Menwhile, in the wake of the me...

Just a few notes on our trip to Austria last week: We flew from Gatwick to Salzburg with Thomsonfly ; the flight out was about an hour lat...

I know it's not all that important in the grand cosmic scheme of things, not with the world being about to end tomorrow and everythin...

A Small Death In Lisbon by Robert Wilson. Catarina Oliveira, the daughter of a prominent lawyer, is found murdered on the seafront near Lis...

The Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright. Charles and Daphne Judd have retreated to rural Cornwall to see out their retirement. Their ...

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Bloke hangs out with some teenage friends in orthodox coming-of-age stylee. Bloke's closest friend c...

You know when you cut an aubergine in half and it has the word "Allah" written across the middle of it? Or those cock-shaped car...

Inspired by the success of last year's culinary exploits, and also by a huge consignment of fruit from our visit to Hazel's parents...

This (via Strange Maps ) is very cool indeed: an interactive series of maps of the competing countries in each Games in the modern Olympic ...