There are times that taking a bicycle along is a good idea, times when it might not be. Not sure about today. To get up to the top today, it was going to take a winding route on a 1 in 4 grade. It’s interesting going up a road which is like going up stairs [...]
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Always wondered about this one [h/t haiku]: Apparently, there’s a lawsuit kicking around the New York Court of Appeals over who owns the tips at Starbucks. The baristas are fighting to keep control over the jar and not share the tips with assistant managers. It’s kind of sad. At this point, why not just dump [...]
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Difficult concentrating on blogging with Queens and Spain.
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IDark Roasted:
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The boot/trunk is a tad small for the monthly shop:
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Guiding principle: I shall never pay a newspaper for some journo’s idea of what is good journalism. This particularly applies as more and more of the newly uneducated get the nod for the plumb journo jobs, especially seeing as the sphere has vastly better, more accountable journalism. And there are ways around it. One fine [...]
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There was far more than just football going on: Prime Minister Julia Gillard was among the many dignitaries to attend the occasion and she greeted fans as she walked about 200m along the boundary in front of the Premiership Stand. Ms Gillard described the unveiling of the 10 million light towers as a fantastic moment. [...]
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It can’t be overstated how big this is – it’s Ben Hur, it’s Cecil B de Mille, the hype is phenomenal and yet it is just one provincial town and one provincial football club. This Saturday evening [their time], four major events in this town’s history will take place simultaneously. First, they’re unveiling the new [...]
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Can they never put a sock in it, not interfere, leave things alone which ain’t broke? The Week: A simplified badge design was officially unveiled last weekend but did not go down well with supporters, who flocked to sign an online petition condemning it. Now the Merseyside club has responded with what The Guardian calls a [...]
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We need to push these bstds out and keep them out. Allow me to use the game of AFL football as an analogy for what is happening in society. Darren Jolly is a wonderful player for a club I don’t like, Collingwood and begrudgingly, it has to be conceded he is the old school physical [...]
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Most expensive video game ever? Grid 2 releases on 31 May, and if you’re looking to shell out that little bit extra to get a special incentive, the Mono Edition should satisfy your spending itch. While most special or collector’s editions come with a keyring, shirt, or maybe a steel case, the Mono Edition comes [...]
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Was there anything more evocative than travel posters, the old ones? They transport us to a world of promise, of excitement and sometimes it turns out that way:
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Oh my goodness – they’ve only gone and put the jam on top! Stunned by this article: Revealed: how to make the perfect cream tea The perfect cream tea involves a 2.8cm thick scone, with jam spread before cream, according to University of Sheffield maths department. Excuse me but – er – was there ever [...]
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This has to be one of the most beautiful countries on the planet. Just spent the afternoon by the riverside and it was a fabulous day. For those not of this country, it’s supposed to be all rainy and horrible tomorrow but who cares? Today was carefree and the taking away of stress was something [...]
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Adam Goodes of the Swans The heading follows on from Amfortas’s heading but it might have been titled: “Once a thug, always a thug.”
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Adam Goodes of the Swans A 13 year old girl in very modern behaviour for her age has hurled invective at a footy star. Mr. Goodes, the Star in question from the well known ‘Swans’ Team, suffered a total breakdown. http://www.smh.com.au/afl/schoolgirl-apologises-to-heartbroken-swans-star-20130525-2n3fn.html
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All of these cakes are made of cake, i.e. there are no plastic or wood additions:
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A lady named Zhanna in St Petersburg baked and decorated all these cakes. There were no plastic or other decorative items added – the entire cakes are edible. We’ll run three days of these and then put the url:
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AFL head honcho There’s a good analogy for what is happening in the UK, the US, in the contempt of those “above” for those “below”, in the very assumption that there are the “leaders” and the “led”. Football downunder is the same as Blatter football over here, same as any field of organized public activity [...]
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1935:
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This is the word from inside the camp: With the wind picking up, the decision was made to come in and Outteridge, who was at the helm, attempted to ‘‘bear away’’ – a nautical term for turning around with the wind, Mr Outteridge said. The catamaran, capable of speeds in excess of 70km/h, was executing [...]
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17:03 1-1 17:46 B***er. Rio b****y Ferdinand. OK, so well done, Fergie. No hug for Wayne?
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Much as it sticks in the craw to admit the AC72 is not seaworthy and yet to insist the challenge must go on, this is the political side of human nature saying the show must go on but the designer side knows, deep down, that these things are unworkable. An example is the Orma 60 [...]
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One of the killer factors in team sport at elite level is uncertainty in contracts. In 2010, the Geelong star player refused to either confirm or deny he would return and meanwhile, the coach/manager who had taken them to two flags was secretly in talks to go back to his old club as assistant to [...]
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BBC 5Live was on and the magnitude of the David and Goliath story was being played out. Hell, I’m not a Wigan supporter but to hear all those people virtually in tears, this was massive. Even City supporters were conceding that Wigan deserved it. And sorry but I’m going to draw the parallel of Geelong [...]
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Half time [Beeb]: “If Wigan played on this pitch every week you would fancy them to beat most teams.” “Will Wigan pay the price for not making more use of all their possession?” Looks that way. 19:09 FANTASTIC!!!!! Such a long 90 seconds! About a minute. 19:13 WIGGGGGAN!!!!!! 19:17 One of the greatest moments in [...]
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Hoots, mon, ar coodnae resist reprinting it: Angry Scotsman to be released into community BRITAIN faces the prospect of yet another unemployed, angry Scottish person at large. ……….. As I’ll be busy most of tomorrow, allow me to issue my apology now. I sincerely apologize for any offence to any Scots people of any clan [...]
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Terribly, terribly sad, freakish, tragic. Watch them come out of the woodwork now to say these boats should be banned etc. No they shouldn’t – this is state of the art we’re talking about here. This is the cutting edge. In my time racing A Class, there was always the danger because the rig packed [...]
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The hype The background They were indeed very big boys today.
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