nourishing obscurity

Are you concerned about the environment?  Are you green enough?  Then forget those wasteful batteries and get Biolite – the product which uses only natural fuel – like forests:

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Surprise appearance by Sue of Muffled Vociferation, who writes: Hi James.  Spotted this video by accident – thought you could do a new series.  I just thought you might be running out and I know how you appreciate the ladies And one for you, Sue [picture quality poor but performance compensates]:

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Sail away True there’s that gilt-edge broker side to the story but it’s still wonderful.   These days, you can conduct business from onboard if you’re not exactly rolling in it and if you have the readies for the first barge.  The money side can’t be ignored but neither can the mutual support of a marriage [...]

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Every field has its names whom no one seriously disputes.  There’ll be endless discussions about whether this one or that was greater but everyone is at least assuming the greatness in the first place.  From a Pele to a da Vinci, the name is legend. Such is the case with Colin Archer.  Despite the name, [...]

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Last of the current series – ‘best of’ series coming up soon.

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Stay away from me!  [We've had this before but who cares?  Click for the big pic]:

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So what do we get out of this schemozzle? #  Asinine PCedness in Terry even being charged in the first place – people should be charged for crimes, not opinions; #  If it was racist, people have the power of ostracism; #  Cappello for once showing some sense and what does he get?  David “male-member” [...]

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Try doing this in February 2012:

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Courtesy of Rossa, Chuckles titled this “Jonty” but of course he means “Ponty”. Simple error for a South African to make. And who can forget the delightful banter between G “underarm” Chappell and T “players’ comfort zone” Greig?

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You saw that survey about most people feeling more secure with a southern English accent in the pilot’s seat and a Scottish accent came second? Scots came second?  Never mind, let’s move on.  How would you feel if you had just taken off and the pilot was greeting you through the tannoy with: #  Losh [...]

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Though the age of steam has passed, the great railway stations in their arching, metallic barndom still evoke an atmosphere of happier, more romantic and more exciting times and old-style stone stations with actual stationmasters who greet you cheerily still exist in this country. On a Saturday, with the numbers of commuters far lower, you [...]

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From Wiggia: 1 Hermitage St Petersburg As a child, museums did little for me apart from the Natural History Museum and the mummies in the British Museum. 

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In the light of the history of the Costa Concordia, two of my favourite stories are:

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