Oh yes, it’s THAT time of year again – Movember! And, given my lack of charitable activity of late (in honesty, I’ve not done much since the great hospital abseil) I thought what a perfect chance to promote awareness of
The sounds, the sights, the flashing lights
On our recent trip to Las Vegas I was lucky enough to insinuate myself onto a guided tour of a fascinating and overlooked piece of Sin City’s heritage, the Neon Boneyard. It was an extremely near-miss, owing to my propensity
Why am I not surprised?
This could be interesting. Am en route to Dublin for work today – I love an early flight. The first part of the plan came off ok: the waking up at 6:30 bit. Getting to Victoria station was straightforward. Getting
I’ve always said there’s nothing an agnostic can’t do if he really doesn’t know whether he believes in anything or not
I’ve been quite enjoying the recent story about the campaign to get some atheist-driven advertising onto the side of London buses. The nuts & bolts of it being that for many years now non-Christians have had to endure Christian advertisements
Organic beard excellence (for a change)
As I wandered up Victoria Street back to the office this afternoon, I discovered the trouble with simultaneously being at the tail-end stages of a horrible cold (with the running nose and the ever present sensation that you just might
Qype: The Diner Camden in London
London – Cafes & Coffee Shops – Juice, Shakes & Smoothies – Restaurants – Fast Food & American I had great expectations for The Diner in Camden – after keenly watching its transformation from the sticky cesspit known as Arizona
And the crowd cheered! (cheer) And the crowd roared! (roar) Etc.
Ovation (from The Free Dictionary) Enthusiastic, prolonged applause. A show of public homage or welcome. An ancient Roman victory ceremony of somewhat less importance than a triumph. Last week, thanks to the eagle-eyed efforts of Paul the Dodgy Aussie, I
Qype: Ronnie’s Bar in London
London The bar upstairs from Ronnie Scott’s (imaginitively named, “Ronnie’s Bar”) was previously Members Only – however all that’s changed now, and it gives the rest of us access to quite a funky little room! Open nightly from 6pm, or
Dirty…. dirty…
OK, so in an alleged “story” this week (i.e. it’s not proper news, but it’s probably more interesting than hearing about the bloody credit crunch again), London saw the results of the Dirty Hands Study – conducted as part of
I read the news today. Oh boy.
After getting a bit sick of reading about Iceland’s plummeting economic situation in the UK press, I thought I’d have a nose around the Australian newsfeeds for a bit to see what was afoot Down Under. Refreshingly, the headlines I