Every now and again, I'll see a vaguely human form out of the corner of my eye, where no human should be, and it will make me jump. Normally this happens in the flat, but occasionally on the street. Or on a train. Just a moment ago, I was glancing over towards the modem, with its little mast and its little lights, and I caught sight of something ( Read more... )

The Wongai Ningaui is a very small, aggressive carnivore, feeding on many types of invertebrates. It is able to subdue prey which is often larger than itself.


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Well, I did what I said I was going to do. Tonight is the second class in my German course. The first class was very enjoyable. I felt good that I was challenging myself. There was also a really unexpected sense of camaraderie in the classroom. The students covered a pretty broad age range - I'm guessing 25-50 - and came from a range of countries ( ( Read more... )

"I've never forgotten how dangerous you are"

"And yet you still put your fingers in my pants"

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What with all the discussion of posts that has been going on lately, I think it's time to dispel some of the myths surrounding this slippery subject.

- Posts are often mistaken for their close cousin, the pole. The correct way to differentiate between the two is a subject of some controversy. Circumferencists claim that poles are thinner than ( Read more... )

I'm pretty pleased with myself for marking Mothers Day (UK) yesterday with a call to my Mum. German mothers have their maternity celebrated on a completely different date, so there are none of those little reminders that I normally rely on (Interflora ads, for example). I also had a brief chat with Ru. She told me that she had skied into a post "at ( Read more... )

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As I was popping out to get a pint of milk yesterday I saw our local drunk sitting on a doorstep at the far end of the street ( Read more... )

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