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vroom vroom
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pictures from the garden
Today when I got home i went out and took some pictures of the glorious flowers that have been coming up in the back garden of my house here in London. I can't claim any credit for making these gorgeous things come out of the ground, but I'm dedicating myself to enjoying them (and the warm weather which has finally arrived) every possible minute ( Read more... ) -
Comparing salt, fat, sugar, and CO2
(This is cross-posted from It's Getting Hot In Here)
Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, has announced a plan to put 'carbon labels' on four categories of its own-brand products: orange juice, potatoes, laundry detergent, and light bulbs. The labels, which were developed with the Carbon Trust's carbon labelling program, show the number of grams of ( Read more... ) -
elections, buffoons, slavery, and survival
I am having a very negative day. First of all, I'm trying my damndest to sit tight and wait for the London Mayoral Election Results, which look grim, which make me ponder whether democracy should in fact be a cultural value, or whether it's a conspiracy of sad liberals setting themselves up to be run by idiots and facists. Particularly because I ( Read more... ) -
gimme some sugar, google
oh lord in heaven. I think I have food poisoning. The truly pathetic thing is, I spent all evening baking a cake for the CAFOD campaigns team bake-off. It's in the oven at the moment, I'm just waiting for the timer to go off. But the idea of food...urrrgggghhhhh....whingewhingewhingesplat.
BUT two good things are happening.
1) I can turn my ( Read more... ) -
Pennsylvania flexes its political muscles
Okay, first of all we have a tidbit from the LA Times on what to look for in Pennsylvania, which is a pretty succinct guide. CNN's political ticker is probably a good place to follow things through the day.
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WTF
Okay, so at the moment I'm watching BBC news live coverage of the Olympic Torch relay in San Francisco, where they've secretly changed the route of the torch, secretly, with absolutely no notice. It is surrounded by soldiers and police, with media photographers being driven just in front of that in what appears to be a Duck Tours bus. This is one ( Read more... )
