All those funny looks I get in the Henfield pet shop just paid off.


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A three year old boy in his bath examined his testicles and asked, "Mommy, are these my brains?"

Mom said, "Not yet, honey."

London to Brighton Pioneer Run 2004 - the view from the local pub.



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How often should I fail?

If I never fail, I'm not trying hard enough.

If I fail too often, I'm trying too hard.

"Cynicism is much easier than trust - and a lot of people are intellectually lazy. Intelligent and successful people often seem to be a lot less cynical about the world."

Nick

[Comment seen to BBC news story on cynicism 16-Feb-2004 ]

According to the Sun, sales of electric guitars are up more than 82% (thanks to the Darkness).

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Snowdrops in the garden, a hint of yellow from the daffodils. And in the barn, new-born lambs bleating (much earlier than expected, but Julia and Simon seem suckers for rescue sheep, plus one of last year's lambs has turned out to be more than a little precocious ( Read more... )

'I shall show you', said Hecato, 'a love philtre compounded without drug or herb or witch's spell.

It is this: if you wish to be loved, love'.

Saturday morning in Brighton, and there was a meat cleaver lying in the middle of the street (and people wonder why I stay out of the pubs on Friday night).

Felishumanus had come to visit pipistrelle, and Brighton wasn't on its best behaviour. From the late opening Arkham, to the oiks who decided it was cool to give the girls a big and very deliberate two- ( Read more... )