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Poetry
I have self-published a 35-page hardback book of poetry, which is basically my favourite poems I've written since about 2003. If this is something which interests you, you can buy it here:
http://www.lulu.com/product/hardcover/life-in-language/18829180I've been meaning to do this for over a year now and I'm really pleased I've actually done it ( Read more... ) -
Disabled jobseekers
I'm way behind the time on this one. But the more I think about Philip Davies MP's comments about disabled jobseekers the angrier it makes me ( Read more... ) -
Stuff
I think anyone with any remotely socialist leanings probably shares many of my concerns with the way society has been headed since the coalition government took control ( Read more... ) -
Two years on...
...And I still don't forget. -
Gazing at the present through the past.
Before the general election, the Independent published this article. The journalist who wrote it is on my twitter feed, and re-tweeted a link to it today. I did read it at the time, but reading it today has had a profound impact on me.
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Wind farms
I wanted to take an opportunity to respond to some of the more usual complaints against wind farms, generally found in newspaper letters pages, and here is as good a place as any.
* "Wind farms are ugly". This is a statement of opinion, not fact. Other people find them serene and calm, perhaps even beautiful. Roads may be ugly but because they are ( Read more... ) -
Wahey!
Lj has an iphone app which lets you post and read your friends list. Which means I may conceivably be spending more time on livejournal again. :)
When I come home from a day on the computer, nine times out of ten I don't want to switch on the computer. This has gotten worse with pregnancy, too.
Posted via LiveJournal app for iPhone.
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Paris
Dave and I just had a long weekend away in Paris. We booked it about a month ago, thinking that we both needed a holiday and, more than that, some space to breathe and just enjoy one another's company. I'm glad we did, it was a lovely few days.
( What we did on our holidays )