A black day for the world, considering the effect of Farage's lot's win is likely to be on a par with the crumbling of the League of Nations. Hopefully this will be enough for Alba to break her chains.

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I will not have any internets in my new place 'til at least the 15th; inbox bailing and online presence in general will be even more sporadic until that's done.

So there was a Christian terrorist attack on a mosque in Phoenix, Arizona Friday before last - buncha neo-Nazis with guns blockading worshippers in whilst the police took pictures - and it apparently hasn't had any international coverage. I think this is the sort of thing that shouldn't be ignored, so...now you know.

R.I.P. Sir Pterry and Blackpuss, would that I had words for ye.

Reckon it's as good a start to the new year as any: brewing tea and covered in lichen.

May the waxing year treat y'all better than you expect and at least as well as you deserve.

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A call for ideas from the structurally-minded: in addition to normal work and a couple of particularly important commissions I have at the moment, I have been tasked with finding some means of creating a giant goat by the 1st of December ( Read more... )

Here's betting a 5% lead the other way would have been described as 'sqeaking through'.

Because it never rains but it hails blood and frogs, a reference post for those who need it right now.

What do you mean 'male priveledge'? You have a job, and I live in a cardboard box in the middle of the road!Well, congratulations for giving our first example: you get to have the view that your individual circumstances negate your inherent ( Read more... )