Jeff reminded me to be careful when we book our funereal silent clowns in case we get mimes by mistake. That would suck. Fortunately, these people are on the case.

Timoth Garton-Ash describes in The Guardian what he sees as the root cause in the difference between the US outlook on the War on terror and the European outlook. He compares the pro-war conservatives in the US with the militaristic … Continue reading →

It’s official! John Derbyshire says so… Trouble is, Jesus was not a philosopher. The Bible is full of inspiration and spiritual insights, but as a handbook for conducting worldly affairs, it needs to be taken with a dash of, well, … Continue reading →

Took the family to the fireworks on Tuesday and I was dying for a pee. When I got back, I felt so relieved that I shouted Hooray, pee! at the top of my lungs. Jazz immediately shouted back Pee? Brilliant!

One of the great things about the World Cup is that the standard of the commercials goes sky high – much better than the superbowl commercials, sorry. Who can forget the Brazilians playing football in the airport in ’98 ? … Continue reading →