Following on from two sensational stories about the US Military slaughtering several innocent Iraqi civilians, the US have announced that all troops will be receiving ethical lessons. Will lesson one be “don’t shoot babies or infants”? Perhaps lesson two should be, “don’t shoot un-born babies”? Or how about the third, “If you […]
Very sparse posting over the past two weeks as I was sunning it up in Kos. First of from my gallery you’ll notice that while I was happy to take pictures of the military airport in Taba, Egypt, I wasn’t stupid enough to do that in Kos! The hotel was fantastic, everything a […]
In July 2003, whilst holidaying in the tropical paradise of Barbados I fulfilled one of my life’s ambitions. I know I’ve mentioned I went snorkeling with sea turtles but this was far bigger than that. I went to the Malibu distillery! Having been on the island a few days I was already […]
I jest ye not. The final day of the festival, for one performance only, The Krankies will return to Scotland. The show has been described as suitable for anyone from 18-80 (not children you will note) and I for one will be there. Other major names include Armando Iannucci giving a workshop […]
The film has now been seen by the critics. The words being used are “dud”, “stodgy”, “grim” and “wieldy”. The plot is described as “cumbersome” and “plodding”, while Tom Hanks gets called “wooden”. Daily Variety attacks the film as “an oppressively talky film that isn’t exactly dull but comes as close to […]
Not one to shy away from shocking headlines am I? Having played around with a cool web tool from St Andrew’s University (the second best university in Scotland, after Edinburgh!) I complied a collection of alternative Phills. These are like my the main banner, simply achieved with The Gimp. These pictures are […]
*Before* the FA Cup Final started, legendary defender Alan Hansen said “He [Gerrard] is probably the greatest player to ever wear the red of Liverpool … and I don’t say that lightly as I’ve played with Daglish”. I wonder if he’s changed his mind after the final whistle? Gary Linker said of Gerrard’s […]
This has really annoyed me. The BBC are *paying* disgraced former Scum editor (Sun editor) Kelvin MacKenzie to host two documentaries on Radio Five Live called World Cup Scandals. This man should never be allowed to work for a public company, let alone in the field of football. Why? He was […]
I thought that shocking headline would wake you up out your slumber! No, I haven’t taken leave of my senses, I’m recapping the first episode of Never Mind the Full Stops, BBC4’s new grammar/linguistic based panel quiz show. I learnt some really interesting things last night. Firstly, did you know that “kicked […]
I was walking along past Haymarket yesterday in the baking sun as the traffic compressed itself all to one side. In doing so a though popped into my noise-polluted mind: Is there anything more quintessentially British in summer than men drilling at roadworks? I can’t think of the last time I actually […]
Wandering aimlessly around my flat last night and caught sight of a punishingly red sun as it was setting. These two pictures don’t really do it justice but you can get a sense of just how red it was from the edges of the inferno as it hangs waiting to drop out of the […]
Out walking along Princes Street I see a sign on a pedestrian crossing. It reads: “Graham / Graeme. I’m the French girl you met at UFRESH at the VENUE last Saturday (25/03) but I couldn’t get your number before you disappeared… If you want to meet me again you can call […]
We all know this to be true as we’ve seen the ultra-observant story relating to Ikea’s toilets. I discovered this picture that I took over Christmas whilst standing at the urinals in a working man’s pub in an old coal mining town in the North West of England. I can’t put my finger […]
Where do I stand on this title? There is the obvious mistake added for a bit of a laugh but the real crux of the matter is the third word, literally. We all know what literal means, therefore literally means “in a strict sense”. This is not however, really your worst nightmare. […]
I don’t like Bratz. Plain and simple, the concept behind them really irritates me. As if young girls don’t have enough bad influences and media pressures, then they go and launch a range of dolls that appear to be semi-class hookers (and not in the Rugby League sense). Do pre-teenage girls really […]
A few months ago, just as the court case of plagiarism started in the high court, I saw the idiots’ version of The Da Vinci Code in Costco (complete with pictures!). Right next to it was “The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail”, the very book that Brown was accused of stealing ideas from! […]
At the very end of March, Neil managed to capture a couple of great shots of the “sunset” out at Straiton. I really like them and would have taken more if I weren’t driving at the time. Last night I also caught a couple of great shots from my flat. I’ve also […]
Martin Lewis, the UK’s only Money Saving Expert, has finally launched his petition to try to get much loved mathmetician Carol Voderman to *stop* doing adverts for secured loans. It actually launches tomorrow but I very passionately agree with this cause, replacing credit cards with secured loans can result in people losing their homes […]
As England’s odds lengthen thanks to Wayne Rooney having no working toes (judging by his intelligence you’d have guessed he would have had extra toes), stick a fiver on England to win it. Playing 4-4-1-1 with King or Carrick as a holding midfielder and then in the free role supporting the loan striker you […]
Last week I texted Andy to find out his insider knowledge regarding the Snooker World Championships. He was down in Sheffield as part of the graphics team, his job is to turn the handles to make the scores rotate around. His assessment of the likely winners out of the four semi-finalists was as […]
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