Halloween netsuke, written 3 weeks ago, Netsuke are miniature Japanese sculptures which are most often carved from ivory or wood, and sometimes from other materials. They were first made in the early 17th century, and used to fasten a small box (the inro) containing medicines and personal belongings...

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Re-entry, written 1 month ago, Someone asked me how I was doing today. I thought for a moment and then I said, "I actually am experiencing a few system failures." I've been struggling. I've been struggling with homesickness, with let-down, jet lag and with overwhelm. When you boil it a...

Happy Dayz, written 1 month ago,

"...you know, fish, chips, cup o' tea, bad food, worse weather..."

Linkses., written 4 weeks ago,

Movember, written 3 weeks ago, It’s Movember, so get growing those moustaches for Men’s Health. I am! All donations welcome, and I’ll keep you updated on how that weedy caterpillar is growing across my top lip.

Sigh, groan, etc, written 3 weeks ago,

Park Place Folly Destroying The Heart of Croydon, written 1 month ago, One of Croydon's oldest family businesses, Turtle's, is to close its doors for the last time on Christmas Eve.The future of the business has been uncertain for the past couple of years since compulsory purchase orders were issued...

The Importance of People and Real Things, written 1 month ago, I’ve spent the morning realising that thinking about people is quite unusual, I mean real people, not people as consumers, community members, entrepreneurs or employees. I’m not saying that the guys I listened to this morning arenâ€...

Young make 'great schlep' to persuade a sceptical generation to vote Barack Obama | World news | The Guardian, written 1 month ago, So I'm not the only person who's kinda fascinated by the Great Schlep going on in the USA - where all the left-leaning grandkids of largely retired (Jewish) Florida dwe...

Presidents in drag 2......, written 3 weeks ago, I'm off to Poland tomorrow until late Friday so won't be posting until a week today probably, so I thought I'd leave you with some pin-ups! Sorry I've not been commenting on your blogs over the past couple of days but I've been really busy with organi...

sniffles, written 3 weeks ago,

Hitchens v.s Turek, written 3 weeks ago, Christopher Hitchens/Frank Turek Debate from Larry M on Vimeo. A recent debate between atheist journalist Christipher Hitchens and Christian apologist Dr Frank Turek, co-author of I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist. There seems to be some variance o...

podcast no. 178 It's been too long.., written 1 month ago, Download podcast 178 directly from here (MP3) Podcast n0 178 is here! Music from: Paul Rose Roxy Perry Glad to be back! See you soon!Podcastpaul's site feed.

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Leaves in Flight, written 3 weeks ago,

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