I was reminded today of the famous, nay unique occasion back in August 2003 when a sizeable group of Newcastle United suporters were hosted at the British Ambassador’s residence in Belgrade. What happened was this. Newcastle United FC were in town to play a Champions League qualifying match against Partizan Belgrade. […]
I have not added anything on this important subject, as my earlier posting in December said more or less all I have to say on it. This time the Russians have played hardball, actually letting people all over the place get very cold by turning off gas supplies. The accounting […]
PJ O’Rourke starts at a canter (h/t Instapundit): Is it too soon to talk about the failed Obama presidency just because Obama isn’t president yet? Accelerates: Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned dinner, let’s get the dog to cook." And ends at a […]
A deft and interesting Observation on The Old Curiosity Shop by David Frum. A pleasure to read someone who loves books and ideas sharing his thoughts with the rest of us, without truculent ideology or any obvious ‘angle’.
I have had a Palm for years, virtually problem-free. They work by doing the basics in an easy, stable way. Now this new device is coming our way. Looks good.
Further feisty observations on Evolution from a reader: Let’s make a simplified projection based on those two coexisting and interdependent groups (while acknowledging there are other groups and factors at play): One group, those on modest working incomes have chosen not to have children (or as a group to have fewer children) because of […]
A reader chides me for using the word teleological in a posting about evolution, saying that such vocabulary is a terrible turn-off for some people.. I stand duly chid. Or even chidden. But is he right? The word of course is in frequent use in and around the pubs where […]
Jermain Defoe goes back to Tottenham Hotspur FC. Let’s have a bit more of this, please:
Craig Murray is busy drumming up interest in his new book about dirty dealings in Africa. He has chosen some supposedly good quotes from this text to help this effort. What do his readers think about them? Many of them are so blindingly silly and/or vulgar that they will do his […]
A reader adds a gloss on my earlier observations on Evolution: … one extra point might be made, just to protect against hubris in evolutionists, who seem for the most part to have an unfailing belief in the perfectibility of man. . You write of breeding schemes producing ‘better animals’. Better for […]
