Globalisation
If you have read the book No Logo, or even pop by the website now and again, you should find this article interesting: America: Enemy of globalisation

“Globalisation is not Americanisation. Rather, the onrushing process of globalisation will render America just another country. In this context, the looming conflict in Iraq should be seen not as a war of oil, still less as a response to Osama bin Laden. It is a war over globalisation itself – as Washington seeks to militarise the economic domination it enjoyed in the 1990s.”

Bang
Why Britain needs more guns

An intriguing argument for relaxing gun laws in this country, and well stated too, but it would appear that we will have to trade a lower number of muggings and burglary for a higher murder rate. (I’m presuming that the same will happen in Scotland).

Is that really our only choice? What a horrible world we live in, if it is.

bookmark_borderTaste

Apologies to non-UK visitors

I have a vague memory of a drunken conversation.
“So that bird fae Ready Steady Cook whits dain This Morning now..”
“Whit aboot ‘er”
“Wid ye?”
“Hell yeah”
“Reelly?”

Nick seems to have had a similar conversation at work (although I’m guessing the Scottish accents were missing).

Now obviously there is no accounting for taste, and I don’t expect everyone to like the delectable Ms.Fern Britten (for that is who we were discussing), but I sincerely doubt that she is one of the 1000 people more annoying than Mick Hucknall.

Writing
Or not as the case is…

I used to write/type a lot more. Thoughts that were banging about in my head would soon be captured, analysed and considered then chucked up here for some reason.

Now I don’t and I don’t know why.

Too busy? Nah, I’ve got time to play the Playstation, re-learn how to play the piano, read books, and numerous blogs.
No thoughts? HAH – ya gotta be kidding me.

So why? Answers on a postcard to the usual place please folks, cos I’m stumped.

bookmark_borderDie Another Day

Die Another Day

Bond. VERY Bond, and possibly a step too far. Started well, I particularly liked the opening sequence showing a different side to Bond and giving him a bit more grounding in reality. This was spoiled by the invisible car though and the ‘training’ simulator. Bit too far the other way, like they were trying to compensate for the grittier opening. Still, it was a Bond flick, girls, cars, guns etc etc.