Year 2002

Reading time: 2 mins TiredFinally got to sleep at 2:30 a.m. So today I am ‘Grumpy Gordon’. Normally Grumpy Gordon only appears for half an hour or so first thing in the morning, but he seems to be hanging about today. So I’m tired, de-motivated, but hey, we get cakes on a Friday so that fudge doughnut is sure…

Reading time: < 1 min The GameIsn’t it funny how art imitates life, or is it life imitates art? And who am I to say that the film The Game is art?Either way, I’m not sure if I would really want this as an Xmas pressie, if you REALLY want to get me a present (seeing as you missed my…

Reading time: < 1 min New York, New YorkIs a wonderful town..So for all you… New Yorkans? No, that’s not right.. is it? anyway.. if you are in New York (yes AnnMarie I’m talking to you) and happen to be bored one Sunday evening and think you’ll venture out to, say, the top of the Empire State Building, well take…

Reading time: < 1 min Anti-AmericanismOK, having posted the link yesterday, I’ve re-read the article and have to conclude that I’m disturbed, not just by this article, but the fact that this kind of thinking is pervading further and further into society. Separating political values (if that’s the correct term) from this and you are left with the worrying thought…

Reading time: < 1 min Firefighters StrikeReluctant history makersSome random thoughts whilst I make up my mind about this:+ Yes I agree firefighters (and those in public service) should be paid more, they risk their lives, and how do you put a value on what they do?– But, they choose the job knowing the salary, and those in the public…

Reading time: < 1 min I knew most of this, but it’s always good to find everything you’ve picked up about something (over a few years) confirmed in one place. Lorem Ipsum. “There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain….” Also includes a Lorem Ipsum generator,…