Year 2002

Reading time: < 1 min Sleep (lack of)“Insomnia can become a form of contemplation. You just lie there, inert, helpless, alone, in the dark, and let yourself be crushed by the inscrutable tyranny of time.” – Thomas Merton, The Sign of Jonas. Tired today. Didn’t sleep well. Sporadic ramblings will, no doubt, be forthcoming.

Reading time: < 1 min The Two ThingStolen, unrepentantly, from Blogatelle: You cry: at LassieYou shout: hardly everYou laugh: out loudYou sigh: when contentYou smile: with feelingYou grin: with joyYou frown: most days (Via Doyce …copy this then make your own two word descriptions.)

Reading time: < 1 min ConsequencesNecessity is always the mother of invention, and Vaughan’s latest idea is quite a gem. He has invited a variety of people (yours truly included) to participate in a ‘thread’ of writing. The only rule is you have to start with the last sentence of the previous post (and only 4 posts a day). It’s…

Reading time: < 1 min Ahem, not me!DVD player arrives in two days. So why did a friend send me a link to this: Border controls crumble in DVD land

Reading time: < 1 min Good TVDoing one of the things the Beeb does best, I am interested to catch the documentary series starting tonight. Part observational TV, part historical drama, the series captures a 55-strong crew, on board a replica model of Endeavour, over their six week journey retracing that undertaken by 18th-Century adventurer Captain James Cook. Starts tonight…

Reading time: < 1 min A questionIs my Blog HOT or NOT? Just curious.