Reading time: < 1 min ChangeThis is on a mission to spread important ideas and change minds. “We’re betting that a significant portion of the population wants to hear thoughtful, rational, constructive arguments about important issues.” Could be an interesting site to keep an eye on. Be an optimist.
Reading time: < 1 min Let me preface this by stating that I’m not sleeping well at the moment, so my mood isn’t a mystery to me. It’s like looking down a well that has no bottom, the light filtering down as far as it can before it too succumbs to the enclosing murky depths. Wondering how deep it goes,…
Reading time: < 1 min Jim White, him aff the telly, walking along Gordon Street (yes, it’s true, I have a street named after me). I think he’s lost weight.(And isn’t that a bizarre set of photos, what’s that all about Mr.Murdoch?) Two young boys at the window of Silks ‘n’ Secrets, our local sex shop, giggling whilst pointing at…
Reading time: 2 mins Prompted by this article in the New Yorker (which I’ve just happened across), I’ve been giving some thought to my use of grammar and punctuation on this here site. (side note: I still jar when describing this site as a “blog”, odd that) Comma usage, ellipsis (ellipsi?), italics, bold, capitals, the odd semi-colon, and the…
Reading time: < 1 min I don’t visit “what’s in rebecca’s pocket?” nearly often enough, so this is probably old to a lot of people. I’ve just noticed that she has a clever way of marking the difference between internal links (permalinks, self-linking etc) from external links. So simple it’s obvious. Use different colours. Brilliant. On top of that, of…