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Merry Yule . Today we got up nice and early to see the sunrise from our loft window - the sky was beautiful, silver and rose and white, the ...

Just finished reading The Men Who Stare At Goats by Jon Ronson . Quite possibly the most disturbing book I have ever read. Not only becau...

BBC News: Politics: The Lib Dem leadership options There is no sight more unedifying than MPs baying for the blood of a slightly tarnished...

The ones I like... 1. The Holly and the Ivy ( Christian or Pagan versions) 2. The Sans Day Carol 3. Gaude Te (especially when performed ...

The songs I hate the most.... 1. Mistletoe and Wine (Cliff Richard) 2. Last Christmas (Wham) 3. Have yourself a merry little Christmas 4. I...

If God was a Computer Programmer This explains everything. Really.

2km (200 calories) on the cross trainer at level 7. 5km (75 calories) on the exercise bike at level 8. 1km (50 calories) on the rowing ma...

Happy Monkey Day / Bueno día del mono / Fröhliches Affentag / Meilleurs voeux pour le Jour de Singe. Monkey Day is an annual holiday celebr...

Iraq: Civil rights groups protest sex segregation in schools Azzaman reports (December 4): Civil rights groups have protested new rulings th...

Last night we went to the Bristol Interfaith Group 's midwinter gathering, which was lovely. A Buddhist sang a song by Billie Holiday. ...

George Monbiot » Bringing Out the Dead - the number of casualties resulting from the invasion of Iraq could be as high as 194,000 (with the...

BBC News: England: London: Activist convicted under demo law This is the death of freedom of speech (or at least a very serious illness), as...

Went to the gym again today. 2.48 km on the cross-trainer (that's 246 calories) in 15 minutes at level 5. 3.53 km on the bike (that...