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Reflections

I was wrong

July 23, 2010

It’s not, not something you see every day: Dog wanted me to have sex with it – accused By Shellee Geduld A Cape Town man has appeared in court for allegedly having sex with his neighbour’s poodle. Anthony Julies appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he faces charges of bestiality. The charges relate [...]

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Shocked, I tell you, shocked!

July 23, 2010

I see the police in New Zealand are shocked at the behaviour of young people again. Apparently, a bunch of youths who like something slightly unusual and a bit risky have filmed themselves doing something entirely legal. Shown the video, amazed police officers in Auckland described their actions as “incredibly stupid” and “idiotic”. Superintendent John [...]

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Divide et impera

July 22, 2010

I never cease to be amazed by the repeated victories of, and lack of response to, the New Puritanism. It seems curious to me that a society as tolerant as the British is, and has been for centuries, will allow such trampling on the rights of people to do what they want to do with [...]

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Stoning

July 7, 2010

I am so flummoxed by this horror that I can’t really find anything useful to say, other than please read it and do whatever thing you can, be it great or small, to try and stop this. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]

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… and Rock and Roll

July 6, 2010

Partly inspired by the fact that we’ve already had sex and drugs this week and partly inspired by “The Woodsongs Old-time Radio Hour“, I was reflecting on the change in music. The Woodsongs Old-time Radio Hour features a wide and interesting selection of very talented musicians performing all sorts of incredible virtuosity on musical instruments [...]

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A thought on making sandwiches

June 24, 2010

Yesterday’s discussion about sandwiches got me thinking. Every once in a while, I get tired of pre-bought sandwiches and decide to start making them myself. And every time it starts off so well: I head off to Tesburys and buy a nice seeded loaf, a small selection of cold meats, cheese, lettuce, tomato, peppers and, [...]

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Whitehaven

June 3, 2010

I couldn’t help but think of Dunblane when I heard of the news. I wonder what the knee-jerk reaction of the government will be this time? Will the huntin’, shootin’ and fishin’ Tories look around at the thousands of Tory voters who use shotguns and rifles with due care and attention and who never kill [...]

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