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Month: August 2011

to my readers in the London area

Sun, Aug 07, 2011
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I need someone in a position of official authority to witness the application for my new Irish passport…

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London photo of the day: Chelsea Physic Garden

Sat, Aug 06, 2011
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The Chelsea Physic Garden in Kensington, dating from the 17th century.

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Saturday cute: superhero garden gnome

Sat, Aug 06, 2011
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He’s who you call when your garden is overrun with slugs, I guess.

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Planet of the Apes (retro trailer)

Sat, Aug 06, 2011
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I thought this would be a nice reminder of the past now that Rise of the Planet of the Apes is upon us.

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‘Cosmos’ reboot news induces geek whiplash

Sat, Aug 06, 2011
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When is it not good news that Carl Sagan’s groundbreaking science show is coming back?

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question of the weekend: What would be some awesome evidence that homo sapiens and planet Earth had been intelligently designed?

Sat, Aug 06, 2011
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We might have two livers as well as two kidneys and two lungs. There might be no plants or animals that are poisonous to us. What else?

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London photo of the day: taxis near St. Pancras

Fri, Aug 05, 2011
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Taxis near the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel.

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what happens when all film critics are amateurs?

Fri, Aug 05, 2011
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Do you think my writing has improved over the life of this site? I think it has… dramatically. That’s because I’m writing all the time. I’d like to continue to do so.

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Friday night fortune cookie: Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding says…

Fri, Aug 05, 2011
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“If you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce, they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does.”

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Torchwood: Miracle Day: Episode 4: “Escape to LA” (review)

Fri, Aug 05, 2011
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So many dull yet dreary questions raised by this episode! But perhaps the most pressing one is this: Is Esther the dumbest CIA agent ever?

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