From the monthly archives: January 2008

Scary faces

On January 29 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Photography

Mexican mosaic masks taken in the British Museum the other day – click to see larger.

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“I want to know you have a RIGHT TO BE HERE”

On January 29 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Diary

The attached leaked government document, annotated by NO2ID, makes for interesting reading.

UK campaigners NO2ID this morning enlisted the help of bloggers across the world to spread a leaked government document describing how the British government intends to go about “coercing” its citizens onto a National Identity Register. The ‘ID card’ is [...]

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Home?

On January 19 2008 · 1 Comment · In Diary, Travel

After a brief flight from Siem Reap to Bangkok, followed by an evening in Sukhumvit spent with a Finnish bloke getting sociably sozzled on Chang Beer, then two seven-hour flights from Bangkok, I’m back in the UK. At one end of the ball-achingly tedious fifteen-odd hours I spent in the care of Qatar Airways was the clean blue neon and [...]

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I believe now.

On January 19 2008 · 2 Comments · In Diary, Video

This video was for me hard, conclusive evidence that only our Lord God could have brought about life on Earth. If peanut butter cannot spontaneously produce new life, all of our so-called scientific theories on the creation of life must be false. I’m just sorry I was wrong for so long. Lord, forgive me.

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A button for rude people

On January 8 2008 · 5 Comments · In Cambodia, Diary

I have spent quite some time thinking of a suitable instant punishment to mete out to rude people. Years, literally. And I was reminded of the need for this this evening when, sat talking with friends, a self-satisfied looking tosser shouted “OI!” at one of the bar girls to get her attention. It’s not just [...]

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Man vs Creature

On January 6 2008 · 2 Comments · In Cambodia, Diary

Two species rule here – insects by day, and dogs by night. At least that’s the way it seems.

The insects here make the ones at home looks like pathetic underachievers. Flies are wily, fast and persistent. They irritate the hell out of you, landing on your food, your face, and particularly any cuts or scratches, and [...]

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