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Ramblings about cats, games and miscellanea.
It seems that postmen are no longer being trained in the ancient and mystical art of matching up the number at the top of the letter with the number on the door; for the third day this week we received post for our neighbour, and they have received ours.
I should probably also comment on the amusing election results, but I think they speak for themselves. Suffice it to say that I am disappointed all around. Just 14,922 of us had our finger on the pulse and voted for the only party who had policies where it mattered - but ...
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Over the past few days I've had some pamphlets through the door from various parties who want my vote in the European Elections today. Here are the parties whose leaflets disappointed and/or disgusted me to the point that I will definitely not be voting for them, and made me feel the need to make this post in the first place.
UKIP
Now, I am not a fan of the EU for many reasons, so I should be right in the target audience for UKIP, who "Say No to European Union" (presumably as well as to grammar, but let ...
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As you may have noticed, I've been remarkably silent here so far this year. This is due in part to moving random comments onto twitter rather than expanding them into longer diary posts as I did in the past - I've got a couple of posts to make about things I've twittered about recently, so hopefully this won't be the only post in May.
But mostly I've been quiet because I've been up to a lot. We're trying to buy a house; I've cooked a couple of excellent puddings (must update the recipes ...
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Modern life is a bit lame, really, when you think about it.
We're meant to roam the forests and fields, stabbing things and eating them; when we're not hunting or sleeping, nature intended for us to be punching each other for the right to mate with our womenfolk and propagate the most awesome DNA around.
Instead, the majority of the world now sits in chairs in large concrete boxes, pushing bits of paper around and tapping away on little bits of plastic, making silly lights dance around on a glass box. Hunting consists of staggering out of the ...
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Hey, someone at MIT has implemented my dissertation idea, and then taken it to awesomeville. Want.
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