January 2010

January 2010

Pandora

Sunday 31st January

White Collar Doesn’t Know Squat About Judges

Saturday 30th January

White Collar is an enjoyable show about a con man (I’d say ex-con man, but he’s not really ex) who is conscripted by the FBI to uncover other con men and women. But their last show irked the heck out of me because it was about a judge gone bad.

The problem? Certainly not with the whole...

A couple of good things

Saturday 30th January

BBC iPlayer - loads of good stuff on here for those times when you feel like watching TV and there's nothing decent on. Here you'll find all those dramas and documentaries you missed from all the BBC channels, plus an archive of radio shows. Some...

Of Surgery, Snowstorms, and the Wolf Moon

Saturday 30th January

The Wolf Moon. Too bad we can't see it tonight. We're having a rare, true snowstorm here in Middle Tennessee, USA. Nashville has four inches and it's still falling. Murfreesboro has at least that much, and it's still falling here as well. Earlier this evening we were treated to ice pellets...

Latest Writing and Publishing News

Friday 29th January

Where the law and literature meet:

US agency recommends books be exempted from lead testing: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6715785.html?nid=2788&source=link&rid=...

One More Inch

Friday 29th January

So I've been growing my hair out, partly because I can't decide on a good place to get it cut, and partly because I'm very lazy. At any rate, it's now about an inch or less away from being long enough that I can lop it all off and donate it to...

Apple's iPad unveiled at last

Thursday 28th January

So the Apple's long-mooted tablet PC has been unveiled at last today. http://www.apple.com/ipad/

It's a big iPhone. It won't fit in your pocket. Perhaps being seen wearing an iPouch to carry the thing will be the...

Why Damages Can Get Away With Murder

Thursday 28th January

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Feeding the Rooks

Friday 22nd January

I’ve been watching the birds on the bird feeders. I’ve put out seeds and fat balls. The apple tree is full of tits and finches.

But they’re not eating anything. They can’t. Instead they’re watching the rooks.

In fact another 20 or so have just flapped into the garden like black,...

Procrastinator

Thursday 21st January

I remembered my friend’s birthday for the first time in almost thirty years. Every year my mind puts it on the 23rd instead of the 21st. So, 2010 is looking good, judging by January. I’m ploughing through old work, editing poems and short stories – though this is...