Jenny always wanted me to keep working, and at first she was suspicious when I chose to take time off. Why? She was going to get better, for goodness’ sake, so there was no need to over-react. Sometimes I had to go in to the office for an hour or two, just to keep up that illusion. And now, even when she knew she was dying – I still had to keep my job, didn’t I? It was going to be bloody important for me to keep on working, she said. Cathy suggested that we should decide whether Jenny would remain at home, where things would be comfortable but perhaps more difficult, or if she should transfer to the hospice in Woking. We were both determined to stay at home for as long as possible. And whilst the idea of support from the hospice was attractive in some ways, the thought of always...

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I have no idea how this was done but what I do know is that it was done for a fabric company. How clever! By photographer Daron...

There’s been some musing on the internet and in the press about how real the real people are that Nick Clegg talked about in his conference speech.  Well today’s Sheffield Star shows you just how real. I know some people don’t like the references to real people, but I think they are great.  It shows how our policies and beliefs relate to how people live their lives.  It shows we aren’t just coming up with abstract policy that won’t ever affect anyone.  I was there when Nick met Katrina Ellershaw and she was just so over the moon about how her, and her son Jonathan’s, life had been transformed that it was amazing to see.  You just couldn’t help smiling yourself. It is Lib Dem values in action, and that is important....

Learn how one man had a vision to create the world’s largest bike…and did! The world’s largest motorcycle, it is truly massive, watch the video and you’ll see how it compares to normal ’street friendly’ bikes. I reckon this is probably not road legal though! Anyway, the motorcycle was featured in the 2007 Guinness World Records, it’s so big that it’s not driven like normal motorcycles, you don’t actually need to balance it like a normal bike and well, there’s a steering wheel! So is it actually a bike? Remember: We hand out 'dofollow' links to top five commentators of our blog within our sidebar each month, so get commenting! Thanks for your support! Click and comment on the post you've just read: Video: World’s largest...

HURRICANE Ike is upon us. Reports are that many are dead. How many? Many. Many!! As the Associated Press confirms: Four deaths were blamed on the storm: Two in Louisiana, and five in Texas. How bad is it? How bad do you want it to...

[Every Monday (until I run out of them), I’m posting a poem of mine that has fallen out from the submission process for some reason. In most cases, it will be one where I’ve received no response to my submission for at well over a year or more. Maybe the magazine I submitted them to has folded, the submission was lost in the post, or whatever. So, these poems can be seen as lost, orphans, of uncertain status, or something like that.] These poems are also posted to ABCTales. How to Fall I now understand how to fall so that I can land gracefully. I have perfected the small art of how to lose with dignity, and walk away with ease without needing to look back, not even once. I had hoped that these talents, however small and uneconomic, would be...

Any slush-pile reader or writing tutor knows that the truly bad writers are the ones who least know it. So I was interested to read this post on How Publishing Really Works, which led me to this paper, which describes a study of how the competence of a sample of students matched (or didn't) their own perception of how well they did at various tasks, and, separately, how they ranked themselves in general among their peers doing that task. Like all the best studies of how humans work, it makes so much sense that one's tempted to sigh at the way the social sciences love to state the obvious. Only that wouldn't be fair because anyone involved in helping beginners in any craft needs to know this stuff. Roughly speaking (and I'm not qualified to disentangle the...

i never tell anyone i have a blogwell not in personpeople in this area don't care about blogsespecially literary blogsbut i'm in college nowso i thought maybe i might tell peoplei want to know1. do you tell people you have a blog? And how do you get to that in conversation and how did they react?2. Has anyone gotten laid for their blog? Does it matter how many hits you have? And how many hits does it take to get...

HOW the media works: Find the celebrity. Ask the celebrity who they’re supporting in the presidential election. Which presidential election? Not important. Any election will do. Bai Ling says “Vote for me”. She will “How you say, demolish all the counties”. Not only how you say, but how Stalin and Hitler say, too. No countries. Just a little piece. She’d kill us......

1 - Amazing Olympics recap photos. The original link is now down but I found them somewhere else where you have to click through, well worth it though. Some of these photos are slightly NSFW.2 - 10 Examples Of How To Ruin A Picture3 - Not right pic NSFW4 - 5 Lies You Were Taught In History Class5 - 101 of the World's Funniest One Liners6 - 10 Disgusting Smells and How to Get Rid of Them7 - Worst Tans Ever8 - How to win Arguments - Dos, Don’ts and Sneaky Tactics9 - How to Tell Time Without a Clock10 - 10 mispronunciations that make you sound...

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Beyond the Biographical There's always that moment -- and which I continue to hate -- when sooner or later they demand: "So ... tell me about yourself." Historically, at this moment I've tended to quote a story about an American interviewed after a road crash. I don't know that he has any involvement in the crash; instead of an automobile crash, it could as soon be a lottery win, a bank heist, an opinion about the neighbourhood. At that moment something happens. The man who, up till now, was absent, was off camera, and meant nothing to the world, suddenly starts to declare things, to commentate on recent events and integrate them instantly into his life, and when I hear these phrases -- I scarcely know what they are -- "Because that was *lower than I wanted to go*" --...

Iain Dale is chairing a discussion on “how we view history in this country, how it is taught in schools and how to engage people with the subject” so I thought I’d share a few of my thoughts on the subject. History is very important. It defines who we are and how we view the world. [...]...

We have seen how Todd Bentley does it at Lakeland. Now hear how it is done in the black church. Note the organ in the background, the screaming worked up crowd, and the tone of voice a little like Elvis repeating things in various tones. But apart from that it is the same thing - simony from an elitist false prophet selling the Holy Spirit for money and preying on sick and vulnerable people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnjC4F2in6E “Sit down for a minute. I feel the Holy Ghost in here. Some are going to believe the prophet tonight, the Holy Ghost is here. In a matter of hours people are going to be healed, in a matter of hours HIV is going to be set back, in a matter of hours depression is coming off… in a matter of hours …. There is somebody now in your hospital...

Katy Newton Says: August 7th, 2008 at 10:05 am 59 What does the future hold? Me by the neck. What will the future be like? Like this only faster. Who invented the very first computer? The very first? Depends what you call a computer. An adding machine? Could they be mechanical? Ancient civilisations has things that worked out angles and stuff. Those are kind of computers. What is AI? Articificial interlligence. There’s a lot of that on this blog. What is the definition of a ‘robot’? Something that has moving parts and a degree of logic and harbours thoughts of cold malice and the potential of co-ordinated aggression. Where did the word ‘robot’ come from? It comes from a Czech word for worker. I actually knew that. Can robots tie shoes? Yes, but would you...

The good folks over at Public Whip have a new service that lets you select your own view on how long people should be held without charge and then see how your MP’s record matches up. The service is at www.publicwhip.org.uk/fortytwodays...

Those Who Do Not Dance A crippled child Said, “How shall I dance?” Let your heart dance We said. Then the invalid said: “How shall I sing?” Let your heart sing We said Then spoke the poor dead thistle, “But I, how shall I dance?” Let your heart fly to the wind We said. Then God spoke from above “How shall I descend from the blue?” Come dance for us here in the light We said. All the valley is dancing Together under the sun, And the heart of him who joins us not Is turned to dust, to dust. English version by Helene Masslo...

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Here's Irish musician Jim Corr (the one with all the sisters) explaining in a radio interview how the EU is a stepping-stone to a united world government, how the Lisbon Treaty re-introduces capital punishment, how the dollar is about to be replaced by the "Americano", and how 9/11 was a put-up job. It's all part of a centuries-old plan thought up by the Illuminati.Corr then flatly denies being a conspiracy theorist. "I hate conspiracy theories" he says. "I'm a truth-seeker." © 2008 Heresy Corner, all rights reserved. Not to be republished in any form without permission. Email me:heresycorner@yahoo.co.uk...

With the news of a formal investigation into Nannygate, despite the age of the story, how long can Caroline Spelman hang on as Conservative chair?When the last senior Tory resigned, Davey C commented:Giles Chichester is right to stand down as leader of our MEPs to prepare a full explanation of how his office is funded.... Just as I expect our MPs to adhere to the highest standards, so must our MEPs...The tax-paying public have a right to know how their money is being spent and politicians have a duty to ensure it is spent properly.He can't hold the party chair to a lower standard, surely?More to come......

Anyone who still mistakenly believes that business journalism is boring should read Judi Bevan's The Rise & Fall of Marks&Spencer...And How It Rose Again. It's an exciting read, free of unexplained jargon or dull passages.Bevan focuses on the various personalities of Marks& Spencer chairmen and the effect their orders have on the workforce and the profits, from the scary Simon Marks (M&S; chairman 1916-64) to current chief executive Sir Stuart Rose. She also makes clear how important M&S; is to the Establishment and the middle class, and shows how important a good corporate culture is for a business.M&S; prospered when the company was unique and staff felt they were valued, falling into decline under Sir Richard Greenbury, with wonderful tales of boardroom show-downs. The recovery...

Or is it Bloody Fucking Mess? I can't remember: either way it's supposed to be a quote from some Sex Pistols song or other.Anyhoo.You know you are in real, serious, cultural trouble, when your most creative and subversive tv programme in a tv-saturated society (ie Doctor Who, in the UK), deliberately, and carefully, advocates rule by elite and slags off democracy as rule by ignorant bleached-blond, jewellery-wearing, heterosexual mob. Cleverly, one character even referred to the alien as an "immigrant". Oh how I bet they laughed in Hampstead, thinking of us racist cunts out here in the styx. Oh how we would of applauded her simplistic specisicissticisismthingy, how we would of loved to see all things we don't understand destroyed. After all, we routinely hound out anyone of different...

I posted this video last month and seeing as the 12th of June Irish Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty is just around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to post it again:This is a must watch, eye opening video from the Wise Up Journal.From their website:We set out to make a video about the pros and cons of the Lisbon Treaty and found out to our horror the lies, manipulations and deceit behind the EU. From MEPs, legal experts and EU researches the true nature of the EU unfolded, how it really operates from behind closed doors and away from prying eyes. We discovered the massive power grab away from citizens and nations to the elites that is being proposed in this treaty. Most shocking of all was how our elected representatives are willingly handing us over to this emerging...

In the aftermath of the local elections and the Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Labour Ministers are putting a spin their devastatingly poor results. They say it is all down to the economy stupid - the credit crunch - it's not their fault. What a complete and utter load of rubbish. I has very little to do with the economy - it's all down to Labour policy.Where should we start? How many voters did Labour lose over the Lisbon Treaty? How many for the closing of our post offices? How many for the shutting down our local A&E wards? How many for closing our local Schools? How many for shutting down our local Maternity Wards? How many for Shutting our local Police Stations at night? How many for stealth taxes? How many for the 10p tax fiasco? How many for uncontrolled immigration? How many...

  Mine eyes have seen the bungling of stumbling moron Bush; He has blathered all the drivel that the neo-coins can push; He has lost sight of all reason ‘cause his head is up his tush.   The Doofus marches on!   Glory!  Glory!  How he’ll screw ya! Glory!  Glory!  How he’ll screw ya! Glory!  Glory!  How he’ll screw ya!   The Doofus marches on!   I have heard him butcher syntax like some kindergarten fool; There is warranted suspicion that he never went to school; Should we fault him for the policies or is he just their simple tool?   The lies keep piling on!   Glory!  Glory!  How he’ll screw ya! Glory!  Glory!  How he’ll screw ya! Glory!  Glory!  How he’ll screw ya!   His wreckage will live on.   I have seen him cut the taxes of the billionaires’ long...

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Remember how last week I was thinking of getting mommy cards made up? Well I ordered some and just got in the mail these Bugaboo mommy cards (only change is the hair is black)! Now all I have to do is give them out without looking desperate. You know...the "BE MY FRIEND BECAUSE I JUST SPENT MONEY ON THESE FANCY CARDS!" look!Also, remember how I mentioned how it would be cool to have I HATE YOU BITCH cards? Well, the designer took it upon herself to custom make those for me too! It's hilarious! I'm giving a I HATE YOU BITCH card to the first four people that say they want one and the lucky winners will spread the loving card to someone they want to spit upon! (I did take a pic of the I HATE YOU BITCH cards but with the sh*tty Sony camera, it came out all blurry.)Feel free to leave a...

I have of late - butwherefore I know not - lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory, this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours. What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? . . Subscribe in a...

The TopVeg website always provide me with excellent seed sowing information.  Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Runner Beans growing card. Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print picture to print out a copy. If you would like this document as a pdf, just contact farmingfriends and I will email you the document.  I intend to print off copies and then laminate the sheet so that I can use the growing card in the future. Teachers, children, vegetable growers and anyone interested in growing runner beans are welcome to print off this growing card for their own use. Other growing cards we have already created; How To Grow Garlic. How To Grow...