Grit in the Gears

I am the grit in the gears, the missing bolt, I am the poker of sticks into spokes. I like to know how things work, but sometimes when I take them apart and rebuild them, I have a few pieces left over. I am a man, so I tend to leave reading the instructions until after it goes wrong. And like all men I have a comprehensive mental map of the world and never need to ask directions. I never get lost, only sometimes I'm late, or end up in the wrong place entirely. It's what we do.

Thursday, 23 April 2009

Michelin's Tweel

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Michelin . the company which first made pneumatic tyres for automobiles in 1896, is working on the next generation of tyres/wheels. They a...
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009

St George's Day Redux

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A Gold Sovereign, Queen Victoria on the face , St George on the obverse. (The image reminds me of a story...*) St George is the patron saint...

Latest Budget Airline News

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Ireland's Ryanair is famous for it's cheap, no-frills approach to air travel. It was recently reported that they were considering ...

Jabberwocky:- Lewis Carroll, 1872

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`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. "Be...
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The Pobble Who Has No Toes:- Edward Lear 1812-1888

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The Pobble who has no toes Had once as many as we; When they said "Some day you may lose them all;" He replied "Fish, fiddle-...

Krazy Kat Goes a Wooing. George Herriman

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Krazy Kat from 1916, the Great War was raging, daring young men in flying machines were zooming through the sky, Krazy is in love with Ignat...
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Felix Saves the Day

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Yes, I know it's politically incorrect. But this was 1922. Word of the day. Rotoscoping. No, I'm not going to explain or spoon feed...
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Saturday, 18 April 2009

In The Kitchen, by Penelope Shuttle

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IN THE KITCHEN A jug of water has its own lustrous turmoil The ironing board thanks god for its two good strong legs and sturdy back The new...
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