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.

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

O Western Wind

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 From my early memories of school, as soon as I learned to read, I was fascinated by the pictures words could paint, so much more vivid than...
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Monday, 15 March 2010

"Finding You"

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I confess, I can't remember who wrote this, and my internet search failed me. I think I know, but I'd rather not risk ascribing it ...
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Sunday, 14 March 2010

On Blog Awards.

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All over the internet, I see bloggers proudly displaying their awards. For the naive reader, that may all look pretty impressive, but the tr...
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Corylus Avellana Contorta

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Also Known as "Corkscrew Hazel"... For Jim, and to introduce my corylus to its bigger cousin in Kentucky . My corkscrew hazel ...
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Tuesday, 2 March 2010

"Cull Does the Rock and Roll"

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This is, I think, My favourite of Cull's cartoons. It so richly embodies the fantasy life of a portly little man in a grey suit, in a ...
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Oh I'm Burning My Brains In the Backroom,

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"Oh, I'm Burning My Brains In the Backroom, Almost setting my cortex alight, Trying to find a new thing to go Crack-Boom!, And blow...
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Sunday, 28 February 2010

On Google, and Face Recognition.

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On Google: Well yes. here I am, writing this on Blogger, owned by Google. I connect to the net using Firefox, with a google toolbar. I could...
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Opt Out of Google?

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Worried about Google knowing everything about you?Want to keep your privacy? Not have your conversations recorded and translated into every ...
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