Disconnected Jottings

We made three separate trips on this famous narrow gauge railway, from Durango to the old mining town of Silverton, 9,300 feet up in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Read the rest of this entry »

cartoon by bigeyedeer

Not usually very observant, I had noticed that the Big Issue sellers on the usual pitches seemed to have changed nationality – and that some of them were a bit more aggressive than usual, but a chance look at Steve Clarkson’s blog focused my attention on a disturbing trend. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s a tricky little thing, the prostate. Read the rest of this entry »

Robert Fulghum in 2007

I saw a new article about Robert Fulghum – an author whose words have resonated with me over the years; words that are worth another look as we head for 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Counting down to the financial and gastronomic overload of the festive season, I saw a post on Rick Seaney’s blog giving advice to US ‘Road Warriors’ on how to maintain their Frequent Flyer VIP status during the coming year. Apparently, the fix is to become a ‘mileage runner‘ and book yourself on the cheapest long haul flights (to any destination) that will allow the accumulation of enough air miles to maintain your ‘Gold Card’ status throughout 2008. Read the rest of this entry »