The Cost of Chuggers
Apparently, charities are paying out to fundraising companies more than the donor the chugger signs up will pay in a year – or in some […]
Month: August 2010
Arguing with Mongs About Politics
…Well, language, actually. Vladimir recently wrote a piece with the above title, and as I’ve just had another experience of a silly argument, I thought I’d […]
The Cat Hater Myths
Following on from the cat in a bin Lady story, we see numerous cat-haters telling us that the sight of someone putting a cat into […]
Tight Fisted?
AlJahom comments on the reaction of Andrew Mitchell to the Pakistan floods. The article he links to is behind the Times’ paywall, but the gist […]
Learning From History
There’s an old cliché about those who don’t learn from history – they are destined to repeat it. This always assumes that they would not […]
Clamping to be Banned
Every so often, an issue raises its head that tests my libertarian instincts. Car clamping on private property is one such. Now it is to […]
The Sins of the Fathers
In typical hand-wringing fashion, the Guardianista believe that France should repay the money exhorted from the newly independent Haiti. In an open letter to French […]
I Spied a Spider
While out photographing the common blue, I also noted this interesting specimen. I think it’s a wasp spider. Tags: spider, photography
Common Blue
I’ve been out taking pictures again. This is the common blue butterfly – and around these parts it is very common. This image does tend […]