Archive for January 22nd, 2006

Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it’s cowardice.
- George Jackson


I’ve been tagged by Stuart at Wonko’s World.

Seven Things To Do Before I Die

1. Sky dive
2. Run my own company
3. Make a difference
4. Ride every rollercoaster in Europe
5. Visit the world’s most important sights
6. Visit space
7. Be considered modest by someone

Seven Things I Cannot Do

1. Dance
2. Sing
3. Complete this list…

Seven Things That Attract Me to…

1. Mental compatibility
2. Psychic attachment
3. Gentle
4. Beautiful
5. Caring
6. Empathetic
7. Cheerful

Seven Things I Say

1. That’s an interesting point, but…
2. Erm
3. I absolutely agree
4. Guilt? You have to do something wrong
5. Tact? I wish I had some
6. Please (I’m polite like that)
7. I’m canvassing on behalf of…

Seven Books That I Love

1. Magic Kingdom for Sale by Terry Brooks
2. Reader’s Digest Guide to the Places of the World
3. The World According to Clarkson
4. The Ancestor’s Tale by Richard Dawkins
5. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
6. The Isles by Norman Baker
7. Israel by Martin Gilbert

Seven Movies That I’ve Loved (at different times and in no particular order)

1. 28 Days Later
2. Black Hawk Down
3. A Beautiful Mind
4. Dil Chahta Hai
5. Life is Beautiful
6. Around the World in 80 Days (really, the Jackie Chan version!)
7. The Shawkshank Redemption

Seven People To Tag (in no particular order)

1. Daniel at Optimates
2. Leanne at Outside the Box
3. James at The Right Way
4. James at What’s That Smell
5. UPDATE: Mis-tagged: Gareth at Little Man in a Toque
6. Justin at Chicken Yogurt
7. Lascivious at the Daily Propaganda


What an excellent piece of social liberalising legislation… I’m writing, of course, from the point of view of someone who has enjoyed remaining in a pub recently after 11pm.

I welcome comments particularly from anyone who has anything negative to say about the licensing changes.

And if you’re looking for a list of pubs and their closing times in Brighton: click here.


There is so much political capital here… The news that he used a male prostitute while married has got the media machine really excited.

But I don’t get it:
- People shouldn’t be unfaithful — but they are all the time.
- Using prostitutes is illegal — but shouldn’t be.
- Being a politican is completely separate from having a consistent or particular sex-life.

Let’s leave Mark Oaten alone — and why should he resign? I cannot tell you a good reason.

But this is one in the face for all those smug Liberal Democrats who laughed so vehemently at the Tories during their sleaze scandal period.