Monthly Archives: September 2004

Success is a two-edged sword

Posted on September 8, 2004 by Jon

I wrote a web-site a few years ago based entirely on a long out of print book by Mervyn Peake called “Figures of Speech”. This book was published in 1954 and although it’s terrific I never imagined that anyone apart … Continue reading →

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How the Hard Men failed again

Posted on September 7, 2004 by ditdotdat

Also on the BBC news site is this telling analysis into some of the causes of the slaughter in Beslan. In interviews with two British newspapers Putin apparently ruled out any negotiation with anyone from Chechnya, calling them all child-killers. … Continue reading →

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Thanks a lot, Israel

Posted on September 7, 2004 by ditdotdat

Every time a government performs brutal acts like this in ‘revenge’ for some other atrocity they make the world a more dangerous place for our children. Terrorists, freedom-fighters, insurgents, call them what you like; they can never be stopped through … Continue reading →

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The next big thing?

Posted on September 4, 2004 by Jon

I just bought a vapouriser made by a company called Vapir. The idea is that instead of burning your tobacco, tea leaves, banana skins or whatever to extract the pleasurable chemicals you heat the ground leaves up with hot air … Continue reading →

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