Gridman, that’s me. Fine. It’s not a fantastic score, but it’s a first try. Look at this “brandon†guy. To quote the immortal one (Praise be Shatner’s name), “Get a life.†Can’t quite understand how someone can score 323736 points on a 30 question quiz, with what appears to be a 100 point maximum per … Read more
There are days when I’m proud of my Scottish ancestry from the Clan Stewart… … and then there are other days when I’m glad I’ve got more Irish and English in my veins. Like today. The Daily Record => Scotland’s New £125k Slogan…Welcome To Scotland A £125,000 campaign to replace Scotland’s Best Small Country In … Read more
BBC – Doctor Who – News => Billie Is Back! Rose Tyler returns for Series Four. Following a series of unconfirmed reports across the media this morning, we’re delighted to officially confirm that Billie Piper will return as Rose Tyler in Series Four of Doctor Who. Anything you may read elsewhere about when, how or … Read more
You know, it amuses me no end to point out to Christians that the holiday they call Christmas is a huge hodge-podge of completely and utterly non-Christian traditions. (I love this site at this time of year – The History of Christmas.) In fact, the Church used to forbid opening the churches on “Christmas†because … Read more
Well, dear readers, this has been a busy week for me: My birthday (43rd), Thanksgiving (also my 43rd) and now Black Friday (my 32nd, if Wikipedia can be believed). (I’m a little miffed, Wikipedia doesn’t seem to have an entry for my birthday.) In any case, my birthday was quiet, but enjoyable. I got the … Read more
BBC Press Release => BBC Drama Productions acquires rights to develop 1970s series Survivors for BBC One BBC Drama Productions has acquired the rights from the Terry Nation Estate to develop the Seventies drama series Survivors, it was announced today by Jane Tranter, BBC Controller, Fiction. Set in the present day, the new series will … Read more
BBC News => Man-sized sea scorpion claw found 8 foot long, eyes of blue… well, ok, probably didn’t have blue eyes. Just for clarity of that BBC headline, the scorpion is man-sized, not the claw. The immense fossilised claw of a 2.5m-long (8ft) sea scorpion has been described by European researchers. The 390-million-year-old specimen was … Read more
The BBC has announced that this year’s Children in Need has taken in a record-breaking £19. That can’t be bad, can it? As previously reported, much like two years ago, this year’s Children in Need featured a special mini Doctor Who episode. Two years ago, the episode was a short post-regenerative sequence between David Tennant … Read more
I haven’t had much to post lately, so I thought I’d post something to complain on behalf of my neighbors down the street. Oh, they don’t know I’m complaining on their behalf, to be sure, this is just my civic mindedness kicking in. Personally, I subscribe to the eco-friendly concept of zeroscaping. Lawns are an … Read more
My daughter is in a sports club after school. Each month, they play a different game. Last month it was basketball. At the end of the month, they had a big game on Saturday. Actually, it was more of a very informal tournament. To my knowledge there were no winners, but several schools came together … Read more