Heroes, Drop dead gorgeous, CalifornicationSt Pancras station opening, Daniel Liebeskind documentaries The Islamist (Ed Hussain), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Buddha Da (Anne Donnovan) Bourne Ultimatum, Pan's Labyrinth, Atonement, the Descent, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Pauline gets pregnant!Skiing in ObergurglMichael Clark's Mmmmm… at TramwayAdoption peer group meetingsJohn Salazar's acrobatic rueda classHaving Marissa overFabulous weather in April for Lagnakeil country house holiday with Curles/GaileysClimbing January Jigsaw on Buachaille Etive Mor, camping at KinlochlevenErskine triathlonLiverpool BPAIIG training days, Chinese art at TateKate Nash at King Tut'sDamien Rice at SECCLori and Fraser's wedding…

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London's Metropolitan Police was found guilty of endangering the public over the fatal shooting in 2005 of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes.  As the armed officers entered the train, Jean Charles stood up," said the lawyer. "He was grabbed by 'Ivor' and pushed back into his seat.  "Two firearms officers leant over Ivor who was…

From Goal-free living, by Stephen Shapiro. You answered "agree" for question #1 — I am in awe of how incredible my life is. This is higher than average. This is good. However, most people have convinced themselves they are happier than they really are because they do not know what is possible. So, consider that…

Amazon has released its own eReader called Kindle, which connects wirelessly.  Can't read PDFs, which seems a real defect, but does do JPG and RSS.    Still think I'd miss the smell of a new book…

Where you take multiple exposures of a scene at different exposure settings, then use software to combine to create an image with enhanced tonal range in all areas.  For example,  Forestation Has a slightly surreal feel to it, a bit like infrared.  Probably nice in moderation…

Listening to In Our Time talking about antimatter, there were a whole lot of earth shattering revelations.  Such as dark matter.  If you look at how fast the galaxies are spinning, they should (knowing the weights of stars) actually be falling apart.  In fact, the stars you can see only account for about 10% of…

Robert Fulghum looks at the 4 timeless questions mothers ask their children: What on earth have you done!?What in God's name are you doing!?What will you think of next!?Who do you think you are!? and asks how those questions apply to our own lives… Pretty profound, eh?

The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play suggests using an  Unschedule. According to the book, procrastination is “a symptom, a way of coping with deep psychological self-criticism and fear… because we’re taught to believe that working is good and playing is bad.” So on your Unschedule, you schedule times…