Monthly Archives: October 2010

Yves Klein

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

I had to get that farmer’s card down shoving off down the page. Gold leaf seems to be the antidote. We’ve had Klein before, in the Klein Blue that OS admired so much. I like him, and have only just … Continue reading →

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An addendum to the post below

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

I was in my accountant’s offices to sign some super VAT form on Friday. On the foyer coffee table they had a perspex display holding these advice cards, and another one with leaflets explaining more. In case you can’t tell, … Continue reading →

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From our embedded correspondent somewhere near Punchestown*

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Down on Dylan via Motorola I asked regular contributor Geraldine how she was. The first reply was words to the effect of ‘not as bad as some considering what the government have done,’ (actually put in the charming expression: ‘Ireland … Continue reading →

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The blog is just taking a moment to bliss out

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Inbetween the bout of Tuncay Sanli-love and a forthcoming From Our Own Correspondent account of the effects of the GEC in one particularly hard-hit and mis-managed region, here is a musical interlude, something I heard this morning which reminded me … Continue reading →

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Tuncay Sanli

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

Once in a while a player comes along with whom you fall in love. I’d already had this experience with Turkish international Tuncay Sanli when I saw him play for Middlesboro during Stoke City’s first season in the Premiership. Below … Continue reading →

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Dylan waiting for his walk, via Motorola*

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

I don’t know how all that blue light is being created, but I like it. *Especially for Calvin.

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Drumming up business

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

This ambulance tried to wipe me out yesterday. It wasn’t sounding sirens either, to give myself or other road users a clue. My picture of the incident as below hardly shows how blind the turn off the roundabout to the … Continue reading →

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My confession

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

I’ve always had a soft spot for Spurs; football’s about going out onto the pitch with a bit of style and panache, it’s not about boring the other lot to death Tony Pulis. This current Spurs set up seem to … Continue reading →

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Today’s real letter is M and the word is

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

Mobos No one will give a flying rap about a deficit here. Mr Stryder performing; on BBC 3 live tonight and a different station tomorrow.

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Today’s letter is D and today’s word is

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

It was going to be deficit, but then, like Rooney, France, ‘let’s all laugh at Liverpool’ and, erm, deficit, I found it was being a bit overdone to death in the twittoscopia. On the same page (as deficit) in my … Continue reading →

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