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The Bombay Sapphire
When brown signs for the Bombay Sapphire arrived all over Basingstoke a while ago, I have to admit that I initially thought it was a new Indian restaurant somewhere in Overton. However, knowing Indian restaurants after being involved with them in the past in a professional capacity, I am aware of how ferociously they protect their cash and brown sign posts are not cheap; in fact, they range between 8 to 40 thousand pounds for a single ...
Stagnation Inspires New Look Blogging!
I have had my youngest son Harry staying with me over the last few days and because he is studying aspects of social media at college, I asked why the growth of this webpage appeared to be slowing down, with 'new visitors' only just ahead of 'returning visitors'. That's the trouble with having site statistics, it throws cold water over any fantasies about thousands of people reading your work. As a consequence, opening a page to see how many ...
Britain and Documentaries on Racism!
I don't know if it is just me who seems to find them all the time, but British TV these days appears to be addicted to some sort of racist porn, with a plethora of documentaries featuring far-right organisations such as the EDL and Britain First. The standard process of these documentaries features an investigator going to an EDL or Britain First march in a provincial town like Leamington Spa, pointing at some Neanderthals with Union Jack ...
Alien Life, the World Ending and Political Conferences
Wow, the last week has been a tough one to digest, commencing with major NASA news indicating the possibility of alien life on Mars, followed by the threat of the world ending on October 7th, and finishing with David Cameron thinking he is Josef Goebbels. I don't know whether it is just me but these NASA findings on Mars never cease to disappoint me. I am sure it is all pretty exciting stuff to the scientists but I need more excitement than ...
Google and Its ‘Visually Similar Images’ Option
Wow, what a treat my readers are in for, as I just couldn't resist writing a second post in in successive days after being introduced to the Google 'Visually Similar Images' option via my friend Trevor Hickman. Trevor recently decided to use the new Google option to see what he could find to match a picture of him and his children out cycling and found, it has to be said, quite hilarious results. With intrigue getting the better of me, I ...