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This weekend, we decided to relax and rent a movie, something we often do on weekends. Because of the stressful, emotional times, I decided a light comedy might suit us best (I had wanted to watch Kurosawa's Ran, which I bought on eBay, but thought it might be a little heavy for the moment). The off-the-shelf choice was Monster-in-Law...

I was thinking of those lines from Marcus Aurelius today as I sat and watched my father in his hospital bed. Every day, every hour he weakens and slides towards the end. He hasn't had food since last Monday - six days. His only nourishment is the IV and he's fading away. He's so tired he dozes all the time, but real sleep eludes...

I woke up in the middle of the night ...

I spent several years in the media pontificating on how to run a community. I critically assessed every decision of council, then handed down my judgment on How Things Should Have Been Done...

Nestled against the sharply rising cliff ...

Nowhere has such an egregious lie been promulgated ...

Okay, the Bullet is back home...

We watched some of Live 8 on TV ...

Spent four hours yesterday cleaning the bits I could safely get at - drained the carb and removed the bowl to clean it, removed the air filter and cleaned the box, removed the sump/engine air and oil exhaust filter and cleaned it, then tried to remember how it all went back together.

Found a few things not quite right: the intake manifold for...

I posted the original of the following on Ian Adams' East-End Blog...