When do I play the big stage daddy?
Monday, 20 December 2010
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Sweeping up
Sweeping up has turned me into a walking glitter dispenser. The joys of making cards with toddlers will remain in the room for months!
Anyhoo stage one of our festive tour. London tomorrow as snow called of all transit today, then Cardiff for Ossian's birthday then Christmas then to Scotland to repeat the procedure. Then Hogmonay then home then essay. Over 1500 miles to go in the snow.
Anyhoo stage one of our festive tour. London tomorrow as snow called of all transit today, then Cardiff for Ossian's birthday then Christmas then to Scotland to repeat the procedure. Then Hogmonay then home then essay. Over 1500 miles to go in the snow.
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Monday, 13 December 2010
Essay writing for LB114 or procrastinating and moaning about it here instead
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Douglas Adams 'Is there An Artificial God'
http://www.biota.org/people/douglasadams/
The biggest loss to the Atheist and Ecology movement was the death of my favourite Sci-fi comedy writer Douglas Adams. What a unique and truly original voice. Why should free thinking rational thinkers not attack the absurdity of religious power in the modern world. Surely humanism and rationality should lead our race and our fellow lifeforms to a progressive and long future both on this planet and offworld.
The biggest loss to the Atheist and Ecology movement was the death of my favourite Sci-fi comedy writer Douglas Adams. What a unique and truly original voice. Why should free thinking rational thinkers not attack the absurdity of religious power in the modern world. Surely humanism and rationality should lead our race and our fellow lifeforms to a progressive and long future both on this planet and offworld.
Friday, 10 December 2010
Radio Linkage
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Thursday, 9 December 2010
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Forget wikipedia
http://www.smugopedia.com/
Still not academically useful but very amusing and much less likely to get you assassinated to come up with this rather than wikileaks.
Still not academically useful but very amusing and much less likely to get you assassinated to come up with this rather than wikileaks.
Ziggy Marley and The Chieftains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnJgIq48C9k
Beautiful meeting of musical cultures to play a truly relevant protest song for today.
Beautiful meeting of musical cultures to play a truly relevant protest song for today.
1st edition of Aural Pleasure in the Morning. For BURST radio Done and Dusted
Great fun some great music ad gags and plenty of mistakes. Ach well it's a learning curve. I love being able to play avant garde music at 10.30am.
Well done Will and Venn.
Podcast to come.
Well done Will and Venn.
Podcast to come.
Monday, 6 December 2010
The best band from Scotland in the Naughties RIP UNCLE JOHN AND WHITELOCK
Satanic art blues. Grungy dark driving melody. Such a shame that they only wanted to do what they did.
For those who saw them live...All you can say it was unforgettable.
http://boomkat.com/cds/22321-uncle-john-and-whitelock-there-is-nothing-else#
For those who saw them live...All you can say it was unforgettable.
http://boomkat.com/cds/22321-uncle-john-and-whitelock-there-is-nothing-else#
Sunday, 5 December 2010
Salt and Toddlers
I believe in a balanced diet, as a vegetarian I have to really think about how best to balance that diet. For my son who is just about two, getting him to eat anything is very tricky at the moment. Considering not that long ago he was chomping on all sorts of things, even spicey morsels. That is the way of the toddler though, their wee tongues are developing taste senses anew. I still keep trying out foods on him and make sure he at least tries things. I wonder what happens when he gets no more 'mama milk' mmmm, we will see.
I don't object to him being given two crisps at a party, but I certainly would never give him a packet. It seems to be an accepted snack for toddlers. A packet of crisp? Fried tatties in salt???
I don't object to him being given two crisps at a party, but I certainly would never give him a packet. It seems to be an accepted snack for toddlers. A packet of crisp? Fried tatties in salt???
RECOMMENDED DAILY SALT LEVELS
- Age 1-3 : 2g
- Age 4-6 : 3g
- Age 7-10 : 5g
- Age 11+ : 6g
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11911405)
A bag of crisp is not a suitable snack for a toddler. Fact!
As a foodie and an ex chef I am often astonished at the amount of salt people consume. FFS chefs taste some of the food you serve to kids, THEY DON'T NEED SALT. For adults they can make the choice for themselves by adding salt on their food themselves. I am tired of paying top dollar for over salted food in restaurants.
A bag of crisp is not a suitable snack for a toddler. Fact!
As a foodie and an ex chef I am often astonished at the amount of salt people consume. FFS chefs taste some of the food you serve to kids, THEY DON'T NEED SALT. For adults they can make the choice for themselves by adding salt on their food themselves. I am tired of paying top dollar for over salted food in restaurants.
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Mark Lamarr is to quit radio 2
What a shame. It seems that BBC 2 are doing what a repeat of the what they did with Peel. Pushing a great DJ to an evermore demeaning marginal timeslot. peel put up with it but enough seems to be enough for Mark. Who for years has played some of the best music from his own record collection. Very sad.
Here is what he wrote
Apologies for the impersonal nature of this email but I'm sending this to you as you've shown some interest in my Radio 2 shows over the last years. In short, I'll be leaving Radio 2 at Christmas, presumably for good. It's become obvious over the last year the station has become much less interested in non mainstream music, and my position there has been extremely uncomfortable.
It's a sign of the times I suppose. I'm stupidly proud of the shows I've done there for 12 years and I know I always did the right thing. I'm equally sure I'm doing the right thing now. Not looking for sympathy, or another job, or even a reply. Just letting you know.
Mark Lamarr
Even more reasons why BBC 6 music had to be saved. Give Mark a show there at a sensible time
Here is what he wrote
Apologies for the impersonal nature of this email but I'm sending this to you as you've shown some interest in my Radio 2 shows over the last years. In short, I'll be leaving Radio 2 at Christmas, presumably for good. It's become obvious over the last year the station has become much less interested in non mainstream music, and my position there has been extremely uncomfortable.
It's a sign of the times I suppose. I'm stupidly proud of the shows I've done there for 12 years and I know I always did the right thing. I'm equally sure I'm doing the right thing now. Not looking for sympathy, or another job, or even a reply. Just letting you know.
Mark Lamarr
Even more reasons why BBC 6 music had to be saved. Give Mark a show there at a sensible time
Friday, 3 December 2010
Band name of the day SATANICPORNOCULTSHOP
Nutters from Osaka mixing,stealin,samplin and generally making a beautiful political electro-pop noise.
http://www.myspace.com/satanicpornocultshop
http://www.myspace.com/satanicpornocultshop
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Politics
I' still trying to get to grips with the new Tax raising plans for the Scottish parliament unveiled by the condem coalition. From 1st reading it seems a cop out. I wonder how the Lib-dems will fair next year. Anyhoo I've just started to read the plans so more on them later.
I listened to Prime Ministers questions. it was a disaster for Ed Milliband. He really needs to step up to the plate and soon. No mention of the rat Fred Goodwin being let of scot (sic) free by the FSA, who are ending their investigation, into how he managed to shaft the RBS, by making such crazy manoeuvres like taking over ABN Amro on the eve of the credit crunch.
Also no mention of the US cable about Mervyn King and the Bank of England. Cameron even used his stock answers relating to this even though Ed failed to thrust his rapier on this point.
Re-organising the labour party is a worthy task, but as the leader of the opposition; effective opposition should be his main priority..
I listened to Prime Ministers questions. it was a disaster for Ed Milliband. He really needs to step up to the plate and soon. No mention of the rat Fred Goodwin being let of scot (sic) free by the FSA, who are ending their investigation, into how he managed to shaft the RBS, by making such crazy manoeuvres like taking over ABN Amro on the eve of the credit crunch.
Also no mention of the US cable about Mervyn King and the Bank of England. Cameron even used his stock answers relating to this even though Ed failed to thrust his rapier on this point.
Re-organising the labour party is a worthy task, but as the leader of the opposition; effective opposition should be his main priority..
More history of football links. Research.
http://www.talkfootball.co.uk/guides/history_of_football.html
http://www.lonympics.co.uk/scottishfootball.htm
http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Act_1424
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Scotland#Origins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1871%E2%80%9372_in_Scottish_football
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Cup
http://www.footballnetwork.org/dev/historyoffootball/history1.asp
http://www.lonympics.co.uk/scottishfootball.htm
http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Act_1424
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Scotland#Origins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1871%E2%80%9372_in_Scottish_football
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Cup
http://www.footballnetwork.org/dev/historyoffootball/history1.asp
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
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