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Monthly Archives October 2006

Blacktown

I was once married to a member of the Ryan clan - Annie Ryan. She came from a western suburb of Sydney called Blacktown. When Oz-folk in London asked where Annie was from and I said ‘Blacktown‘ they always winced. Then in the Dogstar an Aussie asked the question, but added, “and don’t tell me, [...]

Posted 31 October 2006 † Stuart § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Why astronauts need healthy hearts

Love this article in Diagnostic Imaging - especially in conclusion where it says its good that astronauts have healthy hearts as they may need them in good working to get out quick!..

Posted 30 October 2006 † Stuart § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Thanks Trevor

I hear Hackney made the worst place to live in the C4 programme, Best and Worst Places to Live 2006. Shame, though it’s nice to see the work in the borough on being super cycling friendly getting credit. And that’s in part due to my mate Trevor Parsons, who has done ‘his bit’.

Posted 28 October 2006 † Stuart § Main Page ‡ Comments (1) °

Anti-war poster in Barking

Took this shot recently in the centre of Barking. Follows on this week’s news of US attempts to scale down a prescence in Iraq, and President Bush’s reference to the Vietnam War.

Posted 28 October 2006 † Stuart § Barking § Main Page § US Elections 2008-9/11 ‡ Comments (0) °

very funny, very true

Met a woman on the tube today on the way back from the scan; she was american and had got on the wrong train. julian and I pointed her in the right direction (’the hilton olympia’), and i asked where she was from; she was studying philosophy in Rome, her favourite philosopher was St Thomas [...]

Posted 27 October 2006 † Stuart § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Very strange, very true

Was told Barry Mason of the Psychedelic Shamanistic Institute died a few weeks ago - after a call from Peter Messenger in Oxford. Also members of the institute are Michael Carmichael, a former colleague of Bobby Kennedy (which coincidentally a new film of his life is soon to appear in the UK). Another former member [...]

Posted 26 October 2006 † Stuart § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Strange but true

You know that you are working with women as when the winter draws in and the temperature outside goes down the thermastat inside goes up!  

Posted 25 October 2006 † Stuart § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Thanks to Headshift

Had a tele-conference with Reuters today which went really OK, all the more so thanks to what I’d learned with Headshift on feeds etc. Thanks again. On the downside a lady who looked like a banker’s wife took a shine to me on the Essex commuter train.

Posted 24 October 2006 † Stuart § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Velazquez visited

Visited the Velazquez exhibition with Diane/Mum. First saw the Cezanne and bought a fridge magnet. Then the Velazquez. Saw in the paper today that Tracey Emin’s going out to Venice - congratulations Tracey!

Posted 23 October 2006 † Stuart § Art § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

In defence of Her Majesty

The Queen get’s flak from the Sunday Mirror today for daring to ask a NATO officer for his opinion on the war in Afghanistan. Reportedly Her Majesty asked Lithuanian Captain Arnold Raizys: “Is it a restoration or a war in Afghanistan?” Political editor Vincent Moss described this question as “confused”. Of course in its editorial [...]

Posted 22 October 2006 † Stuart § Comedy § History § Main Page § US Elections 2008-9/11 ‡ Comments (0) °