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I'm shocked! There is NO football on TV tonight! What shall I do? If I switch it on I may well be confronted by banal shows like the on...

BAA are advertising for a 'Eastern Campus Process Leader' for Heathrow Airport. This is what they refer to as a 'Role Ove...

But..... World Cup 2010:  Germany tear down England's defenc e 4-1 Guardian

I took this picture at around ten minutes to ten last night. The resulting picture was a bit darker than reality so I have lightened it ...

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. Thinking about 'Power,' as you were, made me think about, power! To be specific, Electricity power. You see we tend to take for ...

I got a shock today! Putting aside the World Cup I wondered outside and discovered the sun was shining! Look! Blue sky with little puffy c...

Lots to say, but too many games to watch, three a day at the moment, eat in between, sleep, shop and then what with howling at the moon th...

So I eventually get around to fixing the puncture. I struggle to turn the nut to release the wheel, always the back wheel of course, and,...

Chris Upson Cumbernauld Should it be bulldozed?

With the dawn already risen I rode out at 5:15 the other morning to enjoy the quiet before the day starts. Being up that early meant I p...

Black Cat    A Very Random Sense Poem I saw a black cat as black as the ocean at night I saw a young man as mad as a hatter I s...

This story interested me the other day, an archaeological reconstruction of a face from a skull discovered at Stirling Castle in 1997.  N...

This picture is 'acquired' from Graham Stewart's blog on the BBC Site using the Scots language.  It is dated from last year bu...

Today was a 'Bank Holiday' in the UK. It was possible to know this because a) the banks were closed, b) most shops were closed and...

This afternoon I had the delight of watching Engerland playing their last friendly match against Japan. It was a delight to me! Japan are n...

You can tell it's summertime by the rain! This picture was published in the 'Daily Mail' this morning. In between the man...

I really like the wee blue flowers that pepper the area just now and no matter how hard I try I just cannot get a decent picture of them. T...

Little Ships Commemoration   There are so many anniversaries commemorating events from the second world war these days. Each one with l...

Watching this example of 'Pomp & Circumstance' at its best I was becoming very depressed by the time 'Black Rod' enter...