two of the iconic symbols of the C20th: the mushroom cloud and the Mandelbrot

it's a fine line between superstition and not offending the gods

the offices of Al Jazeera in Kabul and Baghdad were both blown up by US missiles - so much for the freedom of the media

Thatcher's Government crushed the miners and closed the coalmines. Today a third of the UK's electricity comes from coal. The UK now imports coal from Indonesia, S Africa, Russia and Columbia.

when i was young, my teachers told me that the reason why the USA and the UK were morally superior to the USSR was that we did not torture people, and we did not imprison people without a trial

how times have changed!

living forever is something which appeals mainly to the young

advance notice for "Digin! The Bath Gardeners Market" (Avon, UK)
Sunday - 22 April 2012
http://www.facebook.com/TheBathGardernersMarket

RIP Václav Havel