The Times website is going to charge money... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (4 hours old)

The Times website is going to charge money if you want to read it. I read this for nothing, in the Guardian. I have already pointed out that removal of Murdoch's biased reportage will improve the q… more

Meiling : Gestes de femme.... From insoumise in Meiling (18 hours old)

Il faisait beau, un matin un peu froid Que rien ne pouvait venir troubler L'homme était parti vers des obligations Notre insoumise n'avait nullement envie De quitter trop prématurément son lit De… more

Meiling : De l'impatience.... From insoumise in Meiling (19 hours old)

Elle n'était nullement animée d'impatience Voyant le compte à rebours de son inactivité Aller droit sur la non évitable échéance De cette reprise du travail. Rien d'insurmontable en soi Mais son … more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (20 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in Colin Tells You Where To Go! (20 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (20 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (20 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (20 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (20 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

Celebrating! From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (1 day old)

I just found out that the notorious clone of Mrs Thatcher, the utterly revolting money-grubber Blair is no longer in contention for the post of European Council president. Perhaps now he will start wo… more

You can't believe the Telegraph... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (1 day old)

They have this fine picture of a lenticular cloud, here... Underneath, the text says... Sometimes likened to UFOs, lenticular clouds are usually created by gravity waves. No, they are not… more

Ägypten fürchtet H1N1-Virus From PercyGermany in Allah , der Koran und ich (1 day old)

Im Gesundheitsministerium herrscht Alarmstimmung. In diesem Jahr gibt es Reisebeschränkungen, um die Verbreitung der Grippe einzudämmern. VON KARIM EL-GAWHARY Einmal im Leben sollte jeder erwachs… more

von Ägypten nach Mekka From PercyGermany in PercyGermany™ - Leipzig Frankfurt / Luxor / Aswan (1 day old)

Ägypten fürchtet H1N1-Virus Im Gesundheitsministerium herrscht Alarmstimmung. In diesem Jahr gibt es Reisebeschränkungen, um die Verbreitung der Grippe einzudämmern. VON KARIM EL-GAWHARY Einmal im… more

Pilgerfahrt nach Mekka From PercyGermany in zur Hauptseite: www.AegyptenBlog.blog.de (1 day old)

Ägypten fürchtet H1N1-Virus Im Gesundheitsministerium herrscht Alarmstimmung. In diesem Jahr gibt es Reisebeschränkungen, um die Verbreitung der Grippe einzudämmern. VON KARIM EL-GAWHARY Einmal im… more

Hello, flying through From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (1 day old)

I actually managed to get 2 numbers on last nights lottery instead of the usual 0 or 1, still four numbers off getting anywhere but hey ho the story of my life ;) Almost the weekend and I know that… more

TREAD SOFTLY From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (1 day old)

Continuing the theme of "Dreams", here is one of W.B. Yeats's most well-known and beautiful poems. CLOTHS OF HEAVEN Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver… more

DRIVE-THRU From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (1 day old)

On Wednesday Gordon Brown launched a last-ditch political fightback with plans for free care for the neediest old people in one of the shortest Queen's Speeches in recent political history. The… more

SHARKS OFF THE BRITISH COAST From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (1 day old)

No, not like this: But these: These tankers have been parked off our shores for months, refusing to unload their oil until prices have risen even higher. The delay makes millions for s… more

RESTING From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (1 day old)

Here is another domestic scene from Waterhouse. A laundry girl takes a break to stretch and relax. "Resting" J.W. Waterhouse 1890 (Click on image to enlarge)… more

THE ROCK From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 day old)

Here is another of Swinburne's poems written on his beloved Isle of Wight. I am not sure where his "Sea-Mark" was located, but I have chosen to illustrate the poem an 1890s picture of 'Stag Rock' i… more

The Storm From faffajane ^Pro in Spread your wings and fly away (1 day old)

The Storm... They were together in the House. Just the two of them. It was a cold, dark, stormy night. The storm had come quickly and each time the thunder boomed he watched her j… more

Meiling : Méandres.... From insoumise in Meiling (2 days old)

Une fois encore.... Elle avait tenté de raisonner l'homme Y était elle parvenue ? Qu'il avait décidé en un élan Je vais t'accompagner, Le chemin se faisait silencieusement Entre eux toujours … more

Annoying Amazon From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (2 days old)

I find them really useful when I'm selling special Lego sets like Cybermaster. So I was cross today when I had an email from them saying some nonsense about how they were having some sort of Christ… more

Reply to complaints letter From faffajane ^Pro in Spread your wings and fly away (2 days old)

Found this on another site and found it amusing. As always clicky: … more

Torture From faffajane ^Pro in Spread your wings and fly away (2 days old)

Well the day arrived, the appointment came round and finally I managed to see a dentist about this tooth that is giving me so much hassle and pain. I arrived at the destination at the appointed tim… more

THE SLAVE'S DREAM From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (2 days old)

I do not usually post long poems to my blogs, but I will make an exception in the case of Longfellow, as that is his style. I was quite enjoying reading this poem, until I came to the last verse. … more

aix-les-bains (savoie), manipulation et hypocrisie à la mairie… From cerclefeu ^Pro in dans le puits au fond du jardin (2 days old)

Une histoire qui a déjà coûté, inutilement, UN MILLION d’euros aux contribuables aixois : et le député-maire UMP voulait encore y ajouter 325.000 euros ! L’argent des autres lui file vraiment entre le… more

TIME WITH THE KIDS From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (2 days old)

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MORE AFRICAN SILLY SIGNS From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (2 days old)

AFTER the sign, that is!… more

GOOD NEIGHBOURS From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (2 days old)

Here is an interesting domestic scene depicted by Waterhouse. He might have called it "Over the garden wall"! Good Neighbours John William Waterhouse 1885… more