Making it up

Birmingham pub blasts kill 21

Tim — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:37 +0000

21st November 1974 Bombs have devastated two central Birmingham pubs, killing 19* people and injuring over 180. Police have said they believe the Provisional IRA planted the devices in the Mulberry Bush and the nearby Tavern in the Town. The two blasts were only seconds apart and happened at about 2030 GMT, when the bars were packed with [...]

World Philosophy day.

Jax — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:25:00 +0000

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt …the end of our exploring, Will be to arrive where we started, And know the place for the first time. I don’t remember any of these coming up during my degree, but there you go. I do remember the question about whether you could be sure [...]

For any American readers

Jax — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:46:50 +0000

Doc’s Sunrise Rants » Rant mode > On Take the thousands of autoworkers, the empty factories, that 25 billion, and retool to a green industry like solar panels. The price of solar panels would go down, the average homeowner could afford them, and we’d do away with our dependence on foreign oil overnight. This seems like a [...]

oh so very tired

Jax — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:38:56 +0000

I really should be making things tonight, I’ve got PIFs to do (I have a plan ) and SS to think of and the normal ordinary S creeping up as well, and instead I’m going to do a couple of quick book reviews and go to bed. At the weekend I read Dragonhaven and The [...]

Motrin Learns: Hell Hath No Fury Like Baby-Wearing Moms | Media Caffeine

Jax — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:11:10 +0000

Motrin Learns: Hell Hath No Fury Like Baby-Wearing Moms | Media Caffeine Note to self: when targeting an ad campaign after a specific demographic, try not to piss that demographic off with your ad campaign. It sounds like a no-brainer, but apparently the makers and marketers at Motrin missed that memo. Instead, they put out this [...]

Learn How To Promote Your Craft Business Online!

Jax — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:33:13 +0000

Special Teleseminar: Learn How To Market Your Craft Business Online…. Without Going Broke! Would You Like To Learn To Market Your Craft Business Online - Without Spending A Fortune In Advertising? recommended on the Craftzine blog, thought it might be of interest to some of you out there. Might pay a dollar to get the mp3 myself, [...]

Baby P: Ed Balls admits new child protection law would not have saved his life - Telegraph

Jax — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:39:55 +0000

Baby P: Ed Balls admits new child protection law would not have saved his life - Telegraph Anne Marie Carrie, the director of children’s services for Kensington & Chelsea in west London, was applauded for suggesting that the £224million being spent on setting up the ContactPoint database could have been used to fund more social workers. Pointing [...]

A trip towards literacy

Jax — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:31:24 +0000

From Bob Bug and friends to The Caper of the Crown Jewels: England (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart) in two and a half months. Small started his first chapter book, The Finger-Eater (Sprinters), on Thursday. He read a chapter then, and a chapter today. Then the book ppl order arrived, including a gift bag set [...]

Trip on a train.

Jax — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:44:59 +0000

It was an Open University Open Event in Leeds today. I don’t like driving into Leeds. I really didn’t like the idea of driving into Leeds with two children in the car shouting helpful comments like “you’ve gone the wrong way” and “You’re lost aren’t you?” so by the time Tim left around lunchtime I’d [...]

Can’t remember when I last blogged.

Jax — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:13:55 +0000

Yes, I know I can go look, I’m about to! Eek, nearly two weeks ago! (Well, for blogs that actually talk about what we’re doing, rather than comment on the news or anything.) Let’s see. Kids had a couple more party invites last weekend, one was for a local party, the other not so much. So on [...]