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December 16 2012
Another fortnightly “week notes”. This will probably be the last one of the year as I’ll be on holiday for the next two weeks. I’ll try to do a final round-up when I get back early in January. Blogging I wrote a blog post. It was about equal marriage. People… read moreDecember 09 2012
Attempting to get less behind on the classic albums… The next one is Radiohead’s OK Computer. Some Historical Context Like REM, I don’t really remember when I first heard Radiohead. I expect I was aware of things like “High and Dry” and “Creep” when they were released as I’m sure… read moreDecember 09 2012
Over the last few days there has been a fair amount of heat and light coming out of the Tory party, generated by the discussion about equal marriage (or, as the tabloids like to describe it, “gay marriage”). We’ve know for ages that David Cameron is in favour of it… read moreDecember 09 2012
It seems that somehow I’ve got four weeks behind on the classic album write-ups. I’ll try to get through at least a couple today. The first one is REM’s Green. Some Historical Context I don’t remember when I first heard REM. I remember being aware of Document but I’m not… read moreDecember 02 2012
As the year draws to an end I seem to have settled into a rhythm of fortnightly “week notes”. I’ll try to do better next year. Blogging One classic album review here(I’m now three albums behind on that!). But I’ve written four blog posts over on my Perl blog. Health… read moreNovember 18 2012
Last week’s classic album (I’m still a week behind) was U2′s Joshua Tree. Some Historical Context I don’t remember listening really early U2. I remember liking New Years Day when it came out. But then Under a Blood Red Sky was released and everyone played it all the bloody time.… read moreNovember 18 2012
Blogging Surprised at how quickly those last two weeks passed. But pleasantly surprised to see I’ve managed two blog posts in that time – even if they were both classic albums. Health Still not losing any weight. But that’s not really surprising as I’m not doing anywhere near as much… read moreNovember 04 2012
I’m running a couple of weeks behind on classic albums again. Today I’m catching up by listening to Depeche Mode’s 1993 album Songs of Faith and Devotion. Some Historical Context Depeche Mode are very much my era. Their first singles came out in 1980 – when I was eighteen. But… read moreNovember 04 2012
Blogging I managed two blog posts this week. One on MPs’ web sites and one on the Daily Mail’s paedophiliac tendencies. Health My weight has stuck on a bit of a plateau for the last few weeks. It’s oscillating around a point a couple of pounds heavier than the lightest… read moreNovember 03 2012
We’re in the middle of one of the biggest paedophile scandals that this country has ever seen. And yet, the Daily Mail still thinks that it’s appropriate to report on Elle Fanning‘s Halloween costume with the headline Lady Liberty! Teenager Elle Fanning shows off her womanly curves as she pays… read moreOctober 28 2012
When I set up Planet Westminster in 2006 I thought it would be a relatively simple project to maintain. Over the years, more and more MPs would start blogs. Every couple of months I’d add the new ones and everything would be great. It hasn’t worked out like that at… read moreOctober 21 2012
Blogging All we have to show for the last two week’s is yesterday’s classic album post. And I only write that because I was feeling guilty about not having written anything else. Health Massive failures on this front too. I’m currently about two and a half pounds heavier that the… read moreOctober 20 2012
This week’s (ok, it’s actually from a couple of weeks ago – I’m catching up) is the Rolling Stones’ Let it Bleed. Some Historical Context My earliest memories of popular music are from the late 1960s. It was a time when the Beatles dominated. But the Stones were the only… read moreOctober 07 2012
Blogging Another fortnight of limited blogging. The sum total is two classic album posts and a rant about woo-mongers. Wasted Inches came to an end about a week ago. I’ve now republished all of the stories that I originally published back in 2002. Health Still not running. Still losing weight… read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
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