quills4u’s scratchings

In the year 2008, the Lord came unto Noah

2008-08-22T12:44:02Z

In the year 2008, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in England, and said: “Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save two of every living thing along ...

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The Fragile Web

2008-08-15T09:10:24Z

[Edit] Problem resolved and seems to have been an ISP DNS problem rather than a hostgator problem. ------------------------------------------------------- My apologies to anyone who hosts their web site with me. My host, Hostgator, appears ...

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Obama clarifies all (July 24th)

2008-07-29T12:02:49Z

• "As we speak, cars in Boston and factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic . . ."--Barack Obama, Berlin, July 24, 2008 • "New data from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute shows that there is more ice than normal in the Arc...

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The Monsoon started early this year

2008-07-09T16:09:41Z

It is fascinating to read the news to hear why. Apparently, according to The Telegraph: Factors include the shifting of the sub-tropical jet-stream from south of the Himalayas to north of the Tibetan plateau, early warming of the north Pacif...

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Quote of the Day

2008-06-30T13:58:29Z

Just now, from our, non-ECO, home delivery driver, on enquiring as to whether he found us easily or not. He did apparently, despite the fact that SatNav maps are way out of date in this area, because .......! "Real drivers don't use sat-nav!"

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Fuel/Gas Pump prices set to plunge?

2008-06-27T10:05:58Z

As oil prices hit $142 a barrel today, a quick history lesson. Based on this, I predict that the oil price will drop significantly, in the not too distant future rather than keep rising, but time will tell if I'm right or not. 1973. The USA'...

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And a Regatta as well

2008-06-14T18:49:26Z

We've just returned from a lovely day out in a very packed Marlow. It was Regatta Day and a fine show it was. (I'm also trying out this impressive little phone, come everything else. Many thanks Matt)

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A Cultural Thing?

2008-06-09T20:56:40Z

It is probably just a cultural thing, but I was struck by this water tower - not literally I hasten to add. You have to look carefully at the side - did you have the same thought as me? Maybe, it was just me. Half a glass full anyone? (OK...

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Whom God hath set Free .....

2008-06-06T16:26:39Z

Dr Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, is prepared to stand up and be counted, thank God. May we have more "Tall Trees" like him who are prepared to speak out. He gave a speech recently at a dinner organised by the Institute of Jewish Policy Researc...

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Hillary

2008-05-16T17:04:06Z

Listening to the Hillary/Obama/McCain debates reveals some fascinating insights into American politics, however this post is about saving you money. I advise against rushing over to the Hillary Store and buying an "Original Hillary" print at $40 ...

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