http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist "So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill theirs." - Elbert Hubbard Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:05:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en - in 1989, 21 years ago, 96 of my fellow Liverpool fans went to a football match, and never came home. I count myself lucky that I wasn't amongst them, as I could so easily have been. I travelled to many Liverpool matches at that time, but becase of the ... http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=218 Due to slight carelessness on my part, I managed to send a dollop of cash from my current account to a savings account twice, which left my current account about six and a half thousand pounds overdrawn. (Poor you, I hear you say...) Fortunately, I noticed the error straight away - ... http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=217 Why is it that the only thing that superglue will stick together effectively is your fingers? And while we're on the subject of religion... I have the potential to be very devout. In fact, I have professed to be a devout atheist, which is true, but which also leaves a kind of ... http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=216 ... of birds, that is, it came to my attention while in Malta that there is wholesale slaughter for fun of migratory species there, many of which are bound for the UK. The practice is illegal according to EU law, which Malta is subject to, but which they disregard, simply ... http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=215 Since I retired last year, I have rediscovered bird-watching and find it very relaxing to just gawp at the little blighters going about their daily business. I have a bird table and a couple of feeders strategically placed in my garden, and I'm surprised by how many different birds I've seen ... http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=214 Just back (yesterday) from my latest jaunt - this time to Malta. One of those late deals, and an incredible bargain for £147 all inclusive, for 7 nights B&B at a 3-star (but better than that in my opinion) hotel at Melliehar in the north of the island - a ... http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=213 Well, it's over for another 12 months, I guess. The annual spendfest that Christmas has become is behind us once again, and 2010 is safely under way. Having been away for the last 6 days, first in Kent, where the New Year was celebrated most convivially with relatives, and then Shrewsbury, ... http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=212 Here we come! 11 days on a tour of the island - woo-hoo! http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=211 Having left the world of academia behind, Gddik Jr. is now embarking upon what will, hopefully, be an enriching and fulfilling career. I hope. Anyone leaving school or university now is facing possibly the hardest employment landscape for decades, and I don't envy them one bit. I left school at the other ... http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=210 I recently opined on this blog about the profligacy of some, in my view, overpaid professional football players. Recent events involving diving, deliberate kicks to the head of an ex-team-mate and provocative goal celebrations to a former club's fans (who were at the other end of the stadium, so requiring ... http://www.gddik.org.uk/theredmist/?p=209