Entries from May 2008

May 11, 2008

Old Bras

Was wondering what to do with mine.  Now I have the answer.

 
 
Have just sent one off this morning.
 

May 7, 2008

Classroom cannibalism

I am really pleased with the progress my students have made since they started their course.  However, after marking their latest lot of homework (writing about what they did at the weekend), I wonder whether I should actually be reporting one of them to the police …
“On Saturday I went to Sainsbury.  After I came back home.  After [...]

May 4, 2008

Should I stick with WordPress?

I am thinking of switching to blogspot or another blog thingy (platform?  Is that what they’re called?).
I like the fact that people with blogspot blogs seem to be able to add loads of widgets, whereas with WordPress, I think you have to pay for them.
Any thoughts as to which is the best?

May 4, 2008

Josef Fritzl

I’ve just been reading this about Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who kept his daughter locked in a cellar for twenty four years, raped her and fathered her seven children.  Apparently, if found guilty he could get fifteen years in prison.
Given that his daughter was held captive for nine years longer than this, and that the children that [...]

May 4, 2008

Boris and my new vacuum cleaner

I still can’t believe that over a million people voted for bumbling Boris Johnson, and that he is now mayor of London. 
Actually I can believe it.  There are so many posh twits in London who would have voted for him.  And also people who are too young to appreciate the full horror of a Conservative government.  What a [...]