you can't put your arms around a memory

But the past is always with us, jesus said. Or was that the poor. No, the poor are us. Or me.
Latest bank statement should have had an X-certificate. Wish I knew where it all went. We seem to be a grand a month down each month. Big money.

Anyway, the British comic book heroes are being revived by Alan Moore and his daughter (well mainly her actually), and I can't quite explain (or remember) why this image just does it for me. This is the cover of Albion #1.

Robot Archie. I will never forget you, even though I can't actually remember.

Now with added introspection

Well, what do you expect - it is a blog.
So another day one - off we go.

The photo is a desert version of The Dig.
Reference is William Gibson's terrific novel Pattern Recognition.

less than zero

Back to square one. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life etc.

Talking of Art Brut, as we weren't here is the link to their download page which cunningly only has versions of their songs by their franchisees. You mean other bands aren't franchises? How very 1970's


http://artbrut.nikkidido.com/mp3.html

PS come on the mighty Reds vs the might of Lithuania. Sorry, still to early.

moblog failure

So there I was being hip and trendy and up to date, and not at a fat sad loser in his forties, typing in a blog entry in Starbucks. Admittedly in Romford, which is not exactly the centre of the universe, but is at least sort of London, which other people than me think is rather cool. And finishing it with a reference to actually hip and trendy band Art Brut, the bloody wifi connection cut out on me demanding more money with menaces.
Ho hum. I am a fat loser. I mean fat-loser...

Art Brut = Top of the Pops
Art Brut = Top of the Pops

Please do not - groundhog day

So, will they be getting ready to dance in the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight? After all, 3-nil down is all to play for, as we proved in Turkey.
Hopefully not.

Scaryduck has an ongoing strand about his legal battles with Usless Workshy Cunshie of a Builder (or UWCS for short, or possibly his name if he is Polish). Think we might have to do one about some of business partners, who should rejoice in the abbreviation UWCBP. I mean, I'm pretty flexible about deadlines myself (Douglas Adams: "I love deadlines. I love the whoosing noise as they go by") but really starting a three month project on a Monday when it has to be in on the Wednesday is pushing it.

Here's Banksy...

another day 3

So the mighty Reds beat Leverkusen, and Tiger Woods beat Colin Montgomery. And still all before the Ashes even start. Feels odd.

The breadcrumbs had a new toy - a home bouncy castle. Fun, but no more fun than jumping on an air mattress, and of course, less fun than the box it came in.

On a positive note for other blogs, I have taught them to look for the Scaryduck in their bedtime book version of the Ugly Duckling. Other "improvements" include Snow White being cured by a passing handsome Prince Doctor - more in keeping with Mrs Breadwinner's cultural values.

Back to the beginning Day 1 again

Blessings be bestowed on Saint Stephen of Anfield for smiting the mighty TNS 3-0. And all this before the Ashes series even starts. Sorry, but there is something wrong about that.
Luckily herself was absent so there will be no tutting unless I forget not to talk about it.

Meanwhile, classics of addiction - the voices telling you one won't hurt, then that when you have had one you might as well have another. One is too many, all in the world not enough.

Day 6 - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

So, today was going to be facetious comments about listening to Heather Small singing "what have you done today" for 7 years.

Instead, London and G8 were visited by Al Queda.
Some 30 dead and counted. Hundreds wounded including amputations.
And it won't make a blind bit of difference.
The pointlessness of it is incredible. Particularly as it is so un-Islamic (assuming that is the source of this, and not the IRA or anti-capitalists).

Watching protestors up in Scotland getting carried away with the thrill of violence against property and people, was like seeing the pigs turning into the farmers at the end of Animal Farm - becoming the brutes they were protesting against.

Scotland suffered brutal repression for centuries under English rule, as did Ireland. Ireland forced a civil war but were not able to claim the whole island and have spent 80 years fighting a civil war/rebellion/terrorism campaign that has left them more directly controlled by England than Scotland - which gently siddled off with its own parliament and no backward glances.

Violence begats violence, and violence against civilians does not change regimes.

Meanwhile the focus is back on the war on terror not making life better for millions of Africans, or billions of people who might be effected by global warming.

Pointless.

Day 5 - Victory in Europe

Well, over Paris 2012 anyway. God, I wouldn't want to be Chirac's cat at the moment.
Meanwhile, the blessed Tony can do no wrong. Of course he wasn't elected Pope, but that's the only thing that's not gone his way recently.

And St. Stephen has decided to stay. At least for today.

NMP
KIS
RPT
Struggling...

day 4

Did you know they've found a new type of dolphin? How do they tell them apart?

Anyway, Stevie G. Doesn't want to stay. Don't let us hold you back son. If you gotta go, go now. Just try to balance out losing the respect and gratitude of Liverpool with the Russian riches. How long before they shout Judas?

Thanks and so long for all the fish. Honestly. Thanks.

PS if you see Michael, don't forget to ask how the winning trophies thing is going at Real Madrid. And what it is like to be on the bench. And not being Captain.

But thanks. We couldn't have done it without you. We just thought you would always be with us.