random observations
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
I went to the Post Office today (three days ago by the time this post is published) to post a birthday card for my dad who turns 59 this weekend. I was called to cashier number 7, and the following conversation took place:
Me: ‘I’d like [...]
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
People are talking about a Capitalism 4.0. Capitalism must change for the better, they say, and become more responsible. The financial crisis that started in 2008 has demonstrated that very clearly.
I don’t know much about macroeconomics, but I find this whole discussion almost as disappointing [...]
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Is Dame Helen Mirren an actor or an actress? In the Guardian, she’s an actor, and a recent article on the subject explains why. While readers wondered why the profession of acting wouldn’t deserve the same kind of distinction between male and female as titles [...]
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Four episodes of this season’s BBC1 panel show Would I Lie To You have been broadcast so far, and they all had one thing in common: a token woman.
Please forgive me. I don’t mean to underestimate the value these female guests bring to the show, [...]
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
This poster in the Fitzroy Tavern in Fitzrovia very nearly gave me a heart attack the other night.
Good thing it’s a Sam Smiths pub and they had so many lovely drinks to calm me down…
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
I sat on the tube the other day as an announcement came: “The Piccadilly Line will from now on run with some delays due to a person under a train at Arnos Grove. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.” In front of me: [...]
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