January 2012
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December 2011
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Mr Men books reviewed on Amazon →
November 2011
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October 2011
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The most beautiful eulogy for Steve Jobs, by his... →
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“‘It was really strange, they were holding hands, and dad stopped breathing...”
– Couple married for 72 years die holding hands < this is a link.
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WatchSpike Jonze: Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side), a wonderful stop-motion animation for Olympia Le-Tan’s wonderful embroidered book jacket bags . All details here.
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Laser eye surgery
I had my eyes lasered today. This isn’t a newspaper article and I’m writing at speed, so let’s do bullet points.
· I had (had!) myopia (short sight) and mild astigmatism; my prescription was -6 in one eye and -4 in the other.
· I’ve been wearing contact lenses since I was 17. I’m now 45. I didn’t like the idea of keeping shoving bits of plastic in my eyes for all eternity.
· My eyes...
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A marvellous interview with Maurice Sendak →
… who is robust in his views.
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September 2011
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“I don’t like everything about Twitter. There are times when a clash of...”
– In praise of Twitter (apart from the above, obvs), from Shelagh McKinlay’s excellent blog.
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“If we do not have causality, we are buggered.”
– Bit mind-blowing, this.
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