Went for a walk in the park this morning tooled up with a trowel. I’d seen some likely looking bay laurel seedlings on previous recce trips, and with last night’s rain thought that the ground would be reasonably soft. It was. Snagged five little seedlings then headed down the hill to the nearest nur...

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Crack Found in Man’s Buttocks

How I wish I’d been among the subs when that story came in.

Those spambots never sleep. My colleague in arms Luigi wrote a very nice blog post over at the other place about the genetic patterns among domestic cats the world over. Naturally he entitled it "Pussy galore". Just for a laugh, you understand. But I don't think either of us was fully prepared for...

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Not that I am in any position to judge, but it seems like another myth about Roman history has bitten the dust. The giant sundial known as the Horologium Augusti, out there by the Ara Pacis, is not a sundial at all. It’s a meridian. A what? Go read the whole post at Archaeoastronomy.

A book of essays is not ideal for a period of enforced idleness. There’s just too much time to zip through them, enjoying the moment but failing to savour the full pleasure of a really well constructed piece. Of course, I promise myself I’ll return, and maybe I will. But a honking big novel is a far...

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