Baby elephants!
And I do mean baby elephants. In the womb, no less! How remarkable.
White Ribbon Day…
is this weekend. I heard Andrew O’Keefe, of Aussie Deal or No Deal (in)famy, on JJJ this afternoon talking about it. I was very impressed with his attitude. He had a great deal of ownership of the whole programme – it was all “we” and “us”.
It’s a fabulous cause, obviously, so it’s magnificent that they are getting some sort of a celeb on board – especially since I presume Deal has a fairly large daily/weekly audience, allowing the message to get out to (hopefully) a large group of people. Whatever works is good.
ASIM
New ASIM! Hurrah! Voume 26… review to follow… I’ve read maybe half; it’s mostly good, but not as overwhelmingly good as previous issues.
Weather
It’s November, God! Hello!! Yes, I know we need the rain, but… hail? And snow?? That’s just a bit crazy.
Isn’t it?
Tibetan railways
I’ve been really digging having World Hum on RSS. Thanks to it comes this article on the railway that China has built into Tibet – the highest railway, I think, anywhere. It’s about the experiences of the author on the 48 hour trip. I’d love to visit Tibet some day… but probably not by this train.
Word Play
I saw this yesterday, at the Nova – and it was brilliant. Who would have thought that a documentary about people who make and do crytic crosswords could have been that interesting?? It really was just about the people, and their relationship to the NY Times cryptic: there is some tension around who will make it to the Championship stage of the American national competition, and then who will actually win, but it’s structured around the people themselves talking to the camera – the filmmaker is basically invisible, which is a style I’ve always liked. The people themselves were the sort of odd collection that frankly I expected. I liked that they included a few famous people – Bill Clinton, a comedian whose name I forget, the Indigo Girls – but basically the only things they talked about were the NY Time crossword. The people who actually went to the nationals were the main stars… and yes, they’re a bit nerdy (or a lot, in some cases), but they are potrayed in a sympathetic light and allowed to speak for themselves.
Definitely worth watching!
RandomAlex gets old
Well, I’ve just passed 600 posts – how remarkable! And it wasn’t a very interesting to mark such a landmark…. Anyway, for a blog that started as a way to record my adventures in fishkeeping, it has progressed some way. I don’t remember my last fishie post – although there will be one in a bit, yay! I started by writing a paper diary – I am an historian, I love hand writing stuff – which I then typed up. I then decided to add the rest of the stuff… and the rest is, naturally enough, history.
Just by the way, if anyone actually gets this by RSS or similar, could you let me know?? I’m fascinated to find out… although I’m guessing I’l be disappointed =]
Death of a Mango
I love mango. Absolutely love them.
Global warming? Nah, nukes are more interesting…
I love this, about the effects of nuclear weapons. It’s a bit old, in ‘net terms, but still pretty damned funny.
Venus
…and her head are being re-attached.
Cool!
Randomly Yours, Alex 