Gordon Bennett!!!

Tag-Fight ! From rubychoo in so far so so-so (4 days old)

You-can-always-go-back-and-re-tag-your-posts-under-a-million-words-and-without-hyphens ... Das Tag enthält zu viele Wörter. Ein Tag darf nur aus maximal 5 Wörtern bestehen. Bitte trenne Deine Tags … more

Friday Five From rubychoo in so far so so-so (4 days old)

1. Do you have a favourite part of autumn? The Indian summer, after the leaves have turned but before things get horrid. 2. "It's too cold to snow!" Do you think it ever is? Nope. It's fuckin… more

Ears Wide Shut From rubychoo in so far so so-so (4 days old)

My eye is nearly all better (remarkably fast healing in eyes, something to do with blood supply) thanks for your good wishes ... Tonight our choir sang for deaf children in the Congo ... Sheesh … more

Eyes Wide Shut From rubychoo in so far so so-so (6 days old)

I woke yesterday morning with a searing pain in my right eye. It doesn't make survival sense that the other eye refused to open in sympathy, but it wouldn't, so Beloved had to run me up to the hozzy w… more

The Misfit From rubychoo in so far so so-so (7 days old)

Abbyfield residents are sooo genteeeeeel they crap rooobies ... Stick it... … more

Say it ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (7 days old)

Foxhunters, warmongers, Anti-Europeans and anti-abortionists are all cunts ... Apart from that I'm completely impartial ... >:XX Wankers anyway innit ?… more

One More Prick In The Wall From rubychoo in so far so so-so (7 days old)

I found myself today talking fiveways ... One to the internet glory that is e-mail ( No we won't fill in the form that allows to access to £20 quids direct payments a week at a cost of £12 a month,… more

Lush ( The Independent ) From rubychoo in so far so so-so (9 days old)

I missed this story at the time, but it might still be of interest to people following the progress of the hunting ban. I know where I'll be doing some of my Christmas shopping ... Vandals tar… more

Pumpkinhead Cheshire cat From rubychoo in so far so so-so (11 days old)

"But I don't want to go among mad people," said Alice. "Oh, you can't help that," said the cat. "We're all mad here." :>>… more

Any One Who Had A Heart... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (12 days old)

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Gok Luv ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (12 days old)

You meant well ... Everyone's got it/ you ... Along with their more pressing roman-candlesque economic and political problems ... If only we had been a size 10 within spitting distance of a P… more

I Spy On My Little Manchester Eye ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (12 days old)

Something beginning with M ... I try to stay in touch with friends, even if it is only every 12 years or so ... So yesterday I drove white-knuckled to Sale with Sinister and her mate listening t… more

Deafstar : Kit and Caboodle From rubychoo in so far so so-so (12 days old)

Sometimes when you stop picking at it, it gets a bit better... Firstborn has been provided with two pieces of kit (and considering they sent the list to the Blind Society, I'm frankly surprised the… more

Pumpkin Head From rubychoo in so far so so-so (15 days old)

Apparently you can preserve pumpkins for a few extra days by soaking them for 8 hours in a bleach solution before you carve them (obviously not before you eat them )... I'd love to see some pumpkin… more

The Computer Cavalry From rubychoo in so far so so-so (15 days old)

Dear oh dear oh dear ... Beloved got his totally drilled company computer back from the vets a couple of days ago and chose to try and use it tonight while I was busy in another room watching telly… more

When I Grow Up I Wanna Be A ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (16 days old)

My knee-jerk response to the initiative of giving primary school children careers advice was negative, but it's an idea I'm fast warming to ... On the downside there is the danger of children being… more

Deleted Deafstar Post From rubychoo in so far so so-so (17 days old)

I put up a post a few days back describing an incident with Firstborn, but deleted it without replying to any of your kind comments, for which I'd like to thank you now ... I made a decision to use… more

Cheeze Pleeze Loueeeze ! From rubychoo in so far so so-so (18 days old)

It curdles on the tongue and sticks to the roof of your mouth if you're lucky ... It tastes of fermented nappies ... It's the anarchist and anti-christ of the food world .... Cheeeeeeze ! … more

Democracy Lite From rubychoo in so far so so-so (19 days old)

The Beeb did the right thing in inviting Nick Griffin to join the Question Time panel last night ... Sadly, the program was then devoted to the only topic the one-trick-pony was qualified to discou… more

NaughtyNaughtyStep From rubychoo in so far so so-so (25 days old)

Just sit there for half an hour and say nothing You know that you've made everyone else thoroughly miserable don't you...? Well done ! *shhh* … more

DeafStar ... Drawing a Line Under It From rubychoo in so far so so-so (25 days old)

Only two more tests to go ... MS has been pretty much ruled out, so it's one test on his eyes to confirm the possibility of CMV (scarring on the retinas)and a bloodtest to rule out underlying metab… more

On My Oaf ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (25 days old)

*shhhh, don't tell anyone* I know where the 'delete' key is and how to block, edit or report someone who gets on my tits ... OMG! Whaddya mean ... It's not a secret ? B)… more

Horror ! ... The Best and Last You 'Saw' From rubychoo in so far so so-so (25 days old)

Fortunately, mine happily fall into both categories as ace ... The last was 'The Orphanage' The best was the original 'Haunting of Hill House' ... Those breathing walls and the ghost hand wil… more

The Real Matrix From rubychoo in so far so so-so (25 days old)

Men In Black Round Ours ... Sinister and her mate had some *cough* information ... Not convinced they were going to get due remunerative thanks from Crimestoppers, they wended their way merril… more

Sublime ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (27 days old)

I have been overcome with an inexplicable desire to trade Beloved in for a cheeful elderly gent, fully accesorized with matching beige bowls hat and moustache ... Va-va-Vroooom ! :>>… more

Jerusalem and Artichokes... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (28 days old)

Jeez ... I gave up my God (well, not strictly mine), my firstborn child, my mother (pending) and my bunions ... What do they want... exceedingly good jam on it ? I also make very, very good c… more

The Thing Is ... What I Really Mean ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (29 days old)

Well, mum has been diagnosed with cancer of a slow order in the lung... She has opted for no treatment and not to tell anyone other than immediate family (and I have chosen to tell it to the blog - h… more

Wot I Rote ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (29 days old)

As a young philosophy student at Liverpool, Carol Ann Duffy used to blow the cobwebs away by riding the ferries with Adrian Henri , visiting Port Sunlight, the Williamson art gallery and Sydney Buildi… more

Meeting Carol Ann Duffy ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (29 days old)

I met Carol Ann Duffy ... The poet laureate with extra laurels ! It transpired to be 4 hours I could ill afford, but it was worth it ... I was waiting in the foyer of the school. The Head rus… more

I'm Captain James T Kirk ! From rubychoo in so far so so-so (32 days old)

An impassioned commander with more respect for individuals than for authority, you have a no-holds-barred approach to life and its obstacles. You don't believe in the no-win scenario. Beam me up… more