Category Archives: Entertainment

Christmas 2009

Christmas 2009 is fast approaching. Quite a lot has happened this year really, for us of course the biggest event was the arrival of our daughter Niamh, who is now just over four months old, so this will be her first Christmas. In the wider world, the global economy is picking itself back up, so [...]

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Crazy Floods

There’s been crazy flooding in Cumbria, where about a foot of water has fallen, destroying bridges and all sorts. More rain is expected today, though not on the same scale. In black-hole news, the LHC is back in operation again, 14 months after its initial switch on and subsequent damage. If they manage to avoid [...]

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Jenson Button – F1 world champion 2009

Jenson Button has taken this year’s F1 World Championship finishing in 5th place (from 14th on the grid). Barrichello, who was his cloest rival, suffered a puncture in the closing stages of the Grand Prix, but would not have been able to take the championship to a final round due to Jenson’s finishing position. The [...]

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House of Lego

In a genius move, Top Gear’s James May is planning to construct a house (full human sized) out of Lego bricks. There is a web page for the Toy Story project, though it doesn’t yet mention the Lego House. I think this is a great idea, and would be loads of fun. I hope it [...]

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RIP Michael Jackson

We were woken up this morning (literally, on the radio alarm) to the announcement that Michael Jackson, legendary pop icon, had died.  This is truely a sad day for music.  Despite a turbulent past few years, Jackson is credited with a fine list of musical history, which includes the biggest selling album of all time, [...]

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