http://blog.widmann.org.uk A blog about love, DIY, linguistics, politics, computer science, cooking, photography and anything else that interests me Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:31:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Not My Hat! Originally uploaded by cogdogblog The Times have compiled an excellent list of Gordon Brown's ten worst financial gaffes.Inevitably, some of the items on the list are much worse than others, but most of them have been pretty disastrous.Do read the whole list!It's amazing that some people still regard Brown ... http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/07/02/1360/ Vegetable friends Originally uploaded by Transguyjay Uffe Ellemann har skrevet et glimrende forsvar for EU-forbuddet mod krumme agurker.Han pointerer, at de alle lande allerede havde deres egne regler om agurkekrumninger, og at alt, EU gjorde, var at harmonisere reglerne, så kasser med agurker kunne sælges overalt i det indre marked.Det er desværre ... http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/07/01/1358/ Every Child a Reader Reception Originally uploaded by Downing Street Do read this blog posting on The Spector's Coffee House blog.In an earlier blog posting, they had accused Ed Balls of lying, and for once the government didn't send out its spin doctors:Ed Balls has just called me up about my post ... http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/30/1353/ Swedish Guard Originally uploaded by Brendan Plant Charlemagne is quoting Johan Norberg for wondering whether the Swedish model is restricted to Sweden: "If countries don't already have a tradition of an efficient, non-corrupt bureaucracy with an impressive work ethic a larger government only means more abuse of power and more waste of ... http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/30/1355/ 06232009(001).jpg Originally uploaded by reskusic I like dedicated bicycle lanes, but in this case I'm not so sure.Also, why are they sending the cars right into the black hole on the bicycle lane?Perhaps it would have been easier simply to write Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate instead – the effect would have ... http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/29/1351/ Charlotte reads Léon his homework book Originally uploaded by PhylB Anna kopierede ret tidligt Léons navn for Charlotte, /ˈlalɔ/.Så begyndte hun at bruge samme navn for begge, hvad der var noget forvirrende.Men nu har vi opdaget, at hun rent faktisk skelner, idet Charlotte er /ˈlalɔ/, mens Léon er /ˈlalœ/.Den forskel er ikke ... http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/29/1349/ Old People Sign Originally uploaded by rileyroxx More and more people are complaining about the fact that the public sector are still enjoying generous final-salary pensions while the private sector has mostly moved to much more modest defined-contribution schemes.The solution recommended by most commentators is to reduce public-sector pensions.This, however, is not ... http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/28/1346/ Vacherin Mont d’Or (recipe below) Originally uploaded by dane brian When Phyllis, Anna and I went on a short holiday to Paris last summer, I had cheese fondue served with boiled potatoes, charcuterie and lettuce for lunch at a restaurant.Recently Asda started selling an Austrian cheese fondue that can be microwaved in ... http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/27/1344/ It's being reported that Michael Jackson has just died.I guess one of the things he'll be remembered for is moonwalking, so here's a tutorial: http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/25/1341/ Da min mor besøgte os for en måneds tid siden, læste hun ofte en bog med dyrelyde for Anna.Og selvom hendes aktive ordforråd stadig er ret begrænset på andre områder, er hun ret gode til at huske, hvad de forskellige dyr siger: Mange af hendes dyr taler tydeligt dansk, især fåret ... http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/25/1338/