That's a pretty impressive double. Has anyone else manages it?
He is quite The Dude
I am fascinated by people who excel outrageously in entirely diverse human endeavours
Samuel Beckett, famously a Nobel Prize for Literature AND he's in Wisden
Sir John Vanbrugh, a great architect AND a fine playwright? How?
Churchill: journalist, cavalryman, painter, bricklayer, historian, orator, and won World War 2 (with a bit of help)
Michelangelo was just obscenely talented. A world class, top 10 painter. But also a world class top 10 sculptor?! But wait, also a world class top 10 architect???
And - many don't realise - also a notable poet
But my favourite is possibly Gabrielle d'Annunzio. Excellent poet. Sometimes brilliant journalist. Deeply clever and quite successful politician. Fine and brave airman. Military innovator. Pioneering bomber. Genius womanizer. Radical autocrat of anarchist city state. WTAF
Hard to beat
More recently:
Kim Wilde: pop star and horticulturalist
Parry Gripp: pop star and horticulturalist
Alan Titchmarsh: romantic author and horticulturalist
Monty Don: fashion jeweller and horticulturalist
Bill Oddie: comedian and birdwatcher...
Bruce Dickinson: Rock star, pilot, Olympic fencer, brewer, DJ and entrepreneur. Some overlap, but not lots.
Got expelled from school.for pissing in his headmaster's dinner.
Bruce Dickinson is the person I would most like to share a pint with. Happy for him to choose the pint and fill the jukebox.
There’s a serious historical point in the recounting of Renaissance people of the past. 2 points in fact.
Firstly, that late 20th century capitalism with its emphasis on specialism to the angels and pinheads level and the apparent efficiency it brought squeezed the air out of the idea of the multitalented individual, evoking as it does the sin of amateurism. In doing so it has created an industrial society that is successful when times are predictable, but flounders when they change bigly. The Silicon Valley bros may think they are Renaissance men because they can run websites, make electric cars and send people to space but they are still playing in one narrow field: VC-funded tech. In the mid 21st century we are now entering, where all the straightforward challenges can be managed by robots so only the impossible challenges remain, we are going to need more proper Renaissance people.
Second, the examples we can all think of are men. Why? Because women have had to be multitalented by default for millennia. And the late capitalist love of singular specialism is perhaps one of the reasons women still to this day face scepticism at the idea they could possibly hold down a powerful job AND raise children. It’s the same engineering mindset that says you can’t be both a composer and a chemist. Or a pop star and horticulturalist, like my friend Richard.
OK - so I'm bloody well going to nominate myself.
Cyclefree: Top investigator, mother and PB header writer (+ amateur horticulturalist).
I see the NRL is not releasing players for rugby league world cup. That means no Tonga (Favourites without Aus + NZ), Samoa or Fiji. And England will be weakened. Although we won't have anyone to beat. And hence no tournament. Quite clear where this is coming from, and it isn't the Oz and NZ government. Bailing out the sport of rugby league will move up the political agenda.
There’s a serious historical point in the recounting of Renaissance people of the past. 2 points in fact.
Firstly, that late 20th century capitalism with its emphasis on specialism to the angels and pinheads level and the apparent efficiency it brought squeezed the air out of the idea of the multitalented individual, evoking as it does the sin of amateurism. In doing so it has created an industrial society that is successful when times are predictable, but flounders when they change bigly. The Silicon Valley bros may think they are Renaissance men because they can run websites, make electric cars and send people to space but they are still playing in one narrow field: VC-funded tech. In the mid 21st century we are now entering, where all the straightforward challenges can be managed by robots so only the impossible challenges remain, we are going to need more proper Renaissance people.
Second, the examples we can all think of are men. Why? Because women have had to be multitalented by default for millennia. And the late capitalist love of singular specialism is perhaps one of the reasons women still to this day face scepticism at the idea they could possibly hold down a powerful job AND raise children. It’s the same engineering mindset that says you can’t be both a composer and a chemist. Or a pop star and horticulturalist, like my friend Richard.
OK - so I'm bloody well going to nominate myself.
Cyclefree: Top investigator, mother and PB header writer (+ amateur horticulturalist).
So there!!
I was actually thinking of mentioning you in the horticulturalist list. The unique thing about gardening is its proper mix of art, science and PE as well as a universal, almost classless appeal.
Right...well the Guardian, the Rogeradumus of what the plebs enjoy, think the Hundred is crap, like Clarkson's farm...nailed on it is a mega success then.
I keep getting messages from various grounds, saying such and such a fixture is a sell-out, would I like to book tickets for a future fixture.
Poll suggests Conservatives could be in danger of losing more than a dozen 'blue wall' seats As it stands, Boris Johnson could lose up to 16 seats in traditional Tory heartlands, according to research carried out by polling company YouGov.
YouGov found that voting intention in 53 such constituencies in the south and east of England currently held by the party stood at 44% for the Conservatives, 24% for Labour, 18% for the Liberal Democrats and 9% for the Greens.
YouGov said its findings suggest that constituencies such as Chingford and Woodford Green (represented by former cabinet minister and party leader Iain Duncan Smith), Chipping Barnet (currently held by former cabinet minister Theresa Villiers) and Wycombe (represented by prominent Brexiteer and former minister Steve Baker) could change hands.
"A large drop in the Conservative vote share would also severely threaten four other Tory constituencies, including current Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in Esher and Walton as well as Cambridgeshire South, Cities of London and Westminster, and Guildford," Mr English said.
Poll suggests Conservatives could be in danger of losing more than a dozen 'blue wall' seats As it stands, Boris Johnson could lose up to 16 seats in traditional Tory heartlands, according to research carried out by polling company YouGov.
YouGov found that voting intention in 53 such constituencies in the south and east of England currently held by the party stood at 44% for the Conservatives, 24% for Labour, 18% for the Liberal Democrats and 9% for the Greens.
YouGov said its findings suggest that constituencies such as Chingford and Woodford Green (represented by former cabinet minister and party leader Iain Duncan Smith), Chipping Barnet (currently held by former cabinet minister Theresa Villiers) and Wycombe (represented by prominent Brexiteer and former minister Steve Baker) could change hands.
"A large drop in the Conservative vote share would also severely threaten four other Tory constituencies, including current Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in Esher and Walton as well as Cambridgeshire South, Cities of London and Westminster, and Guildford," Mr English said.
That represents a change of -8 for the Conservatives from their 2019 performance in these constituencies, +4 for Labour, a surprising 6pt drop for the Liberal Democrats, and a sizeable 7pt gain for the Greens.
More evidence that mid-term polling should be taken with a large pinch of salt.
Poll suggests Conservatives could be in danger of losing more than a dozen 'blue wall' seats As it stands, Boris Johnson could lose up to 16 seats in traditional Tory heartlands, according to research carried out by polling company YouGov.
YouGov found that voting intention in 53 such constituencies in the south and east of England currently held by the party stood at 44% for the Conservatives, 24% for Labour, 18% for the Liberal Democrats and 9% for the Greens.
YouGov said its findings suggest that constituencies such as Chingford and Woodford Green (represented by former cabinet minister and party leader Iain Duncan Smith), Chipping Barnet (currently held by former cabinet minister Theresa Villiers) and Wycombe (represented by prominent Brexiteer and former minister Steve Baker) could change hands.
"A large drop in the Conservative vote share would also severely threaten four other Tory constituencies, including current Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in Esher and Walton as well as Cambridgeshire South, Cities of London and Westminster, and Guildford," Mr English said.
That represents a change of -8 for the Conservatives from their 2019 performance in these constituencies, +4 for Labour, a surprising 6pt drop for the Liberal Democrats, and a sizeable 7pt gain for the Greens.
More evidence that mid-term polling should be taken with a large pinch of salt.
Agreed. But I find it fascinating that YouGov are choosing to look in detail at the Blue Wall.
Seems a bit unfair to ask anyone to do it after the individuals, without at least a year in bed.
I think in terms of effort, this is what they do as a light morning warm up most days.
Indeed. Like a light 150 km spin on a TdF "rest" day.
I made the mistake of riding with the Brownlee brothers on Zwift, doing a light session...its was brutal.
When I was 10, my half back partner was Shaun Edwards. As we moved through the age groups I learned the difference between committed, single pointed focussed nascent superstar and enthusiastic, skilled amateur slacker, who had some other interests. Only too well.
That's a pretty impressive double. Has anyone else manages it?
He is quite The Dude
I am fascinated by people who excel outrageously in entirely diverse human endeavours
Samuel Beckett, famously a Nobel Prize for Literature AND he's in Wisden
Sir John Vanbrugh, a great architect AND a fine playwright? How?
Churchill: journalist, cavalryman, painter, bricklayer, historian, orator, and won World War 2 (with a bit of help)
Michelangelo was just obscenely talented. A world class, top 10 painter. But also a world class top 10 sculptor?! But wait, also a world class top 10 architect???
And - many don't realise - also a notable poet
But my favourite is possibly Gabrielle d'Annunzio. Excellent poet. Sometimes brilliant journalist. Deeply clever and quite successful politician. Fine and brave airman. Military innovator. Pioneering bomber. Genius womanizer. Radical autocrat of anarchist city state. WTAF
Hard to beat
More recently:
Kim Wilde: pop star and horticulturalist
Parry Gripp: pop star and horticulturalist
Alan Titchmarsh: romantic author and horticulturalist
Monty Don: fashion jeweller and horticulturalist
And thus it was, that the humble millions trembled before the name
TITCHMARSH
I once overtook Titchmarsh on the M5 in Somerset. He was driving a Rolls Royce with the registration G4DNR, which kind of forced you to peer in see who it was. He seemed - though it must happen dozens of times a journey - highly satisfied to have been clocked and gave us a smile and a languid wave.
Very smooth operator, Alan Titchmarsh. Doesn't have the edge of Monty Don but not everyone wants that in a gardening presenter.
In the dim & distant past I worked for a telecom company that specialised in premium rate phone lines for all sorts of weird and wonderful services, including Mr Titchmarsh and his green fingers. He was excessively interested in his call volumes and his resultant revenue share, offputtingly so I thought at the time.
That's a pretty impressive double. Has anyone else manages it?
He is quite The Dude
I am fascinated by people who excel outrageously in entirely diverse human endeavours
Samuel Beckett, famously a Nobel Prize for Literature AND he's in Wisden
Sir John Vanbrugh, a great architect AND a fine playwright? How?
Churchill: journalist, cavalryman, painter, bricklayer, historian, orator, and won World War 2 (with a bit of help)
Michelangelo was just obscenely talented. A world class, top 10 painter. But also a world class top 10 sculptor?! But wait, also a world class top 10 architect???
And - many don't realise - also a notable poet
But my favourite is possibly Gabrielle d'Annunzio. Excellent poet. Sometimes brilliant journalist. Deeply clever and quite successful politician. Fine and brave airman. Military innovator. Pioneering bomber. Genius womanizer. Radical autocrat of anarchist city state. WTAF
Hard to beat
More recently:
Kim Wilde: pop star and horticulturalist
Parry Gripp: pop star and horticulturalist
Alan Titchmarsh: romantic author and horticulturalist
Monty Don: fashion jeweller and horticulturalist
And thus it was, that the humble millions trembled before the name
TITCHMARSH
I once overtook Titchmarsh on the M5 in Somerset. He was driving a Rolls Royce with the registration G4DNR, which kind of forced you to peer in see who it was. He seemed - though it must happen dozens of times a journey - highly satisfied to have been clocked and gave us a smile and a languid wave.
Very smooth operator, Alan Titchmarsh. Doesn't have the edge of Monty Don but not everyone wants that in a gardening presenter.
That's a pretty impressive double. Has anyone else manages it?
He is quite The Dude
I am fascinated by people who excel outrageously in entirely diverse human endeavours
Samuel Beckett, famously a Nobel Prize for Literature AND he's in Wisden
Sir John Vanbrugh, a great architect AND a fine playwright? How?
Churchill: journalist, cavalryman, painter, bricklayer, historian, orator, and won World War 2 (with a bit of help)
Michelangelo was just obscenely talented. A world class, top 10 painter. But also a world class top 10 sculptor?! But wait, also a world class top 10 architect???
And - many don't realise - also a notable poet
But my favourite is possibly Gabrielle d'Annunzio. Excellent poet. Sometimes brilliant journalist. Deeply clever and quite successful politician. Fine and brave airman. Military innovator. Pioneering bomber. Genius womanizer. Radical autocrat of anarchist city state. WTAF
Hard to beat
More recently:
Kim Wilde: pop star and horticulturalist
Parry Gripp: pop star and horticulturalist
Alan Titchmarsh: romantic author and horticulturalist
Monty Don: fashion jeweller and horticulturalist
And thus it was, that the humble millions trembled before the name
TITCHMARSH
I once overtook Titchmarsh on the M5 in Somerset. He was driving a Rolls Royce with the registration G4DNR, which kind of forced you to peer in see who it was. He seemed - though it must happen dozens of times a journey - highly satisfied to have been clocked and gave us a smile and a languid wave.
Very smooth operator, Alan Titchmarsh. Doesn't have the edge of Monty Don but not everyone wants that in a gardening presenter.
In the dim & distant past I worked for a telecom company that specialised in premium rate phone lines for all sorts of weird and wonderful services, including Mr Titchmarsh and his green fingers. He was excessively interested in his call volumes and his resultant revenue share, offputtingly so I thought at the time.
Not too surprised by that. Quite a lot of vanity in the mix, is my sense of him.
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Not a bad idea, but the public let them down by not catching Covid/dying in sufficient numbers
Literature 1925.
Best writing, screenplay 1939 for his adaptation of Pygmalion.
It may be, I don't know.
Usage predates the "Johnson Variant"
That means no Tonga (Favourites without Aus + NZ), Samoa or Fiji. And England will be weakened. Although we won't have anyone to beat.
And hence no tournament.
Quite clear where this is coming from, and it isn't the Oz and NZ government.
Bailing out the sport of rugby league will move up the political agenda.
Right...well the Guardian, the Rogeradumus of what the plebs enjoy, think the Hundred is crap, like Clarkson's farm...nailed on it is a mega success then.
I keep getting messages from various grounds, saying such and such a fixture is a sell-out, would I like to book tickets for a future fixture.
As it stands, Boris Johnson could lose up to 16 seats in traditional Tory heartlands, according to research carried out by polling company YouGov.
YouGov found that voting intention in 53 such constituencies in the south and east of England currently held by the party stood at 44% for the Conservatives, 24% for Labour, 18% for the Liberal Democrats and 9% for the Greens.
YouGov said its findings suggest that constituencies such as Chingford and Woodford Green (represented by former cabinet minister and party leader Iain Duncan Smith), Chipping Barnet (currently held by former cabinet minister Theresa Villiers) and Wycombe (represented by prominent Brexiteer and former minister Steve Baker) could change hands.
"A large drop in the Conservative vote share would also severely threaten four other Tory constituencies, including current Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in Esher and Walton as well as Cambridgeshire South, Cities of London and Westminster, and Guildford," Mr English said.
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/poll-suggests-conservatives-could-be-in-danger-of-losing-more-than-a-dozen-blue-wall-seats-12368489
More evidence that mid-term polling should be taken with a large pinch of salt.
As for Leonardo, son of Armenia (
The Sun - STARMA SUTRA Keir Starmer accused of having ‘more positions than Kama Sutra’ after Covid U-turns
As we moved through the age groups I learned the difference between committed, single pointed focussed nascent superstar and enthusiastic, skilled amateur slacker, who had some other interests.
Only too well.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/armin-laschet-admits-plagiarising-part-of-his-book-mvs828ncw
What is it with German politicians copying big chunks of their Phd Thesis / books?
That's jinxed it. All my fault.
One problem is there is now a group working together on the bike, that is a huge advantage on reducing a lead.
I think we are going to end up with it all been down to the run.