I lolled loudly. (View Post)

On the burka, yes, there are complications, but I think probably more arguments that burkas are bad than not. I buy that some women choose to wear the burka because they believe that's what God … (View Post)

My idiot cat (one of my idiot cats) has just fallen off the roof. Excited by the prospect of an unexpolored egress, she leapt for the unusually open velux window, and soon found a slate roof offers c… (View Post)

'The exception that proves the rule' doesn't mean what most people think it means. The phrase comes from the old-fashioned sense of the word prove meaning 'test' (see also &#… (View Post)

@Leon - as you're around, was reflecting today in the joys of living at 53 degrees north in winter. A beautiful sunrise has segued seamlessly into a stunning sunset; the colours in the sky have … (View Post)