http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk something witty and erudite will appear here eventually Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:25:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’ve stated my conviction that there are more people in my head than just me on a few occasions now. Curiously, the whole concept is no longer a concern, not really, nor is it a particularly serious statement of worry; I think I may just be obsessed with the way ... http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/10/15/the-dangers-of-imagination/ I recently departed these sunny shores for climes less dreary, vistas more inspiring than the council offices over the road, and beers more enticing than our local brews. Yea, verily, after the success of last year’s trip to Bratislava, we wandered off to Budapest for geothermal baths, exquisite architecture and ... http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/10/14/traveller%e2%80%99s-tales/ During the recent England game against Kazakhstan, a portion of the crowd decided that they no longer approved of the efforts of one of the idolised millionaires before them and opted to boo him accordingly. Fair enough, you’d suppose. NO! Not so, for it seems that the act of booing one ... http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/10/13/crowd-disapprove-of-person-tedium-ensues/ Is it just me or is this spookily accurate? http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/10/12/thoughts-on-the-current-crisis/ I have been in love you know, and I’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe, things I can’t even begin to describe. I’ve cried myself to sleep for thoughts I no longer recall and borne a heart of stone for so long I thought I’d forgotten how to feel anything beyond ... http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/10/10/distilled-experience/ I'm still alive; I'm just exhausted from Budapest, work, exercise, and everything else. I'm off to Alton Towers on Saturday, is there no respite? [thumb:2519:i] I bet she does; fnarr, fnarr! http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/10/08/mnnnggghhh/ People often wonder just why it is that I harbour so much animosity towards my fellow man, why the wellspring of my cynicism never runs dry, and where much of the naive liberalism of my youth went to. I shall explain. Once upon a time, I held to the belief that no ... http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/09/29/answers/ The linnet in the rocky dells, The moor-lark in the air, The bee among the heather bells That hide my lady fair: The wild deer browse above her breast; The wild birds raise their brood; And they, ... http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/09/25/emily-bronte-my-ladys-grave/ There are many things to do in Yorkshire, it’s a county with a long and vivid history, possessed of paralleled beauty*, and filled with loads of people convinced of its innate superiority over all other counties; if nothing else, you could wander around arguing that Lancashire is where it’s at. ... http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/09/24/there-and-back-again/ Woman burnt to death after setting her own car alight in road-rage incident It was the ultimate expression of road rage. A furious woman driver died after ramming another vehicle and spinning her wheels so fast that her own car burst into flames. Serena Sutton-Smith, 54, burnt to death after refusing to ... http://www.nunoncastors.co.uk/2008/09/23/rage/