The Cathedral of St Mac...

As a mac user... (and occasional Mac evangelist) I had to laugh at this account of a visit to the cather...er Mac store!

Go on, have a laugh... its been a long day!

...But I've got the milk...

On Monday England came to a halt... we were so shocked to see some strange white stuff on the ground which we were informed was called snow.

Apparently it necessitated shutting the country down...

Sadly a few of us didn't receive the message and made our way into work.

There our receptionist told us that she had heard them say on the radio that you should only drive if your journey was absolutely necessary...

So why was she in work?

..."but I've got the milk for the office!"

A new definition of an absolutely necessary journey is born!

The wisdom of footballers

I remember a Guardian column a few years ago asking why we were concerned about footballers being "stupid"- after all it asked, we don't expect our philosophers to play good football...

Well this quote from Germany's Lukas Podolski has almost knocked out my favourite "Beckhamism"

"football is just like chess, except without the dice"

Priceless!

(h/t

What's the most important news story here at the moment?

Well it might be the proposed electronic surveillance bill been debated and voted on tomorrow (I might post about it later), but actually its more likely to be what the weather is going to be on Friday.

Why?

Because Friday is Midsummer's Day and highlight of the festive year!

(and sadly since the weekend its being grey, cloudy, showery, and sometimes stormy)

The weather centre say that Friday could be dry, or showery!
-They'll be more certain after Wednesday.

So what is Midsummer's all about... maybe this will help!

(this is an IKEA Germany ad which was pulled after IKEA HQ saw it and was banned from being shown on TV)

(I'll let you know after the weekend if its accurate!)

don't they teach history in San Francisco anymore

spotted at a Free-Tibet demo when the torch was passing through...

Another one for my old colleagues? Maybe not!

I was reminded of this advert, whilst reading another blog...

thus far and no further...

Over the last year and a half I’d like to think that I’ve grown to appreciate different aspects of swedish life and culture (both from my UK viewpoint and from the trips we’ve taken there)...

So... I enjoy inglad sil (pickled herring), learnt to eat jam with meat (lingonbery, etc), enjoy crispbread, drink blueberry and rose-hip soup (although I can’t yet take nyponsoppa cold...), I will (under duress) own up to having a pair of “plastic shoes” or croc rip-offs, I enjoy Swedish crime novels (still only in English), (I could go on)...

However, I’m afraid there is a rubicon that I just can’t cross...

Watching the weekend’s Melodifestivalen (song for europe/eurovision song contest trials) I was reminded that I just don’t get swedish europop. (Ok I get their indie and alternative rock scene... just look at some of my old MOTD’s). And I’m afraid that I’ll have to admit to the cardinal sin of not liking ABBA.

There I said it. I’ve admitted it out loud...

Which is why I’m going to post this classic Not the Nine O’Clock News clip of “ABBA”

For all my old colleagues... (sad but true!)

Another one of Jon Birch's excellent Ongoing Adventures of ASBO Jesus

As you try and juggle these roles and your family life, here is a prayer for you:

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, give all ministers your spirit of humility;
Jesus, poor and worn out for souls, give all ministers your spirit of zeal;
Jesus, full of patience and mercy for sinners, give all ministers your spirit of compassion;
Jesus, victim for the sins of the world, give all ministers your spirit of sacrifice;
Jesus, lover of the little and the poor, give all ministers your spirit of charity.
Amen

(family friendly) Music of the day

(to make up for the adult rated song I posted earrlier, here is Mitch Benn & The Distractions and Everything sounds like Coldplay Now)

And you wondreed why people don't go to church anymore...

I laughed... untill I remembered a few ministers who make this guy look like a red cross volunteer...

Tech support

At least the tech support wasn't a guy on a mobile on a train...