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Oh Rose, thou art slick...
Posted Mar 27, 2005
There was a new episode of "Doctor Who" tonight. Now, that doesn't happen every day. Or, indeed, every decade.
This is going to sound so stupid, but I was really worried that I might love it. Why? Because they shouldn't be making "Doctor Who" for me. I'm nearly thirty-seven. Ten-year-old kids should love "Doctor Who"; I should just like it. If the kids love it, it'll go on forever. If I love it, it'll be dead after two series.
And... I liked it!
I shivered, I laughed, I punched the air, I cringed, I had my heart in my mouth, I had my head in my hands... exactly how I remember it! Nice one, Russ...
Today's ten-year-olds should lap it up - and then feel slightly embarrassed, but still secretly grateful, in their late thirties. That'll do nicely.
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Preaching to the Incontrovertible
Posted Oct 17, 2004
Jonathan Miller's "A Brief History of Disbelief" is airing on BBCtv, and I find myself avoiding it. Rather like reading the Guardian or watching "Fahrenheit 9/11", I fear the intellectual blunting that may result from having my prejudices pandered to. Also, to be honest, I worry that it might be too extreme, or not extreme enough, or any other kind of not-made-by-me.
However, the opportunity for renewed theological discussion with friends has revealed a startling possibility; that the most passionate and involved of modern thinkers may be the agnostics. Amongst all the freedoms enjoyed by secular Britons, the right NOT to have an opinion seems to be the most cherished of all. Along with the more familiar nature of this idea in modern political thought, I sense the coming of a new age; not a Golden Age of Enlightenment, but a Beige Age of Apathy and meek consensus.
For the record, I don't like it.
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Latest reply: Oct 17, 2004
Torture
Posted Feb 14, 2004
The Six Nations begins today. Why do I do this to myself?
Good luck, Scotland. May the other team win. 
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Just like a real diary...
Posted Jan 30, 2004
...you write in it once and then forget it for years!
Well, in the last year I've learned quite a lot about tropical fishkeeping, and the Republic of Cuba, where I spent the early part of December 2003. Perhaps I'll upload a mojito recipe...
I still haven't decided what I want to be when I grow up. 
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Golly, I'm official
Posted Feb 1, 2003
Some poor deluded fool at the office seems to have mistaken my sream-of-unconsciousness for intelligible prose, and dumped it straight into the "Kissing With Confidence" article pretty much un-edited. Thus I lose my Edited Guide virginity in a somewhat apt context. Well, there's plenty more where that came from, guys.
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