Formerly known as the Widmann Blog
It’s a little-known fact that Denmark is a police state where people are executed if they jump into the harbour. 😉
The sign says: “Jumping from the bridge and bathing in the harbour outwith the marked facilities is prohibited and subject to the death penalty. The Police”
When is Britain (and Labour in particular) going to stand up for their principles rather than playing the poodle of the US? According to this article in the Independent, Britain has vetoed pressing the African Union to abolish the death penalty: “British diplomats said privately that they did not wish to create difficulties for the United States at a delicate time.”
This is just so appalling! Do Labour politicians have no principles that cannot be changed if Dubya wants it?
Pudge has finally got the hang of the harmonica. He’s played the glockenspiel for ages, of course, but until a couple of days ago, he didn’t understand how to blow and suck in the right way. But he’s learnt it now, and as can be seen on this video, he’s now very happy to walk around the flat playing.
This photo is my most popular photo on Flickr. It has been viewed 637 times.
Sure, it’s a decent photo, but I personally don’t rate it amongst my best ten. So what’s happening? Is Flickr full of horny people, searching through all the photos in the hope of spotting half a naked boob? Surely there are easier and better ways to find free porn on-line.
Can anybody explain to me what is going on?
According to this article, a Danish professor of psychology (who’s about to retire) has found out that atheists on average have an IQ that is 5.8 points higher than that of believers.
I wonder whether Harry Turtledove realised this when he wrote Between the Rivers in which believers are depicted as extremely stupid compared to the free-thinkers. 🙂
Anyway, if the article is correct, I wonder whether it’s believing that makes people less intelligent, or whether less intelligent people are more likely to believe in a god than more intelligent ones.
Following up on my posting about whether Scotland or England should get Northern Ireland, I started thinking about the British Overseas Territories. If Scotland and England divorce, I assume at least some of them should become Scottish.
Any takers for the Scottish Virgin Islands? 😉
I find it really annoying that I don’t have a proper macro lens. Look at this photo – I have the camera, but my lenses won’t let me go this close at all (unless, of course, this insect is much larger than I assume). 🙁
