Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Trees of Brockwood: 40th Anniversary Sequoia (198/365)

Posted on August 24, 2009 by

The Trees of Brockwood: 40th Anniversary Sequoia (198/365), originally uploaded by :Duncan. I hope this one gets to join its mighty mighty sequoia neighbours in the grove, tickling the sky… in one hundred years… We all planted this young ‘un … Continue reading →

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Informally Sacred (197/365)

Posted on August 24, 2009 by

Informally Sacred (197/365), originally uploaded by :Duncan. For me, the star of the informal evening. Last night of the reunion.

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Daily Digest for August 23rd

Posted on August 23, 2009 by

Daily Digest for August 22nd http://tinyurl.com/lbdxrb [#] A gloriously sunny day for the last full day of the reunion. #fb [#] Seal Calls – Encounters At The End Of The World http://tinyurl.com/kqdo7p [#] Informally Sacred (197/365) http://tinyurl.com/mzro3l [#]

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Seal Calls – Encounters At The End Of The World

Posted on August 23, 2009 by

This is a great film, a documentary by Werner Herzog about the people living in Antarctica – scientists, dropouts, whoever. I’d never heard the incredible sound of seals before. They sound like a 70s sci-fi movie…

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Daily Digest for August 22nd

Posted on August 22, 2009 by

Daily Digest for August 21st http://tinyurl.com/njk8yc [#] Saturday lunchtime (196/365) http://tinyurl.com/mpw6xu [#] Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food – TIME http://tinyurl.com/kt7xz9 [#] "You can’t just point at people and shout out their religions" [#]

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Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food – TIME

Posted on August 22, 2009 by

It’s not much better, if at all, in the UK, so don’t let the American angle lead to to a false security… Somewhere in Iowa, a pig is being raised in a confined pen, packed in so tightly with other … Continue reading →

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Saturday lunchtime (196/365)

Posted on August 22, 2009 by

Saturday lunchtime (196/365), originally uploaded by :Duncan.

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Daily Digest for August 21st

Posted on August 21, 2009 by

Daily Digest for August 20th http://tinyurl.com/mt428z [#] Building block of life found on comet http://tinyurl.com/nkhqtx [#] Capitalism: A Love Story Trailer http://tinyurl.com/nk8jmn [#] Friday lunchtime (195/365) http://tinyurl.com/mucclz [#] Why don’t chimps ride goats? http://tinyurl.com/ngjo7q [#]

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Why don't chimps ride goats?

Posted on August 21, 2009 by
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Friday lunchtime (195/365)

Posted on August 21, 2009 by

Friday lunchtime (195/365), originally uploaded by :Duncan.

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'Capitalism: A Love Story' Trailer

Posted on August 21, 2009 by

Look at Bush’s face when he says ‘A global meltdown’.

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Building block of life found on comet

Posted on August 21, 2009 by

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The amino acid glycine, a fundamental building block of proteins, has been found in a comet for the first time, bolstering the theory that raw ingredients of life arrived on Earth from outer space, scientists said … Continue reading →

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Daily Digest for August 20th

Posted on August 20, 2009 by

Daily Digest for August 19th http://tinyurl.com/lew6y9 [#] Lyric of the day http://tinyurl.com/l6vjt9 [#] @TaraStiles Volcom? [#] Brockwood Park School 40th Anniversary Reunion, first night (194/365) http://tinyurl.com/nmh2g3 [#]

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Brockwood Park School 40th Anniversary Reunion, first night (194/365)

Posted on August 20, 2009 by

Brockwood Park School 40th Anniversary Reunion, first night (194/365), originally uploaded by :Duncan.

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Lyric of the day – Corrugated Tin Facade, by Buck 65

Posted on August 20, 2009 by

Look at this mess, he thought he was cheatin’ God She leaves in the autumn, his face like a beaten dog Now he’s become everything that you hate He’s just in time to be too late Friends are like snowflakes, … Continue reading →

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Daily Digest for August 19th

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

Daily Digest for August 18th http://tinyurl.com/r4mq3h [#] Something’s different about the North Lawn (193/365) http://tinyurl.com/kolw8q [#] Got my MBP back from Apple, all new again #fb [#] Star Wars as you’ve never seen it before: http://bit.ly/NV4BZ [#] Lyric of the … Continue reading →

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Lyric of the day – A Little Bit Cooler, by The Cool Kids

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

So I’m sitting on the couch holding the remote Flipping channels, I’m a rebel, eating a bowl of them fruity pebbles, fruity pebbles, fruity pebbles How gangsta is that? Not gangsta at all. Aw, you judging me dogg? Please you … Continue reading →

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Something's different about the North Lawn (193/365)

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

Something’s different about the North Lawn (193/365), originally uploaded by :Duncan. Reunion preparations

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Daily Digest for August 18th

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

Daily Digest for August 17th http://tinyurl.com/kn2ovv [#] Toward sunset (192/365) http://tinyurl.com/oypx4d [#]

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Toward sunset (192/365)

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

Toward sunset (192/365), originally uploaded by :Duncan.

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