2001 Archive

09 Dec 01It's Good to Gossip
Why corporate sponsorship of harmless scientific research is bad.
01 Dec 01e-mail to BBC Religion about scepticism
Complaining about the dig at scepticism in that morning's Thought for the Day.
Dec 01Snippets - December 2001
Very brief observations from December 2001.
Nov 01Snippets - November 2001
Very brief observations from November 2001.
14 Oct 01Letter to the Hebden Bridge Times
Complaining about the meaningless comparison between the rarity of Exmoor ponies and the rarity of giant pandas.
Oct 01Snippets - October 2001
Very brief observations from October 2001.
01 Sep 01Letter to the Guardian Newspaper
Concerning an article about the British and the Germans.
Sep 01Snippets - September 2001
Very brief observations from September 2001.
30 Aug 01Junk Mail and Unsolicited Phone Calls
How to avoid them.
21 Aug 01Open Letter to Homebase
Letter of complaint to Homebase about their crap customer service.
11 Aug 01Slug-Slinging
Richard's campaign to rid his garden of the evil that is slug.
Aug 01Snippets - August 2001
Very brief observations from August 2001.
26 Jul 01Practising
Practising having my blood pressure taken to overcome my phobia.
21 Jul 01Criminal Genes
Did Jeffrey Archer really inherit his propensity for criminal activity from his father?
12 Jul 01Cheryl Ladd is 50!
Charlie's cutest angel is 50 today. How can this be?
Jul 01Snippets - July 2001
Very brief observations from July 2001.
27 Jun 01Bill Gates' Cost-Benefit
How much money does Bill Gates need to drop before it's worth his while to bend over and pick it up?
23 Jun 01Two Black & White Masterpieces
Drinking Guinness in Ireland and admiring a remarkable photograph.
09 Jun 01A Warm Welcome
Why beer should be drunk warm.
02 Jun 01A Beard for All Seasons
Why are people with beards persecuted by society, when they should be running it?
Jun 01Snippets - June 2001
Very brief observations from June 2001.
29 May 01Spell-Checkers
Why 85% of job applicants can't spell the word liaise - thanks to their spell-checkers.
27 May 01Hypnotism - setting a dangerous precedent
Has the world gone completely mad? A woman has successfully sued a stage hypnotist for re-awakening memories of childhood sexual abuse