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Archive for February, 2010
Wine
Posted in Creative on February 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Liar liar pants on fire
Posted in Archive on February 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So Thursdays on Gamboling are generally archive days, but today we have a very special one. I have been writing Gamboling since 2003 and in that time I am sure the same themes have come up time and time again. But the other day, when casting about for an article to write, I settled on [...]
A Beautiful Mind
Posted in Articles on February 24, 2010 | 13 Comments »
These days, a lot more people have heard of John Nash than had back when I was learning about game theory. John Nash is the Nobel prize winning economist whose life story is told in the film ‘A Beautiful Mind’. At the time I was learning about him, I had discovered that a biography of [...]
What’s the strangest thing you are allergic to?
Posted in Questions on February 23, 2010 | 12 Comments »
This is the continuing series of questions for you in the comments, here’s how it works. I’ll ask you a question, and you either answer in the comments or on your own blog and drop a link to the post. Question: What’s the strangest thing you (or somebody you know) is allergic to? These days [...]
Start
Posted in Articles on February 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Imagine that you had a burning desire to have an exhibition of your photos in a gallery, or you would like to write an episode of the Archers, or you would like to write a weekly ascerbic, comedic, sports column in a national newspaper. Or imagine your own thing that you want to achieve. Now [...]
Kelly
Posted in Fiction on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kelly stands among the regular commuters. Steam pouring out of their bored mouths. They are all suits and trouser suits. Kelly isn’t, Kelly is different. She is wearing her school uniform. She goes to school by train. It seemed very grown up when she started, now it’s just normal. The train pulls in. Everyone gets [...]
Junk in your trunk
Posted in Articles on February 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Popular musician and social commentator Sir Mix-A-Lot*, likes rotund posteriors and he is clinically unable to deny said facts. In fact when pushed on the issue, he will happy sing you a song on the subject. And who am I to comment on the peccadillos of another? He’s free to like them and ignore, as [...]
Don’t wait
Posted in Articles on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Modern life is such relentless progress that it’s hard to know that we aren’t leaving some simple pleasures behind. I’m always on the look out for things we may have left behind, and I think I have found one. In old movies and books, I am pretty sure that if you went to a restaurant [...]
What’s the strangest title of a book you own?
Posted in Questions on February 16, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This is the continuing series of questions for you in the comments, here’s how it works. I’ll ask you a question, and you either answer in the comments or on your own blog and drop a link to the post. Question: What’s the strangest title of a book you own? Here’s my answer: There is [...]
Ten Step Stories
Posted in Articles on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What do you do when you really liked those ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ stories, but nobody seems to be doing them any more? Well, if you are Christine Blachford, then you make a modern version of the same thing. In Christine’s version, you get to read a part of the story and vote on what [...]
