GRUMPY OLD MAN

Gosh... From SweetMissBlue in SweetMissBlue (2 hours old)

I hate spammers and meanies!Planning on deleting the blog soon...! Hmm... I'm getting sick of it! :/All of you who hasn't done anything should NOT take any credits!… more

Wet and cold From jenray ^Pro in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE (3 hours old)

Hi to everybody...had a good night when I finally got to sleep around 1.30...my room was cold and I always find it harder to go to sleep when the air is very cold...still managed to sleep right throug… more

Kia ora! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (3 hours old)

** For the curious....That's Maori for saying...Hi! Dull...Foggy..or is it 'Misty';) Bit on the damp side..AND certainly 'nippier'! I'm not complaining since I welcomed Winter into our home yester… more

November! Fog! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (3 hours old)

** Fog in November, trees have no heads, Streams only sound, walls suddenly stop Half-way up hills, the ghost of a man spreads Dung on dead fields for next year's crop. I cannot see my hand b… more

The "Cowell Plot" thickens... From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (4 hours old)

Now, I should point out that I found this on the Metro website so I can't vouch for it's accuracy. Quite possibly it has no accuracy whatsoever. Interesting if it's true though... http://www.metro.… more

Syria:Court in Damascus, four Kurds to have six-year sentence From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (5 hours old)

EastKurd: Damascus court charged the four  Kurdish with the Democratic Unity Party to six years in prison. According to Radio Nowa, Mr. Abdulbaqi Yousef representative Unity Party Kurds, Kurdish in S… more

Rhine Cruise From hazgeoff in allworkedout (5 hours old)

Well we have managed to fit in leisurewas captured by soldiers of the U.S. 9th Armored Division on 7 March 1945, time too. At the start of October we did a Rhine river cruise for 7 nights. Very enjoya… more

"I never allow myself to look tired..." From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (5 hours old)

That skin cream advert with Matthew McConnagay in it is a hoot. It's clearly been done in the time-honoured tradition of shaving adverts dating back to the Seventies. "Grr! Manly! Yes it is! Honest! B… more

Berlin Wall Dominos From onthepast in The Past in Memory (6 hours old)

If you couldn't be in a rather wet Berlin to experience the urban 'Happening' of cascading dominos to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, you can always watch the event on Youtube. It's… more

For Kempowski Fans From onthepast in The Past in Memory (6 hours old)

At the weekend, the German Sunday newspaper 'Welt am Sonntag' published excerpts from Walter Kempowski's collective diary of 9th November 1989. The excerpts were taken from hitherto unpublished materi… more

NUEVA PAGINA From SharitoMar ^Pro in Solamente quiero escribir mi poesía. (11 hours old)

Visita nuestra página WWW.damasdelgolf.com… more

Iran:Kamal Sharifi a journalist imprisoned is very sick From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (15 hours old)

EastKurd: Kamal Sharifi, more than a year that is in prison,he is living in the city of Saqez. He charged last year with Kurdish parties,in  the court in Saqez to 30 years in prison and deportation t… more

Start the Week From jenray ^Pro in Armchair Revolutionaries (15 hours old)

Hi to everybody...I've just listened to Start the Week which included the interview with Shlomo Sand and it's well worth listening to it...the actual interview starts about 10.58 mins into the program… more

Iran:Kurdish political prisoner is very sick From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (17 hours old)

EastKurd: Sherko Maarfi a political prisoners sentenced to death is one year in prison in Saqez Is imprisoned. He is very ill and suffering from digestive problems for treatment must be send outside … more

The Tufty Club From arctictern in The Dustbin of Life (17 hours old)

I was in the Tufty club and the Bimbo blub, and have a Bimbo badge to prove it.I digress. This morning we scraped the ice off the windscreen for the first time since April.Then I went on my daily walk… more

Just A Little Night Music! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (17 hours old)

Little peeps into My Music!! * ** … more

Tschüss! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (17 hours old)

** A Good Day....Rewarding time in the Garden; Walk down to the Seaside....plenty exercise, making up for a week's neglect. Learnt more on here today...including editing the 'one' wrong tag; don't … more

At Day's End! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (18 hours old)

** Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity. ~~Karl Marx. ** … more

Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (18 hours old)

Online petition - Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution … more

Bio-what? From SweetMissBlue in SweetMissBlue (18 hours old)

I just saw that my blog has been tagged as "biologicalatrophy"... Can that someone who did tag me as it or just anyone tell me what it means?I'm glad you're tagging me, and feel free to add some more … more

White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (19 hours old)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that the three … more

Three US citizens face spying charges: Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (19 hours old)

Three Americans taken into custody near the border with Iraq on July 31 are facing spying charges, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, as the White House called for their release. Tehran's chief prose… more

Solana to discuss developments in Iraq with Barzani From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (19 hours old)

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq here on Tuesday. Discussion will focus on the latest developments in Iraq and in the Kurdi… more

Turkish lawmakers to debate Kurdish opening From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (19 hours old)

The preliminary discussion of the motion, signed by PM Erdogan, will take place in the General Assembly on Tuesday. "Democratic Move", in an official word that refers to Kurdish opening, will be de… more

Turkish FM: Kurds and Turks agree on everything From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (19 hours old)

Erbil – The Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoğlu told Rudaw that the Turkish government shares the same views on every level with Kurdish politicians from the Kurdistan region. Davutoğlu recently visi… more

Monday afternoon From janeagain ^Pro in Lady by the Water (19 hours old)

Afternoon all. Some people (Landers) need to put up spew warnings on their posts. I almost spit coffee all over the laptop when I opened the latest one. :)) It was a busy night but productive and I'm … more

More disappearances of Kurds in Syria From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (19 hours old)

ALEPPO, Syrian Kurdistan — Nashat Mustafa Hanan, a 45 year old Kurd from Aleppo in Syria who works in the defence industry for the Syrian Government, has been subjected to harassment and Newroz is… more

Syrian Kurdish student arrested and excluded from University for internet activity From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (19 hours old)

QAMISHLI, Syrian Kurdistan — Bafel Ali Ahmed, born 1987 in Qamishli, in the Kurdish region of Syria was a student registered in the Faculty of Arts, at Damascus University. He has been suspended from … more

Shattering a 'National Mythology' From jenray ^Pro in Armchair Revolutionaries (20 hours old)

Hi to everybody...there is a very interesting article here concerning Professor Shlomo Sand who has written a book which claims that the Jewish Diaspora brought about by the Romans never took place...… more

Mug shot From Petewilko in Wilkos Blog (23 hours old)

A man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down. South Wales Police had … more