Activity of hazel

He's using Ras-al-hanout and I found myself announcing to MrH that it was surely Ras-al-cnuting-hanout. I can't even remember why it is so ?

He's talking at the Cafe Scientifique on Friday 17 Oct. Details here.

I've got a beaut of an acorn squash and need some inspiration as to what to stuff it with.

Probably a stupid question, but I'm confused. It seems that Rhys Jones was an accidental victim of a fight between two gangs that did not involve him. The man who is accused of murder did not intend to kill Rhys Jones. It may be that he intended to...

MrH works from home and most of his colleagues are based in the US. He goes over for a week once or twice a year - used to be more but current economic climate blah blah blah. His boss was saying yesterday that it would be good if he could go out for...

We got given a pack of different chocolates from different makers - one is a slab of 100% chocolate and I accidentally just ate a piece. I think all the moisture has been sucked out of my entire head ? Any ideas what I could do with it?

Ew. Smeggy penises.

A few really dim questions. Firstly, now the Chancellor no longer has control over setting interest rates, how much control over the UK economy does (s)he really have? Who is in control and how? Secondly, in a global economy, how much effect does the...

Fox-in-socks and I managed to be at the opening of the new Bristol Harvey Nichols yesterday, completely by accident. Anyway, first thing we did was head to the lifts because we were showing the baybehs the lovely things and prams and escalators don't...

These made me smile, especially "Composers Who Have Rocked Me" and "Derogatory Terms Used By MrT"

I know quite a few of us follow the work of the Mouth Cancer Foundation - there's a section on Dom Littlewood's programme on BBC1 at the moment about mouth cancer and the availability of NHS dentists.

Http://scienceblogs.com/neurotopia/2008/09/screw_the_sudafed_when_your_no.php An article published in the Journal of Medical Hypotheses proposes that bashing the bishop might help you stay unbunged in a nasal sense. Got a cold? Have a wank!

What do you think of this dress for a short person with reasonable cleavage who is slightly wobbly round the middle but possesses Pants Of Steel? What would you wear it with?

We're on the Isle of Mull just now and the venison round here is fantastic. FIL has a lady friend coming to dinner tomorrow so I thought we'd impress her on his behalf with some Bambi. Any good recipes? Bear in mind that although the venison is...

My best friend, MrH and I made a pact about 5 years ago that if Stevie Wonder ever toured again we would go and see him. At the time, we didn't think he'd be likely to come back to the UK, so we were rather imagining that a trip to somewhere like...

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