Snow is Cold » Misc http://snowiscold.com memories in a sea of forgetfulness Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:03:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Up! http://snowiscold.com/2009/10/11/up/ http://snowiscold.com/2009/10/11/up/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:14:42 +0000 jon http://snowiscold.com/?p=340 If I clean my rocket
We’ll go flying today
And we’ll hit the pockets
Of warm and crispy air

Oh you lovely boy you smell so sweet
We ride so well
And we load our pistols as we perch upon
My razor wings
Up to the planets up to the bodies of the galaxy
We fly we feed we suck we bleed we need…

If I clean my rocket
We’ll go flying today
And we’ll hit the pockets
Of warm and crispy air

Oh we flee the scene of our little crime
We feel so free
But the hounds of law they bite our heels
As we retreat
Up to the planets up to the bodies of the galaxy
Of the galaxy we fly we feed we suck we bleed we need…

[m83 - up!]

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And then I look at flickr’s most interesting, and am severely humbled…

]]> http://snowiscold.com/2008/12/12/photography/feed/ 0 Jumble http://snowiscold.com/2008/04/14/jumble/ http://snowiscold.com/2008/04/14/jumble/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:59:13 +0000 jon http://snowiscold.com/?p=295 To get things moving, I’ve put up a few posts from the last few days. I will backfill the others as and when I complete them – trying to braindump so much in a short space of time is fairly exhausting!

]]> http://snowiscold.com/2008/04/14/jumble/feed/ 0 Big trouble in Little China http://snowiscold.com/2008/03/16/big-trouble-in-little-china/ http://snowiscold.com/2008/03/16/big-trouble-in-little-china/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:53:53 +0000 jon http://snowiscold.com/2008/03/16/big-trouble-in-little-china/ Interesting scenes in Tibet the past couple of days. Hands up if you believe the “official” Chinese news reports. Also interesting is the usage of the word “propaganda” in the IHT report.

]]> http://snowiscold.com/2008/03/16/big-trouble-in-little-china/feed/ 0 “Every ASBO is a failure” http://snowiscold.com/2007/07/27/every-asbo-is-a-failure/ http://snowiscold.com/2007/07/27/every-asbo-is-a-failure/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:30:50 +0000 jon http://snowiscold.com/index.php/2007/07/27/every-asbo-is-a-failure/ According to minister Balls, every ASBO issued is a failure. Smirk-inspiring literal truth of the title aside, he’s right, and parents should be taking greater responsibility. Something we’ve been harping on about for a looong time..

]]> http://snowiscold.com/2007/07/27/every-asbo-is-a-failure/feed/ 0 More news, not sales messages http://snowiscold.com/2007/07/12/more-news-not-sales-messages/ http://snowiscold.com/2007/07/12/more-news-not-sales-messages/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:12:23 +0000 jon http://snowiscold.com/index.php/2007/07/12/more-news-not-sales-messages/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6744581.stm

Hypocritical maybe, but the above speech makes a large number of pertinent observations on the state of the UK media. I am strongly opposed to the press’, and tabloids in particular, use of sensationalism and propaganda as it is a cause of unrest and potentially damaging to society. His comment about having to spend an increasing amount of time defusing press (and press-inspired) furores is absolutely spot on. Reporting should be based on fact rather than speculation. A transition back to this mode of operation would (could?) result in more efficient government, and restore relative transparency to the industry.

]]> http://snowiscold.com/2007/07/12/more-news-not-sales-messages/feed/ 1 Tony Blair: success or failure? http://snowiscold.com/2007/05/30/tony-blair-success-or-failure/ http://snowiscold.com/2007/05/30/tony-blair-success-or-failure/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 13:34:24 +0000 jon http://snowiscold.com/index.php/2007/05/30/tony-blair-success-or-failure/ I saw an article today discussing the above topic. It made for mildy interesting – albeit ultimately inconclusive and unconvincing – reading, but then I stumbled across this truism way down in the readers’ comments, which made me laugh:

The day I can casually employ polysyllabic words in ordinary conversation without someone saying, “Ooh! ‘Polysyllabic’? That’s a big word!”, will be the day I believe that education standards have risen. Don’t you think so, innit?

If you care, the article is here. Safe.

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]]> http://snowiscold.com/2007/03/14/random/feed/ 0 He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven http://snowiscold.com/2007/01/23/he-wishes-for-the-cloths-of-heaven/ http://snowiscold.com/2007/01/23/he-wishes-for-the-cloths-of-heaven/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:30:10 +0000 jon http://snowiscold.com/index.php/2007/01/23/he-wishes-for-the-cloths-of-heaven/ HAD I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet,
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

[W. B. Yeats]

]]> http://snowiscold.com/2007/01/23/he-wishes-for-the-cloths-of-heaven/feed/ 0 The topic for today is: http://snowiscold.com/2007/01/15/the-topic-for-today-is/ http://snowiscold.com/2007/01/15/the-topic-for-today-is/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:40:49 +0000 jon http://snowiscold.com/index.php/2007/01/15/the-topic-for-today-is/ “The internet is evil” – discuss.

:) ;( =s

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