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Too Fat To Be Guilty - Stupid Criminal Of The Week Award. From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (8 hours old)

Edward Ates reaction on being pronunced guity of murder after his trial for for killing Paul Duncsak, was one of disbelief. Duncsak was shot six times at his home 25 miles north-west of New York. T… more

AY, THERE'S THE RUB From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (16 hours old)

I said yesterday that from today I would be posting a few poems about dreams and dreaming. However, today's post is not a poem and the comment on 'dream' is only passing and incidental. Having s… more

PERSISTENCE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (21 hours old)

A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt. After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon finally managed to secur… more

LIVE AND LET LIVE From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (21 hours old)

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DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (22 hours old)

SLEEP Sleep, when a soul that her own clouds cover Wails that sorrow should always keep Watch, nor see in the gloom above her Sleep, Down, through darkness naked and steep, Sinks, … more

HE JUST GETS BETTER From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (22 hours old)

This painting by Waterhouse illustrates the poem 'Echo and Narcissus by Ovid. Echo was a nymph. She was in love with Narcissus but he became so enamoured with his own reflection in a stream that … more

Forget Booze Cruise, Now It’s The Fag Drag From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (1 day old)

We ought to have reached the point in the life of this Labour government when satirists and polemicists start to lay off them and turn our attention to The Conservatives who will surely sweep to power… more

WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE OF From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (1 day old)

I am coming to the end of my own work and today's poem is the last that will appear here - at least for some time. It is on the theme of 'dreaming' and from tomorrow I shall post some of the poems … more

IGNORANCE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (1 day old)

Hitler, the German football coach and other historical 'facts' according to our schoolchildrenIn a survey one in 20 children aged nine to 15 surveyed believed Adolf Hitler was a football coach, not t… more

A STREET BY ANY OTHER NAME From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (1 day old)

Seen in Sandwich, Kent (The Times)… more

ROBERT BROWNING From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 day old)

Robert Browning, the English poet and playwright, was born in Camberwell, London in 1812. He died at his son's home 'Ca' Rezzonico' in Venice in 1889, and was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster A… more

DIOGENES From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (1 day old)

"Diogenes of Sinope, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher, born in Sinope (modern day Turkey) about 412 BC. He was exiled from his native city and moved to Athens, becoming a beg… more

Kidman’s Alien Sex Fetish From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (2 days old)

Statuesque blonde Australian actress and sex symbol (if you like that sort of thing) Nicole Kidman has confessed in a celebrity interview with GQ magazine that in one of her love affairs she had explo… more

The New Guy Fawkes From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (2 days old)

Where are Catesby and his co - conspirators when we need them? Where is our gunpowder plot this bonfire night? Not that I'd want the buggers to blow up The Palace of Westminster, it is a wonderful bui… more

FRUSTRATION From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (2 days old)

Here is another of my own poems. The title says it all! FRUSTRATION A thousand things I want to say, But words won't come to voice them. A million acts I want to do, But action will not … more

THE MAGIC CIRCLE From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (2 days old)

"Miracles, magic and the power of prophecy are common themes in Waterhouse's art. This is one of his earlier works, and reflects his fascination with the exotic. The woman in this picture appea… more

GUNPOWDER TREASON AND PLOT From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (2 days old)

Remember, remember the fifth of November, The gunpowder treason and plot, I know of no reason Why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. … more

JUVENILE DELINQUENTS? From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (2 days old)

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WHEN THE SOUL LEAVES OFF TO DREAM AND YEARN From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (2 days old)

HOPE AND FEAR Beneath the shadow of dawn's aërial cope, With eyes enkindled as the sun's own sphere, Hope from the front of youth in godlike cheer Looks Godward, past the shades where blind men grope… more

GET YOURS HERE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (3 days old)

(From the Times)… more

THE WAY YOU ARE From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (3 days old)

Another of my own poems. You know who YOU are! THANK YOU Thank you For the things you say. Thank you love For every day You're by my side And in my arms. Thank you For your many charms. Thank… more

Stimulating The Radio Active Rabbits From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (3 days old)

An American friend sent me this list of some of her favourite items funded by money from the US Government's stimulus bill. •$300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit dr… more

A SHOCKING STORY - EXTREME PENALTY, OR JUSTICE? From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (3 days old)

A man in Saudi Arabia is to be beheaded and crucified after he raped five children and left one of them, a three-year-old boy, to die in the desert. An appeal court in the capital Riyadh approv… more

LOVE, SLEEP AND DEATH GO TO THE SWEET SAME TUNE From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (3 days old)

Here is one of Swinburne's longer romantic poems. I am sorry I couldn't find an illustration of an orchard in moonlight. You will just have to imagine that! IN THE ORCHARD … more

WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN? From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (3 days old)

Painted by Waterhouse in 1900, this picture was given to the Artists War Fund, in support of British casualties of the Boer War, which had begun the previous year. 350 artists donated works, whic… more

The Biggest Government Deficit In The West From ianrthorpe in Little Nicky Machiavelli (4 days old)

Well at least we're on top at something. See league table… more

CITY OF SPLENDOUR From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (4 days old)

Have you ever been to Barcelona? It is for me one of my favourite European cities, coming third - after Paris and London. This is a view of the famous avenue La Rambla, running from the Plaça de… more

SOMEWHERE - OVER THE MOONBOW From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (4 days old)

Have you ever seen a 'Moonbow'? A moonbow (also known as a lunar rainbow,lunar bow or white rainbow) is a rainbow produced by light reflected off the surface of the moon rather than from direct sun… more

MY SWEET ROSE From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (4 days old)

John William Waterhouse: My Sweet Rose (a.k.a 'The Soul of a Rose') - 1908 "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet;" d Juliet)… more

Stupid Criminal Of The Week Returns From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (4 days old)

It is with great pleasure we announce the return of the Boggart Blog stupid criminal of the week award. In the early days of Boggart Blog we would feature this occasional series whenever we encount… more