
Manneken Pis
The little boy who pees
It’s nearly Christmas so I went to Brussels to get the sprouts in ready to start boiling. No, not really. I did go to Brussels though, for a quick little break with Heather.
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Well at least someone won tonight; Europe take the Mosconi Cup, with a day to spare!
[Happier]
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Hermann Rorschach’s infamous inkblots. I think they may be having a bit of fun though, unless no one else clearly sees the cute kitty

One of the inkblots from the Google Doodle
And a teddy bear:

One of the inkblots from the Google Doodle
OK, that confirms it: Gnomes

One of the inkblots from the Google Doodle
And dinosaurs

One of the inkblots from the Google Doodle
Unless of course this is all just me…

Fireworks bursting one after another
Traditionally fireworks come on 5 November. This year that falls on a Tuesday though so the bangs came early for Heather and I, as we visited a fairly local park to ooh and ahh at the pretty flashes in the sky.
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Tonight I find myself remembering two women. Jan, for the pumpkins we carved to show each other, no matter how far apart. And mam, for the text that came every year, a little pun for the night, “Hello Ian” 🙂
[Spooky]
FFS. How the fuck. Worse team won. Come on February so can teach the relegated bastards a lesson
Haway lads, let’s hammer the mackem filth
I noticed at lunchtime that all the Boris Bikes have unique numbers printed on them. So now I’m wondering where the Bike Spotters are…
[Amused]
This weekend’s bit of culture was a visit to Tate Britain. Heading there to meet up with some WAY friends in order to see the Lowry Exhibit Heather, Gemma and I got there early to have a bit of a look around the main galleries.
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