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from Saturday Night Live

I feel sorry for Rafa

Now that I have started to understand Rafa, I am sorry to see him being tormented by his useless players. Still, that was a good FA cup weekend.

Matchbox labels

At flickr, a collection of old matchbox labels including many from the sov era.

Word of the day

I’m not a vegangelical.

My Doctor Who Scarf

Amy made this Doctor Who scarf for me for Christmas.

Simple political poster

I don't have a vote. If I did I would vote for Obama. I don't like dynasties.

Chester on the Gough Map

The Gough Map is a map of the island of Great Britain, dating between 1355 and 1366 CE. It is supposedly the oldest surviving road map of Great Britain. You can browse the map online. Below I have cut out the piece showing Chester. The little place to the SW is Liverpool. And Manchester just does not exist. The red lines are roads. You can see that there was a river crossing at Chester even before the Old Dee Bridge was built around 1387.

Transit Tricks

In the UK everyone pretends nothing is happening. In the US, not so much