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Photo-a-day 362: The Killing

137 words posted by Simon on 28 December 2012

Wendy bought me the second season of The Killing on DVD for Christmas, and I’m already fairly well into it…! I loved the first season; it was truly superlative TV. If you haven’t seen it yet, then you really should find the time! I’m very much enjoying this second season too.

I came late to The Killing, only catching up with it a couple of months ago when it appeared on Netflix… which meant that I devoured the whole series in no time at all! I then got such strong withdrawal symptoms that I started watching the US remake… which was truly awful!

Iain Dale blogged about Borgen earlier today, which is another series I’ve heard consistently brilliant things about, but haven’t yet found the time to watch. Perhaps it should be my next box set…!

This post was filed under: Media, Photo-a-day 2012, Christmas, Television.

Weekend read: Traffic at LaGuardia Airport, New York

52 words posted by Simon on 28 December 2012

My recommended read this weekend is a fascinating profile in GQ of the air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport in New York. It’s a few years out of date now, and I’m not sure if they still work under quite the same conditions… but it’s arresting to think that they ever did!

This post was filed under: Weekend Reads.

Photo-a-day 361: Christmas cup

41 words posted by Simon on 27 December 2012

My brother and sister in law kindly bought Wendy and me some Pizza Express espresso cups for Christmas, and this was my attempt at a homemade espresso macchiato. It was really rather tasty, even if I do say so myself!

This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Coffee, Pizza Express.

On guns in the USA

56 words posted by Simon on 27 December 2012

Ponder the fact that I cannot walk into a pharmacy and purchase six packages of Sudafed, but I can walk into a gun dealership and purchase a .50 caliber rifle of the sort that U.S. snipers use in Afghanistan. In fact, I can buy ten.

Patrick Radden Keefe writing about gun control for The New Yorker.

This post was filed under: Diary Style Notes, Quotes, Guns, Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, USA.

Photo-a-day 360: Christmas table

18 words posted by Simon on 26 December 2012

As Wendy was working yesterday, we had our Christmas dinner today. This was our almost fully-prepared table!

This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Christmas.

No book review this week

33 words posted by Simon on 26 December 2012

Since I’m guessing you’re too busy eating left-over turkey to read a book review this week, the next in the series will be next week: Wednesday 2nd January 2013. Happy Boxing Day, everyone!

This post was filed under: Book Reviews.

Photo-a-day 359: Merry Christmas!

18 words posted by Simon on 25 December 2012

Here are some presents, under our tree! Merry Christmas everyone… I hope you have a brilliant day!

This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Christmas.

Photo-a-day 358: Extreme shopping

48 words posted by Simon on 24 December 2012

I attempted a 6.30am trip to M&S for Christmas food this morning, reasoning that I might avoid the crowds. Unfortunately, it seems the crowds had the same idea…! I can’t believe how busy it was at that time in the morning! I’m now recovering in the cafe.

This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Retail.

Photo-a-day 357: Wonky Christmas tree

45 words posted by Simon on 23 December 2012

This Christmas tree at Newcastle Airport leans to an even greater degree in real life than appears to be the case in this photo…! But it made me smile with amusement, and I guess Christmas trees are, after all, supposed to make people smile!

This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012.

Photo-a-day 356: Reindeer

33 words posted by Simon on 22 December 2012

I went with my sister and nephews to see some reindeer at a garden centre today… not a typical Saturday morning, but it is Christmas, and I think we all had fun!

This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012.