Author: Harry

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Happy Birthday to me

I’ve got an iPod shuffle. It weighs 22g; about as much as a reasonably fat nightingale.

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Culture

Orchestra Super Mazembe

Aduna has three MP3s up at the moment from one of my favourite CDs, which is an Orchestra Super Mazembe compilation called ‘Giants of East Africa’. So go and download them, enjoy them, and then buy the album.

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Culture

Mask of the Week

A seasonal one. Krampus is one of the Companions of St Nicholas.

[Krampus pic]

I found that photo via Google Images. I don’t know where on the site it is, but the domain is that of the only naturist hotel in Austria.

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England vs Pakistan

I turned on the radio in time to hear the last ball before lunch, and was pleased to hear that England hadn’t lost a wicket and it was 201 for 2. Four overs later, it’s 220 for 6.

Bugger.

EDIT: 227 for 7, now. Somehow I think we’ve lost this series.

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the coolest use of Flickr EVER!!

Sorry for the exaggeration marks.

But it is pretty cool. It seems to be this guy‘s idea, but this is the recipe I’m most tempted to try:

You need to click on either the link or the photo above to see why it’s such a fab idea. I’m almost tempted to try doing one of these myself.

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So why blog against racism anyway?

Two questions really – why did *I* choose to take part, especially since I didn’t have much to say, and why have a B. A. R. Day at all?

The first question is easy – I think it’s an interesting and potentially valuable exercise, and I wanted to support it and help spread the idea. I don’t imagine it’s going to change the world any time soon, and there’s a risk of it being an exercise in right-on self-congratulation. But what I like about it is that it’s not asking people to sign a petition, or wear a badge, or buy a wristband – it’s asking them to think about the subject and articulate something – an opinion, an experience. And many of the responses are interesting, like this one on race in romance novels.

And that’s good enough for me.