For those who have been waiting for their next fix of sci-fi on TV, there is relief. Even light relief. January saw the return of both “Primeval” and “Torchwood”. As each was new last year, their return is meant to offer both more of the same, and better… Generally, so far, so good. There are …
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When is a wynd not a ginnel?
When it’s a snicket? More viewing the Urban Dictionary slang website last night. My normal test for these dialect search things is to put in the word ‘ginnel’, which is what I grew up with as a way to describe a small path or alleyway. It worked! It also offered ‘snicket’, and I in turn …
They didn’t shoot the sheriff…
…but they killed the leading lady. Being a bit taken aback by the sudden departure of Marion as a character from “Robin Hood”, with the series recently finished on the BBC, thought I’d see what others’ reactions were. Talk about an outpouring. I didn’t sit and count how many comments(though it was a fairly interesting …
Game on
There’s been a shift in the Frydman tectonic plates. I find myself interested in playing games. Lest you rush off to warn Dan, not those kind of games, but card games, possibly even the odd board game. The world is split into various groups, it seems to me (and yes, there’s a board game for that …
Of kitchen gods and goddesses
Dan’s creating a curry…and I’m free to tap away, and come up with a new blog post. To be honest, it’s a chance to sum up a lot of what the holiday has been about. Food, reading, and a bit of tinkering around the house. Food…it’s been a nice opportunity to cook. Admittedly most times …