Dear heavens, it is HOT. and HUMID.
Even the thunderstorms don't cool things noticeably.
I'm not a tropical heat kind of person, I do much better in cooler climes.
I love summer up to 30C, then things go downhill fast.
My poor garden is reeling. Nothing is growing to production yet, except for the one broccoli plant (harvested, yum) and a few heads of salad. My courgettes refused to grow in the cold, then peeped up when it got warm and are now stunned by the heat, standing still. The gem squash, same thing. The fig tree, thank heaven for fig trees, is producing abundantly.
Showing posts with label Various. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Various. Show all posts
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Peter Watts was NOT found guilty of assault!
Unbelievable, that all the newspapers will copy-paste from each other, turning a blatant untruth into fact.
He was found guilty of “failure to comply with a lawful order”, near as I could figure out in the muddled reporting of his trial and aftermath.
Peter Who?
A talented SciFi writer who had the misfortune of crossing the US/Canada border and ran head-first into furious aggression fuelled by paranoia. The laws in the USA are such that not instantly obeying, or asking what the problem is, could end you up with felony charges. As happened with him.
The whole story can be found on his blog. (while there, nose around a bit and download some of his writing - it's free and really good).
He is to be sentenced today. He might end up spending time in jail for getting beaten up by the US border guards.
And to think, I will be visiting the USA soon, and will be crossing into Canada at the same border crossing. It's almost enough to make me want to cancel the trip.
Update: No prison time for Peter Watts. After a rambling sermon from the judge, Watts and quite a bundle of his money parted company and he left for Canada. A convicted felon, which tag will remain on his back for life. Try travelling over the world with that! Any future science fiction awards will probably arrive in his hands via the mail. This, from the land of the free. Shameful.
He was found guilty of “failure to comply with a lawful order”, near as I could figure out in the muddled reporting of his trial and aftermath.
Peter Who?
A talented SciFi writer who had the misfortune of crossing the US/Canada border and ran head-first into furious aggression fuelled by paranoia. The laws in the USA are such that not instantly obeying, or asking what the problem is, could end you up with felony charges. As happened with him.
The whole story can be found on his blog. (while there, nose around a bit and download some of his writing - it's free and really good).
He is to be sentenced today. He might end up spending time in jail for getting beaten up by the US border guards.
And to think, I will be visiting the USA soon, and will be crossing into Canada at the same border crossing. It's almost enough to make me want to cancel the trip.
Update: No prison time for Peter Watts. After a rambling sermon from the judge, Watts and quite a bundle of his money parted company and he left for Canada. A convicted felon, which tag will remain on his back for life. Try travelling over the world with that! Any future science fiction awards will probably arrive in his hands via the mail. This, from the land of the free. Shameful.
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Some seasonal good feelings
If this does not make you smile from ear to ear, nothing will...
No, this is not my dog, I just happened to run into this spotted bouncer on YouTube.
Isn't he simply divine??!!
No, this is not my dog, I just happened to run into this spotted bouncer on YouTube.
Isn't he simply divine??!!
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