Department of Coffee and Social Affairs
Walking around Holborn and Camden today I came across the wonderfully named Department of Coffee and Social Affairs in Leather Lane. I shall give that a go next time I am around there.
Photography, Books, Arts and Sports
Photography, Books, Arts and Sports
Kings Cross Regent’s Canal
Very impressed with the changes around Kings Cross Regent’s Canal. You can take a look at some of the changes here.
English is a Crazy Language
Original of Richard Lederer, and a good exemplification of the quirks and vagaries of the English language. Let’s face it — English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in… Read More »English is a Crazy Language
Blueberry muffins
Well, I did give a go at this recipe for blueberry muffins. I have not tried them yet, but they do look good… I mean considering… What do you think?
Mad or Economist…
Kenneth Boulding, President Kennedy’s environmental adviser said something about this: “Anyone who believes in indefinite growth in anything physical, on a physically finite planet, is either mad – or an economist.”
Wages are the opportunity cost of leisure
Wages are the opportunity cost of leisure. The higher the wage rate, the more hours of leisure a worker will forego and the more hours of labour he will supply.
We don’t make choices…
We don’t make choices based on our internal preferences. Instead, we have a gut feeling about what it is we want, and go through a process of justification and rationalisation in order to manipulate our… Read More »We don’t make choices…
Black Forest Gâteau
Here is the result of trying out the recipe that Dan Lepard published yesterday in the Guardian. Less decoration that expected, but great favour!