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We have severe weather warnings for most of the UK. According to the Met. Office "Gusts will reach 70-80mph in places, and tonight perhaps as high as 90mph in exposed coastal areas around the Irish Sea." brought about by this deep depression:
70% risk of disruption in Northern Ireland, localised flooding, risk to motorists and chances of uprooted trees. It's ok though - I have my Hayley Westenra CD to listen too while Kansas goes bye-bye. MWK wants to lend me some of his music in some vain hope that I'll develop musical taste by osmosis, not going to happen though; my musical taste is happily beyond redemption.
Kim du Toit's essay, The Pussification Of The Western Male, made me laugh and appealed to the chauvinist in me. Mostly it made me laugh.
Popular Science picked the Specialized Epic as it's 2003 Grand Design Winner in the recreation category - specifically the new inertia valve on the rear shock. Cool. I want one.
Oh yes, I saw Intolerable Cruelty yesterday. I though Clooney was good and CZJ was quite sexy, but the story was not up too much, actually the writing wasn't up too much either - Clooney had the best lines, the other characters were barely functional. No it stank actually, Clooney was good but the film basically stank - it almost has promise at the start but by the end you're wondering if you remembered to post your electoral registration form. The Coens should stay (very far) away from mainstream (but not Man Who Wasn't There far away).
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Did it make you laugh (the essay) because you thought he was being too macho, or did it make you laugh because you found it too familiar?
His name is Kim. We european pussified types just roll around the floor laughing at fellas called Kim.