- Don’t you worry about a thing
- There is one question I’d really love to ask
- Stand up for your rights!
- I hope this jam is going to last...
Friday 28 March 2008
Lines from Bob Marley songs that were written for him by a middle-class Englishwoman.
Posted by John Finnemore at 1:41 pm 9 comments
Tuesday 11 March 2008
Not to mention the spin-off series about her brother Rhodes.
You know how sometimes you see a sign that suddenly inspires you to write a whole series of adventure books for children? Oh, don’t you? Well, to be fair, neither did I until ten minutes ago. But as I looked at that sign; like JK Rowling on that train journey, or Joe Craig after his usual pre-book pint of margaritas, inspiration struck; and my heroine leapt fully-formed into existence – the impetuous Irish-Italian girl detective, and the dare-devil adventures that lead her mother to exclaim the title of, let us say, the fourth book in the series: ‘Please Take Care, Piazza Slippery!’
Posted by John Finnemore at 3:35 pm 2 comments
Friday 7 March 2008
Job done.
Sign at till at the British Library cafe:
"Due to a new credit card terminal installation, we are not able to process any payment by cards."
Right. Frankly, I'd have been tempted to stick with the old terminal.
Posted by John Finnemore at 4:57 pm 2 comments
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