February 20th, 2008 at 8:03 pm » Comments (0)

Not as I (and my governor brother, Daddy's friends Supreme Court judges) did... Head on over to Bush calls for fair Zimbabwe poll for a good laugh. Kettle. Pot. Black. (Please ...more »

February 20th, 2008 at 7:51 pm » Comments (2)

If any of my American readers can be bothered, could you send me a message explaining why (apparently) platform beds are only just becoming popular in the USA? What sort ...more »

February 20th, 2008 at 7:45 pm » Comments (0)

Following on from the earlier post, we have some more videos connected with ImprovEverywhere. First we have another pre-arranged freeze, over at Waterloo Station (London). I could be wrong, but I ...more »

February 20th, 2008 at 7:23 pm » Comments (0)

I remember seeing a segment on a TV program back in the 90s that showed a Japanese research scientist playing space invaders without touching anything. He basically thought Left/Right/Fire, and ...more »

February 20th, 2008 at 7:12 pm » Comments (0)

I think pens are vastly over rated for those of us who lack in fine hand-eye coordination. Add in the fact that I'm left handed, and you'll often find notes ...more »

February 20th, 2008 at 7:07 pm » Comments (0)

I've just finished reading a BBC article on the plight of Tajiks (Tajikistan is south of Kazakhstan, not quite bordering it) who are really suffering right now. They have apparently ...more »

February 20th, 2008 at 6:44 pm » Comments (0)

Almost all the details are now sorted... We have bought the plane tickets, paid a deposit on the Apartment, now we just need to sort out a pet-sitter again. Either ...more »

February 20th, 2008 at 6:16 pm » Comments (0)

The last couple of days have been reasonably mild here in Astana - and with the lack of fresh snowfall today, some of the ice and snowdrifts are starting to ...more »

February 20th, 2008 at 4:49 pm » Comments (1)

Came across these (thanks to 'Boner' over at VDF) and though some people would like to watch them... If you have heard of flash mobs before, you'll already know the sort ...more »

February 16th, 2008 at 9:23 pm » Comments (0)

As previously mentioned, people try different methods to lose weight and become healthier. If you prefer to exercise at home, rather than at a gym, then there are a lot ...more »

February 16th, 2008 at 6:46 pm » Comments (0)

Some people feel the need to try anything in their efforts to lose weight. Many years ago, I had a slimmer figure, though this was probably due to the clubbing ...more »

February 16th, 2008 at 3:34 pm » Comments (0)

Just a little further up Sary Arka (the street we live on) from 'Mega', the shopping centre that opened up a few months ago, we now have another one. This ...more »

February 16th, 2008 at 3:18 pm » Comments (0)

Back in Britain, there are only a few well known manufacturers of power tools. However, if you start to search around on the internet for the most popular brands in ...more »

February 16th, 2008 at 2:44 pm » Comments (0)

As long term readers may recall, last year AlexC came over to Kazakhstan, and we tried to make sure she saw at least a few things that were interesting. One ...more »

February 13th, 2008 at 10:43 am » Comments (0)

Irina found a pizza place that delivered, so we treated ourselves to a film and pizza last night. A little pricey (1 litre of coke/fanta cost 800 tenge (about quadruple ...more »