Entries Tagged as 'Christmas'
Thanks to Mr Eugenides for linking to my post on our glorious new leader (subtitle: sticking the knife in early) in this week’s Britblog Roundup. The Realpolitik podcast also got a mention.
This is probably my last post before tomorrow, so Merry Christmas one and all!
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Tags: Christmas · blogging
December 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Maybe I’m just in a Christmas mood, but this story from BBC News has got such a real, heartwarming tone to it that everyone should take five minutes to read it and consider the power of persistence, hard-work and education to change a life:
A Kenyan slum child inspired by finding a Manchester University prospectus on […]
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Tags: BBC · Christmas · education
Via the Daily Irrelevant, stick with it, it gets very good:
Now, is today (13th) the 12th day (13 + 12 = 25), or was it yesterday, as some of my friends maintain?
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Tags: Christmas · video
I feel like Bill O’Reilly when I say “The assault on Christmas has started early this year”, but here goes, via The Australian Daily Telegraph:
Santas across Sydney are rebelling against attempts to ban their traditional greeting of “ho, ho, ho” in favour of “ha, ha, ha”.
Recruitment firm Westaff - which supplies hundreds of Santas across […]
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Tags: Australia · Christmas