Gavin’s Gaily Gigest

Because few appropriate words begin with the letter “G”. The personal blog of Gavin Whenman

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Entries Tagged as 'Christmas'

Britblog Roundup

December 24th, 2007 · No Comments

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

Kenya slum dweller gets UK degree

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

12 Days of Christmas

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

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

Ho Ho Ho

November 15th, 2007 · No Comments

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