http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Anything that can be done while drinking. en-us paul@anoasis.co.uk 2008-06-08T12:57:43+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2008/06/08/Entertainment/why_are_penknives_called_penknives.html It has never occurred to me that penknives are so called for a reason but I just chanced upon an article which explains that Penknives were originally used to sharpen quill pens. In 1810, the Bank of England bought a... 533@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Trivia 2008-06-08T12:57:43+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2007/08/09/Entertainment/two_things_i_hate.html Camping has great appeal to me. I like the idea of the great outdoors, freedom and temporary self-sufficiency but in my experience the practice of camping is always an unmitigated disaster. The last time was a couple of years ago... 524@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Miscellaneous 2007-08-09T06:02:39+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/11/11/Entertainment/dreaming_of_lager.html On Monday morning I resolved not to drink alcohol for a while; a detox of sorts if you will. Well, I presume my body and mind were staging a protest when last night they conspired to make me dream of... 520@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Miscellaneous 2006-11-11T03:24:33+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/07/21/Entertainment/randolphs_leap.html Today was a very nice day for swimming in the River Findhorn... 514@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Miscellaneous 2006-07-21T02:29:04+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/03/23/Entertainment/favourite_shoes.html Anyone who hung out for any time with me in 2003 / 2004 will recognise the shoe below. I bought them and wore them literally into the ground - there is ("is" because I kept them for sentimental reasons) little... 505@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Miscellaneous 2006-03-23T23:42:21+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/03/07/Entertainment/national_no_smoking_day.html The 8th of March is National No Smoking Day apparently. And on the 9th I will have been stopped for a month, although admittedly a shorter month than usual months. Anyway, just thought you should know. Oh, yah, more interestingly... 503@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Habit 2006-03-07T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/02/09/Entertainment/stopping_smoking.html I remember hearing something in the news a while ago that if you quit smoking by the time you are 30 then your risk profile almost matches that of non-smokers after x years. Can't remember the details, and I seem... 500@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Habit 2006-02-09T00:55:40+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/02/08/Entertainment/threadless_tshirt_secret_sale.html So it seems there is a secret sale going on at Threadless, they of the cool tee shirts. And they just reprinted the "Communist Party" T-shirt. 2 good reasons to go shopping!The coupons, when entered in during checkout on Threadless,... 499@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Buy Stuff 2006-02-08T03:41:51+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/02/06/Entertainment/olympics_snowboarding_events.html Just FYI: I made a list of the Turin Winter Olympic snowboarding events, dates and times and posted it over at Soul Fibre. The first event is the Men's half pipe on the 12th.... 498@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Snowboarding 2006-02-06T20:34:15+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/01/24/Entertainment/friends_and_rock_stars.html Two friends have been working on starting a band, Cuddly Shark, for about a year or so and they've just started gigging; last Wednesday at Stereo in Glasgow and this coming Thursday at the 13th Note also in Glasgow. Theirs... 497@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Music 2006-01-24T13:17:14+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/01/23/Entertainment/end_of_an_era_as_west_wing_is_axed.html News is that the current seventh season is to be the last for NBC's West Wing. Many will no doubt lament the end of the run but in truth I am kind of glad to see it brought to a... 496@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Television 2006-01-23T08:09:47+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2005/12/19/Entertainment/kittys_social_network.html 490@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Miscellaneous 2005-12-19T01:20:44+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2005/12/17/Entertainment/west_wings_leo_mcgarry_died_on_friday.html Sad news that John Spencer who played Leo McGarry in the West WIng died yesterday of a heart-attack. He won an emmy playing the White House Chief of Staff in 2002 and his role recently became vice-presidential candidate. Apparently his... 489@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Television 2005-12-17T07:20:37+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2005/11/17/Entertainment/knock_knock.html Knock Knock. Who's there? Control Freak. Now you say, "Control Freak who?"... 480@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Jokes 2005-11-17T11:20:51+00:00 http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2005/11/14/Entertainment/essential_french_phrases.html Gemma sent me these by email, not sure of the origin. Pretty funny.* Je viens de londres. - I am from London * Merci de me depanner - Thanks for your help * Ou est la gare? - Where is... 478@http://www.anoasis.co.uk/entertainment/ Miscellaneous 2005-11-14T17:22:04+00:00