without light there can be no vision
this place is simultaneously thrilling and depressing, but I got to see a bit of the countryside this time. now it’s off to Singapore again.
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this guy was busily shopping knives outside of the Crawford market in Bombay (Mumbai)
a country gentleman
Yet another reason to love Ewan McGregor. As if Long Way Round and Shallow Grave weren’t enough.
Ewan McGregor said he is sick of Britain’s “ludicrous nanny state” rules, which he said might force him to quit the country, in an interview to be published Tuesday.
Health and safety regulations were becoming “insane”, the 36-year-old film star told the weekly Radio Times magazine.
The Scottish actor, who played the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the most recent Star Wars trilogy, blasted the rise of security cameras and London’s congestion charge, which forces drivers to pay to enter the city centre.
McGregor recently completed a 15,000-mile (24,000-kilometre) motorcycle adventure, riding the length of Africa with best friend and fellow actor Charley Boorman.
“Our trip opened my eyes to how insane the rules are in Britain — CCTV cameras everywhere, congestion charge — a ludicrous nanny state.
Personally I can’t wait till Long Way Down
Kitten Cannon
yes it’s wrong. but, fun.
Greenpeace IS made up of commies and hippies.
and people wonder why i giggle like a schoolgirl when ever the ‘rainbow warrior‘ is mentioned.
insty says “RED LIGHT CAMERAS: Literal money machines!“
well of course they are, they pay out even when you lose.
Must resist urge to break things…
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In the West Midlands, the owner of The Staffordshire Knot pub was fined even though he could prove himself innocent of speeding. Stephen Gittus, 39, parked his Kia outside of his establishment on the date and time that a notice he received in the mail claimed his car was hurtling through Wolverhampton at 40 MPH in a 30 MPH zone on Willenhall Road. Several witnesses confirmed that Gittus was playing darts in a crowd of thirty patrons at around 10pm on the date in question.
Last Tuesday, however, Wolverhampton Magistrates Court dropped the speeding charge but did not care that Gittus was innocent. Instead, they imposed three license demerit points and a £420 (US $840) fine on him for “failing to supply information to police” regarding the ticket. Section 172 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act requires motorists to identify the driver of a vehicle accused of speeding, even if the vehicle in question was parked at the time.
secret (maybe alien) bases on the moon? you decide. I’m tightening my tinfoil hat.
via Ninth stage.
according to this I should vote for
Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo (R)
83.33% match
which sort of makes sense as i’m (mostly) from the great state of Colorado.
of not smoking.
…and I’m gonna save $80/month of health insurance 
but this is interesting
The Welfare State and Social Expenditure
be sure to click on the thingy on the top of the column chart to sort by GDP per capita
Luxembourg wtf?
was recently seen floating in the east river
