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A Rakes Progress

A Rake’s Progress is a series of eight paintings by 18th century English artist William Hogarth. Continue Reading →

The Moment

The moment when, after many years
of hard work and a long voyage
you stand in the centre of your room,
house, half-acre, square mile, island, country,
knowing at last how you got there,
and say, I own this, Continue Reading →

I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
“It is futile,” I said,
“You can never — ”

“You lie,” he cried,
And ran on.

– Stephen Crane

How not to be seen..

Useful advice, perfect for office situations (yes I’m flying under the radar today) Continue Reading →

Epic tune

Such an lovely live version of this song.

The Goliath Tigerfish

The Goliath Tigerfish is little-known to most people owing to its relative isolation in Africa’s Congo River system. Ferocious in temperament, armed to the gills with 32 razor-sharp teeth this fish likes to hunt alone and has been known to kill humans.

Its also bloody ugly.