If whisky burns the throat, you’re probably drinking it too fast.:

I was wondering if anybody I knew had written this piece on Vijay Mallya’s whisky (mis)fortunes, until reading this gem of sensory analysis: “A recent sampling by The Independent of both Bagpiper and Officer’s Choice could discern little difference between the two – both burned the throat.”

““It’s awe-inspiringly awesome that this event has happened: one’s own existence. The idea that after all this space there’s You, and then there’s Not You… and you’re faced with the question of how you’re going to spend that time. It…

“”It’s awe-inspiringly awesome that this event has happened: one’s own existence. The idea that after all this space there’s You, and then there’s Not You… and you’re faced with the question of how you’re going to spend that time. It’s so much more profound than any hypothesis about some pathetic garden with unicorns and hugs that goes forever… I mean, people don’t even know how to spend their Saturday afternoons – what do I want with eternity?””

– @timminchin on Desert Island Discs

An amusing thing I keep forgetting about The Speaker in Westminster. #fb (with @hannahcot)

Can’t believe that the 2nd iteration of the TV-stand-buying effort has failed. Turns out it involves 3 separate part numbers, and 2 different bags of screws. And they left out one of the bags containing 3 screws. SERIOUSLY!? A TV is rendered useless by the absence of 3 screws. [facepalm]

These guys still creep me out.  Quite a lot.

Hmm, possibly wasn’t the most constructive review comment I could’ve made…

See the ‘A’ on the map? That’s where we’re staying this week. Hooray for holidays!