Archive for January, 2006

Snowboarding photos

Posted on January 23, 2006 ~ Filed Under Diary

I’m in the process of redesigning the site, but here are my photos from snowboarding with Gabes, Katy and Sarah just after Christmas. We had a great time.
Valloire is a nice town, but the resort is better for skiiers than boarders if we’re honest.
The highlight for me was probably having a lesson with an ex-pro […]

Is it funny to be offensive?

Posted on January 5, 2006 ~ Filed Under Culture

The Guardian (may require registration) reports that the BBC has apologised for a Jimmy Carr joke about Gypsies. I’m astonished. I’ve written about Jimmy Carr before but since seeing him live my opinion of him has diminished. I have lost some of my earlier tolerance of his offensive style of humour and I find it […]