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Death List 2008 – Albert Hofmann

Excellent news, I have scored my second point following the long awaited death of Albert Hoffman, aged 102, who discovered LSD.

His account following the first synthesis and exposure to the drug is a riveting read and rather fun. I’ve never tried LSD but I’d like to. So if any readers out there [...]

Virgin Media Cable Modem Joy

For the past couple of weeks, eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that Wicked Fire has been on ocassion, off-line. This has been due to problems with my Cable Modem from Virgin Media loosing connection with the net. I would have to reset the modem every hour or so.

There has been much speculation on the [...]

Left standing

I was up early this morning and hit the bus stop with excellent timing. Just as I reached it I saw my bus coming round the corner. I was pleased. I was then equally pleased to see the redoutable Kate Hope driving slowly past in her car, red cheeked and wearing sun glasses. She saw [...]

Oven ready

I was at a local PizzaExpress on Saturday. We got there at 12:00 only to be told that we would have to wait 40 minutes as they had “forgotten to switch the ovens on.”

Either that was a lie and they took our booking for 12 knowing full well that we would need to sit [...]

Monkey Steals The Peach

“Massive blood loss causes death.”

This is what will happen if some tries it on with the Rolex.

NASA Image of the day

By happy chance, today’s NASA image of the day is a satellite shot of Edinburgh and the Lothians. I’ve grabbed it for posterity.

Vaffanculo

I had a strange experience on the bus yesterday. Sitting at the back of the 21 was a group of swarthy, foreign, teenagers. I could tell they were Italian, as one of them was singing in a loud monotonous voice, a ditty to the top deck.

Vaffanculo, Vaffanculo, Vaffanculo Inglesi. Vaffanculo, Vaffanculo, Vaffanculo.

Although being [...]

A doctor writes…

Darkstar’s profile. Worthy of sharing…

I am an ex-pat from Edinburgh and being a doctor, my chief dislikes are: patients (other than private ones of course), old immobile drooling vegetables who block hospital beds that could contain private patients and private patients who don’t pay promptly.

I have a daughter (aged 6) who has been [...]