Putting the odd in oddball

I've just seen two people attempting to play boules on one of the steep slopes that lead up perimeter road. This seems entirely typical of the eccentricities of the Menagerie. Not, of course, that I'm any better. Thanks to various travel related difficulties, I've spent most of the day wandering around the office with my feet bare...

Setting up straw men

Every wondered how to set up and knock down a set of straw man arguments? Well, wonder no longer, but instead reach for Roy Hattersley's article on Mill in today's Guardian. A truly impressive demonstration of what can be achieved using the twin forces of calumny and ignorance.