May 29, 2008 at 10:44 am · Filed under General
The people who are always calling for Monaco to be removed from the F1 calendar, who say it is boring and processional, are a bit quiet this week, after the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend turned out to be one of the best races of the season so far (I still think Turkey was better).
Obviously the rain helped a lot to make the race interesting but there were other elements too. The tyre anf fuel choices teams made, and their strategies in general made the outcome difficult to predict, and having stars like Alonso in midfield and Kovy at the back meant there was good racing.
Frustrations were evident, especially with Alonso who was obviously quicker but ended up making a rash move at the Casino hairpin that was just never going to work. Raikkonen also had a bad day, culminating in taking Sutil out of the race after an impressive attempt at getting his car back under control. Sutil was obviously devastated, so it was good of him not to rip into Kimi after the race.
It was a great race for Lewis and a thoroughly deserved win. I expect that trophy will take pride of place in his trophy room.
As for Max Mosely, well he didn’t show his face much and didn’t talk to anybody. Since the weekend a letter has been sent to the FIA calling for his resignation which has been signed by representatives from:
America, Singapore, Germany, Finland, Canada , Brazil, Denmark, France, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Hungary, Israel, Austria, Spain, Belgium and Switzerland.
Italy isn’t on the list, which doesn’t surprise me at all. I’m a little suprised that the UK is missing though.
May 20, 2008 at 2:03 pm · Filed under Movies + TV
Russell T Davies, the man who brought Dr Who back to life after the BBC tried to kill it off, is stepping down from his role of executive producer. A sad day for Who fans, but not as bad as it could be; his replacement is a writer for the show and sounds very keen. Here’s what new guy Steven Moffat says:
I applied before but I got knocked back ‘cos the BBC wanted someone else. Also I was seven.
May 15, 2008 at 6:06 pm · Filed under Skepticism
The Quebec Human Rights Commission has quite rightly ruled that city councils, including Saguenay, should stop praying before or during council meetings because it violates religious freedom.
Sadly, the mayor of Saguenay, Jean Tremblay, doesn’t care about human rights because apparently he’s a religious bigot:
“I know they prefer me to stop, but I won’t do that,” he told CBC News. “For me, God is much more important than the commission. When I arrive on the other side, maybe in 10 years, 20 years, I don’t know, they won’t ask me if I follow the commission, they will ask me if I follow God. And I follow God.”
He also said that the 30 second prayer addresses all religions… Is that so Mr Tremblay? Do you mention Vishnu in that prayer? And Mohammed? What about Xenu? Buddha? The Flying Spaghetti Monster?
What about us atheists? How does the absence of religion fit into a religious prayer exactly? Or are we expected to leave the room while you wish to your imaginary sky friend?
Here’s an idea for you Mr Tremblay: Pray at home before you go to the meeting, or stop off at a church on your way. That way you’re only wasting your own time, not everyone elses.
