The Captain's Cabin

Vox Hunt: Athlete for a Day

2008-03-29T00:14:31Z

Show us the athlete you'd most like to be for one game. (apologies for the shoddy video quality!) I'd have to be Kevin Pietersen, I'm a huge fan of Alistair Cook as a solid and dependable batsmen, but at the end of the day Pietersen, when on for...

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Life QotW: The Dirt on Gardening

2008-03-26T23:41:50Z

What's your favorite gardening tip for spring? Hire someone.

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Vox Hunt: Get in the Ring

2008-03-23T01:10:42Z

Share the song you would choose to come out to in a boxing match. "I don't know about the Marquis of Queensbury rules, but the Oscar Wilde rules are shoot on sight." With this in mind the pugilistic contest betwixt my fellow man and I is likely ...

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It hurts to see you dance so well...

2008-03-21T00:35:55Z

This evening I've been looking into sending off my novel. I've already sent for a book version from lulu, but I've been looking at publishers and literary agents. The way I see this I can go three routes... Send manuscripts to publishers direc...

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How the land lies...

2008-03-17T15:24:04Z

Those fortunate (or unfortunate as the case may be) enough to have kept up with my previous online incarnations may be aware of the ongoing state of conflict between myself and the local sea gulls. This has involved all kind of air raids in which...

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Culture QotD: Work of Art

2008-03-11T20:27:53Z

What work of art do you find inspirational This may seem an odd choice for an inspiring work of art, and I must confess my first instinct on reading the question was to reach for one of my Caravaggio books and pluck out St Catherine of Alexandri...

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News & Politics QotD: The Sunday Paper

2008-03-10T00:19:58Z

What part does the Sunday newspaper play in your life? As I'm usually at Church on a Sunday morning I'm too busy running around getting ready and trying to find the varying sundry items I need to take. Then when I get back from Church in the ea...

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Music QotD: I Like His Style

2008-03-06T14:03:52Z

Which musician's personal style do you admire? I'm not a huge Hendrix fan, to be honest, I've not listened to a whole lot of him as when I tried I didn't really think his vocals lived up to his playing, but on an Instrumental like this his playi...

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Entertainment QotD: There's Nothing Sexier than Saluting a Woman

2008-03-04T14:32:16Z

Jack Nicholson used a You Tube video of clips from his movies to formally endorse Hillary Clinton for president. Does that change how you feel about any of the candidates? Oh yes, because Jack Nicholson is obviously a highly influential and impo...

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Entertainment QotD: Sweet Charity

2008-03-03T12:41:04Z

Scarlett Johannson is auctioning herself off for charity. If you could bid on an evening with any celebrity, who would it be and how much would you be willing to pay? Apparently you can get Scarlett for $1.04 if you bid now. That's like what? 5...

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