Can’t win elections? Embrace Brussels

Henri Weber’s panacea for French social-democracy. When, btw, are the Irish going to be allowed to correct their referendum mistake? It all makes the old “destroy the system” dogmatists look positively innocent.

Foucault clarified

foucault, n. A howler, an insane mistake. “I’m afraid I’ve committed an egregious foucault.” (via Norm). Still all a bit of a fuss about Sweet Foucault.

Walk search tool at followthebaldie.com

The Emperor Wu is very pleased with his new toy. Now all that needs to happen is for someone else to enter all the walks we actually do and correct the details of the ones already in there. The purpose of this kind of stuff is to enable inclusion of walks and similar activities run…

Frozen coke

B forgot one in the freezer. I quite like the redesign. Opening it was mildly implosive, nothing like as interesting as a butane canister explosion.

Boat trip to Spain getting cheaper for Senegalese

“The price for getting to Spain on a canoe has gone down. It used to cost almost £1000, but in 2006 went down to £450. Now it is possible to buy a passage for £350. It must be the only thing in Senegal which has gone down in price. A loaf of bread has gone…

¿Dónde está la Perrera de Gaudí?

Some Andalusians overheard this afternoon seemed to believe that Casa Milà was built as the municipal dogs’ home. Other famous landmarks–Parky Gay, Sangria Familia, Sangrada Familia, Passage Gracias–here.