I am not a number. I am a free man!

Patrick McGoohan dead at age 80.

Sherlock Holmes

I am currently revisiting the Sherlock Holmes canon via my iPhone. I particularly like the radio version with Sir Ralph Richardson as Dr. Watson and Sir John Gielgud as the master detective.

MP3 versions of these adventures may be found at the essential repository of ephemera known as Archive.org.

The Holmes versions mentioned may be found at:

http://www.archive.org/details/sherlockholmesOTRkibm001

The Heretic is back

Having gone somnolent during the recent election unpleasantness, the Heretic has returned in time to record the impending coronation of his Holiness, St. Obama.

Pedigree dogs are becoming stupid as we breed them for looks, not brains

Pedigree dogs have become increasingly stupid as they are now bred for their looks, not their brains, according to new research.

Here in the US we have been running the same experiment with the Kennedy family. Results are similar.