Home Cap'n Lowy's Log-Part II Lowy's Log - Part I
(or the old git's 'philosophical surfboard')

Here we go with this years items of debate.
Being the miserable git that I am, I find it very difficult to come up with items for the "in" list.
the "Out" list of course comes very naturally.
I hope that you can contribute to the lists. Drop me an email to join the debate.
In's
The ghastly ordeal of Timothy Cavendish
Sardinian red wine
Home made curry
Curry houses
Curry
Rancid
Being arrested in Shanghai
Standing your ground
High interest rates
Intellectual aloofness
Baudalino
Skype
Chilton Foliat
Being carbon neutral
350 year old houses
Paper hankies
Seal skin shoes from Namibia
Sardinia
Lamb chops
The Cloud Atlas
Stainless Steel
John Winters' parties
George Orwell
Marian Pahars
Ivor the Engine
Jones the Steam
Naval gazing
Panama hats
Driving on the left
Not having to shave
Bjork
Barometers
Hand bearing compasses
Tanita Tikarum
Finding somewhere you like unexpectedly
Sardinia
Not going with the flow
Independently thought out ideas
David Mitchell
The word, "Vacuous"
Favourite jumpers
Out's
Electric hand dryers in public toilets
The cost of living in Britain
Celebrity chefs
Gordon Ramsey
Rupert Lowe
Harry Redknapp
Lambrusco
Lambada
Being skint
Know it all's
Tatoos
Forgetting the lyrics of songs you once knew
"The Championship" Yeah right!
Rust
The UK planning regulations
The UK's boating regulations
The UK's radio licensing regulations
Too many regulations
Having to pay for the privilege of being regulated
The decline of the British Navy
Guarantees for "life" (who's?)
Worthless guarantees
No decent alternative for sun cream
Not having enough
Smokers breath
Nicole Kidman
The Millennium dome
The uninformed debate about climate change
Taxes dressed up as green
Moustaches
Peter Mandelson
The growing "Political Class"
The nepotism of politicians
Politicians
The political economy of Britain
"Dr" John Reid. wanker!
Worrying about nothing
Saying "don't do that"
Extortionate car park charges
The avariciousness of local government
Gordon Browns illegal tax increases Nov 06
The Consumer/Producer economy
"Fusion" food. Yah
False compliments
Empty promises
Saying what people want to hear