Minimalist poet, minimalist lifestyle

This is the title of a documentary that I'll be watching tonight (ch4 - 9.pm). I've always been very sceptical about the concept of global warming/climate change: is it really happening, and, if so, is it caused by human activities?

This is the preview in my TV guide:

Are carbon dioxide emissions caused by human activities really heating up the Earth, or could there be another explanation? This film challenges the consensus on global warming, with scientists arguing that the Earth's climate has always been changing, and that the effect of the sun's radiation may be to blame.

I can remember when I was at school in the 1970s everyone was worried about the approaching Ice Age...how soon things change.

My SiteMeter account hasn't been registering any visitor stats since eleven o'clock yesterday. According to the onsite blog this is because the server where my stats are kept is offline, and might need replacing and so it could be up to another day until I'm able to view my details. The stats won't be lost; but I obviously can't view them at the moment.

My StatCounter account is still working though.

I was able to leave work an hour early today; everyone else was leaving and so I was told that I might as well leave. I'm not going to feel guilty about it; I always arrive half an hour early because of the timings of the buses, and it's my final week next week anyhow.

I've used the extra time to go shopping at Tesco's and visit the bank to transfer some of my wages into my savings account.

Magistrates ban Man Utd

A Bulgarian football fan is celebrating a partial victory in his legal battle to change his name to Manchester United.

Marin Levidzhev, from Veliko Tarnovo, is now legally allowed to call himself Manchester Levidzhev after a two year court case.

But local magistrates said his ardent support of the club was not enough reason to change his surname to United.

Mr Levidzhev said he would take the case to a higher court.

"I feel as if I am only at the half-time break. I won't feel right until I get all my name changed to Manchester United," he said.

"I love the club. It's my whole life and I want my name to reflect that."