Minimalist poet, minimalist lifestyle

A lot of fireworks have been let off in Doncaster tonight. I don't know why this is. All that I'm aware of, is that it's Bastille Day in France.

Police in Iran are reported to have taken 14 squirrels into custody - because they are suspected of spying.

Britain's latest secret weapon?
The rodents were found near the Iranian border allegedly equipped with eavesdropping devices.
The reports have come from the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
When asked about the confiscation of the spy squirrels, the national police chief said: "I have heard about it, but I do not have precise information."
The IRNA said that the squirrels were kitted out by foreign intelligence services - but they were captured two weeks ago by

A council has ordered a green-fingered couple to remove a flower display from their house - because it's too pretty.

Barry and Betty Atack were told a trellis on their 200-year-old home "detracts from the area's architectural simplicity."

Betty said: "We rang the council and a lady said our house was 'too pretty'. They don't want us to have hanging baskets either. It's potty."

Lancaster City Council claim the 72-year-olds - who have won trophies for their garden in Poulton, Lancs - agreed to maintain the house's character after getting a £6,000 renovation grant, reports The Sun.

But defiant Betty said: "That trellis was there before they started. It's staying. They can send me to jail if they like."

Shuttle's Name Misspelled On NASA Launch Pad Sign Someone Called Kennedy Space Center NASA To Fix Typo The first NASA sign at launch pad 39A encouraging the next launch of space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center was misspelled and noticed by someone looking at the craft. When the shuttle rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly Building Wednesday, a giant "Go Endeavour" sign was put on a fence in front of the craft. However, one item was missing from the sign: the "u" in Endeavour. Someone spotted the mistake and called KSC to fix it, WKMG-TV reported. NASA scrambled someone out to pad 39A with a new sign that has orbiter Endeavour's name spelled correctly. A photo with the correct spelling was also posted on the Kennedy Space Center's Web site. The orbiter is named after HM Bark Endeavour, the ship commanded by 18th century explorer James Cook; the name also honored Endeavour, the Command Module of Apollo 15. This is why the name is spelled in the British English manner, according to Answers.com.

Ken Davenport, producer of the Off-Broadway hits Altar Boyz and The Awesome 80s Prom, today announced that virgins will get a free ticket to the first performance of My First Time, the new play in the style of The Vagina Monologues "featuring four actors in hysterical and heartbreaking stories about first sexual experiences written by real people . . . just like you."

Press notes state, "On hand to verify the virgins will be Sebastian Black, a well-respected certified hypnotherapist, serving as the human lie detector! Black is one of New York’s most sought after mentalists, psychic entertainers and mind readers. He holds degrees in Hypnotherapy and has a practice in his hometown of Nyack, New York. He has appeared on 'Change of Heart,' 'Inside Edition' and a pilot for the Oxygen Network. Sebastian Black can be usual be found as an advisor in the boardroom or speaking at meetings for America's top corporations. He will be appearing in his one-man show If I Were Really Psychic..? beginning in September at The Duplex Cabaret Theater."

Black will hold a brief interview with all of the alleged virgins starting at 7 PM on Thursday, July 12th, immediately prior to the show's first performance. Black will immediately determine if the individual still has their ‘v-card’ based on the interview.

There is a very limited number of tickets available for this “First Time” promotion .