http://www.andrewpointon.com Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:55:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On one of their walks this week Tina captured this shot of Bevan looking to the heavens. I like it very much and it is now my desktop wallpaper. http://www.andrewpointon.com/2011/07/26/looking-for-winger-ollie When at the end of June Tina started a job at a boarding facility for animals I didn't realise that as well as paying customers she'd be looking after dogs in the care of the RSPCA. It was probably inevitable then that she would eventually fall for a rescue dog. ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2011/07/21/bevans-first-week Stephen Foster aka Winger (left) discusses tactics with former Stoke City Manager Johan Boskamp, Denderleeuw, April 2008 On the 30th June I was working late, waiting to go to a Green Party meeting in Leeds city centre so I thought I'd pop on the Stoke City Fanzine Oatcake Message Board to ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2011/07/18/stephen-foster It is hard to believe but it was one year ago today that I last set foot on American soil. One of the last things I saw of Jacksonville was the graphic on the airport window shown here and so it seemed a suitable header for this post. I ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2011/03/29/a-memorable-year-since-the-usa Life has got a lot more involved and busier since my last blog. Time seems to be precious and the blogging has been duly relegated towards the bottom of the priorities. I intend to do a "catch up" piece soon, but one recent event was so momentous I felt it ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2011/03/28/marching-for-the-alternative It's a while since my last blog post. This is because since returning from the USA I have been busy with a combination of working around the house making improvements, and getting involved with local politics. Weeks of leafleting where happiness was a loose letterbox and a few nights of ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2010/05/08/election-fever Today is the big vote on US Health Care, a moment that has been described as "historic" by President Barack Obama. The Democrats are now confident they have the necessary support to introduce health reforms. Congressman John Larson, chairman of the House Democratic caucus, claimed the party had the 216 ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2010/03/21/historic-health-care-vote-today A year ago this month Molly Cat came into our lives. A lady who saves cats from the "kill list", i.e. those that cannot be found homes by animal charities and are put to sleep, had rescued Molly and her siblings and was displaying them outside a pet supply store ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2010/03/21/curtain-call After several days of temperatures struggling to reach fahrenheit figures in the 60s, and windchill making them feel lower, the sun has got his hat on today, has come out to play, and it has reached a very pleasant 74' F (23' C). Yesterday I was in a fleece ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2010/03/19/normal-service-is-resumed Many think that life at the beach would be idyllic. For one section of the community in Jacksonville Beach living by the seaside is less about sunbathing and surfing, but more literal - the sands and environs are the closest they have to a home, it is their life. There ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2010/03/19/sand-sea-and-destitution