Blogspot - thestateofthenationuk.blogspot.com - The State Of The Nation UK
General Information:
Latest News:
1000 and out 8 Jan 2013 | 01:04 pm
On the 6th of June 2008, I started this blog. My aim in 2008 was to rant about how society had failed and things that annoy me in life, but it became far more than that. I had joined a small community...
999 7 Jan 2013 | 07:16 pm
Call the emergency services, it's the 999th posting on this blog! And looking at the stats from 1 to 999, it's no surprise that pictures of semi-naked guys sit at the top of the most viewed list: Za...
No respect 6 Jan 2013 | 06:41 pm
My friend a is Policeman and mentioned last night that, having been on shift over 6 hours, he walked into a Supermarket to buy a sandwich. He was stopped by a man who said, in a very serious and accu...
Pupdate 5 Jan 2013 | 09:43 pm
Just to keep you informed, Zac is growing fast and today went for his first proper walk. It wasn't far and was surprisingly good on the lead. It's hard work though at the moment! He is into everyth...
I am a bad Christian 1 Jan 2013 | 11:50 pm
So let's start 2013 with a highly personal and possibly controversial posting. We shall see how this sits with some people... As I get older, my tolerance for religion and those that believe in God h...
Happy New Year! 1 Jan 2013 | 01:30 am
To my reader, a Happy New Year to you. Here's a random Gary Larson cartoon as my gift to you - it always makes me laugh...
Movies of 2012 27 Dec 2012 | 11:31 pm
Inspired by Ray's posting, here are my top 10 (plus 1) movies of the year. These are films I watched this year, rather than those released in 2012: Dreams of a Life This documentary has stayed me wi...
My favourite Christmas image 25 Dec 2012 | 11:00 am
Christmas eve 24 Dec 2012 | 01:30 pm
A busy day ahead for us - visiting Pete's God Parents who we haven't seen for a while, a few last ingredients for home-made ice-cream and cheesecake, some last-minute shopping, wrapping, etc etc. Loo...
December movie update 23 Dec 2012 | 04:02 pm
Here are the films that Pete and I have received from Lovefilm.com and watched on TV and DVD over the past month in reverse order, with my ratings out of ten from my movie list on the IMDB. Flame (19...