"The Duchess of York has accused parts of the media of making "outrageous" claims that her daughter is overweight. In an interview with the BBC, Sarah Ferguson said her eldest daughter Beatrice was a fit and healthy size 10. "The press has been absolutely outrageous, calling her such horrible names... I just think they ought to take more responsibility," she said."

This is what makes me angry with newspapers. If you look at the picture of her on the article, how could anybody say she was overweight? And why should they care how much she weighs anyway?

Consider this a warning. You may be enticed by the adverts, the bubbly golden cheese, the thick grilled steak, the persuasive voiceover, but be firm! Mmmm...steak, you might think. Oooh... pizza.

Don't do it.

This is coming from someone who loves pizza, even deep fried, so trust me on this one. There is no "steak sauce"- that is a crazy, crazy story. IT'S GRAVY!!! ON A PIZZA!!! Bleurgh.

Dominoes Steak Special Pizza - Just Say No.

And the prize for the most seemingly nonsensical sentence for today is awarded for:


"There are two types of haemolysis on blood agar plates: alpha, beta, and gamma."


Actually, it makes sense because gamma haemolysis is technically no haemolysis, but I'm sure that could be clearer. I mean really!

They've turned my work into a Fringe venue. There are blonde, public school educated, teenage wannabe thespians EVERYWHERE!

Call me an optimist if you will, but occasionally I like to tune in to "science" programmes on the tv in the hope that they might make me interested rather than angry. Wrong again.
I watched the Equinox special on Avian Influenza tonight and athough parts of it were very interesting, some of it fell into the easy traps of science reporting.


I don't mind so much when it is adverts that contain bad science, after all it is in the interests of the company to promote certain aspects of their product. But programmes which exist to inform the public should make sure that they nail the basic facts first.

Ok, I'm done ranting now, it's safe to come out from behind the sofa.