Month: February 2003

About page revised.
Just had a phone call. That was easier than I’d expected, and highly amicable.

Busy busy, revising The Document. Again. gah.

Read the comments to this post. Fraser has some straaaange readers.
Joy of joys, I’m off to let beautiful women run their fingers through my hair. Marvellous!

Is it me, or is today really dragging?
Regular comment writers have been quiet lately – so, come on, make some noise!

A bright and sunny morning, with very very clear air, affording perfect views of a buzzard (or similar sized bird) that flew overhead earlier in great looping circles, trying to find a thermal that would lift it higher, whilst attempting to dodge the attentions of a less-than-happy rook.
Actually, my disposition is reasonably bright and sunny as well. It’ll never last.

Once again, radio grayblog is full of tunes that so perfectly reflect my mood. I notice that my listeners are steadily increasing in number too. I’ll try and add a few new tunes over the next few days, if I find time.

Consider the thinking well and truly over.
Consider a conclusion reached.
Consider that I’m walking away whilst the walking is good, and that there are better options to be followed.
Consider that I feel much better now that I know what I’m doing.

I should be doing and acting.
Instead, I’m prevaricating, dwelling on "stuff", undoubtedly thinking too much, and generally needing motivation, probably in the form of a swift kick up the backside.
Even a hug would be good right now.

This seems like a good working solution to a long-running problem. However, I feel that it is important that rules such as those proposed are confined to food crops only, and not extended to ornamentals (which are currently covered by the same patent and plant variety rights legislation). Additionally, who defines what is or is not an "exempt" farm?
Having said that, I’ve always felt that it is bad practice (i.e. unethical) to take plant patents/PVR on naturally occuring plant varieties where no development work has taken place. Where there has been a selection or breeding process undertaken by a plant breeder/developer, then that is a different matter, as there has been cost and effort incurred which needs to be recouped and profit sought. This is not the case with plant materials that occur naturally in the wild (although defining that state will always be open to conjecture).

These B3tans, they are the craziest peoples.