From Twitter 08-30-2010

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There Will Always Be An England, Department of Vital Statistics, London Annexe

The Grauniad's obituaries yesterday had a set of double-facing noble obituaries. On the right-hand page is the obituary of Lord McIntosh of Haringey, mhose main claim to fame was his loss of the leadership of the Greater London Council to the hard-left Labourite "Red" Ken Livingstone, whom many of you will recognise as later the first Mayor of London.

Among Lord McIntosh's characteristics was the fact that he was a humanist and atheist. The last paragraph of the section of the obituary written by Jeremy Isaacs is the one that caused me to collapse into helpless laughter at the breakfast table, astonishing HWMBO, who wondered what was so funny about an obituary. Lord McIntosh had months to prepare for his own death, seeing friends and generally enjoying himself. The section ends thus:

An atheist to the last, (McIntosh) reviewed the engagements, most in Europe, he would not now keep, glad to escape an audience with the pope in Rome.

A lucky escape indeed.

Today's excerpt from the Marblehead Police Log

I've been a bit remiss in reporting events from Marblehead. There was a Firemen's Muster over the weekend, and the handtub competition was won by the hometown handtub, the Okammakamesit #2, with my brother on the crew and captained by my friend Rick, both of whom attended my Installation as WM of Goliath Lodge a few months ago. These used to be yearly events in Marblehead, but they have been somewhat neglected of late. They are a lot of fun, an occasion for consuming much malted fermented beverages, and an interesting insight into how fires were fought in the late 1800's.

But the Police Log outdoes itself this week. I cannot begin to describe its wackiness. You must go and look for yourself, but the headline tells it all: Police Log: Suspicious Man Watches Cat.