The next guest blogger, my Lacanian friend Julia Evans is lined up from the 6th January. During the Christmas period I intend to stay blogging, an indication of serious addiction! The needs of the Turkey (to be put in the bottom oven of the AGA at 0300) even had a Christmas Day blog last year a pattern which is likely to be repeated.

The guest blog slot is also open. Now I plan an experiment - if anyone wants to say something, send me (snowden@cognitive-edge.com) the text (pictures etc also fine) and I will happily post it. Call it an open forum, or a Town Hall meeting or whatever you like. If no one wants to say anything that's fine and understandable. However the facility is there and I am sure we can think up some sort of prize for the best blog. Anonymous is OK, satirical fine, opinion ideal, humour always welcome.