My last entry was July – an awful long time ago… The trip to New Orleans went well. A week of hard work, lots of drinking, live music, but very little sleep.
Back to the office for a week or two and then some vacation time. North Yorkshire with the boys. Fantastic cliffs, caves, rock [...]
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Back to reality
Posted in General, Me, Work, marketing, tagged Me on 27/08/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reality TV – where should it end?
Posted in General, tagged cancer, Emotions on 01/03/2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most talked about characters from the early days of ‘Big Brother’ is the subject of Lisa Lynch’s latest blog. It’s an interesting take on reality tv and how we view the people we are exposed to. Reality Bites is definitely worth a read – especially if anyone out there has had any kind [...]
I bought a new TV this week – not a large TV for the lounge, but a small one for the bedroom. I looked at reviews, I read user comments and in the end it came down to three models – a Sharp, an LG and a Samsung.
I went for the Samsung Le19R86. Here’s the [...]
Two Minutes’ Silence
Posted in General on 11/11/2008 | Comments Off
Today we remember.
We remember all of those people who fought and died. It’s a pretty somber day.
Recession?
Posted in General, Me, Rant on 28/10/2008 | Leave a Comment »
All the talk, all the news, every media outlet is talking recession. It’s affecting many of us already. The BBC has headlines of repossessions going up by 71% – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7694819.stm and it’s scary. Yes, it’s very scary. But, how much of what we hear is scare-mongering talk? How much of the downturn is being influenced by [...]
Another Wee Bit of Good News?
Posted in Family, General, Me, Rant, Sister on 09/10/2008 | Leave a Comment »
The interest rate has been dropped by the Bank of England. As someone in the middle of a re-mortgage I’m hoping that this rate change will be adopted by my mortgage lender as soon as possible… I’m sure there are many other people in similar situations, so lots of you will understand.
But, that’s where it [...]
Update on Gran
Posted in Family, General, Me on 03/09/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Total confusion it seems is becoming the norm. She asked yesterday how her mother was. My mother had to remind Gran that she is actually 88 and that her own mother has been gone for some time.
It’s hard. So very hard.
I sent flowers to the hospital, because I live too far away to visit. Gran [...]
3BTs – airport, pink, and technology in action
Posted in 3BTs, Friends, Geek, General, Me on 20/06/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anticipating seeing someone. I have to pick someone special up from the airport later.
Pinks in bloom in my garden. Recently planted, the pinks are starting to show their colours, release their perfume and decorate my previously dull garden.
Ah, the joys of a ‘Multipoint’ headset! Carrying two mobile phones just got a lot less painful thanks [...]
3BTs – Pinks, Gentle Surprise, Busy
Posted in 3BTs, Food, Friends, General, Me on 09/06/2008 | Leave a Comment »
The satisfaction of planting Purple Pixies, Fatheads, Pinks, Blue Moons, and other flowering shrubs in my garden to make it look more colourful and smell more fragrant and hearing that I’ve planted some wonderful things (from someone older and wiser).
Holding a four week old baby in my arms and seeing how gentle a five year [...]
Acupuncture
Posted in General, Me on 09/06/2008 | Leave a Comment »
For various reasons I’ve been having acupuncture for a few years now. Initially I went once a week to get a particular health issue under control (this is after several varied attempts by the GP (drugs, surgery etc.) to rectify the problem) and for the most part it’s been fantastic. I say for the most [...]
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