Vegetables

by | Sep 21, 2008 | Things that made me smile

In my list of interests, beer and wine feature fairly heavily. There are few nicer things in life than a good pint of English ale – it’s one thing the English are good at. I’ll discuss the other in another post (watch out for comments on that one!)...

Christmas cards

by | Sep 19, 2008 | DKWTFI

That time of year is rapidly approaching, and if you’re going to buy Christmas cards, why not support Mencap as you do. This year the charity has abandoned the huge catalogue and gone for a smaller range of really good stuff. Give it a try – click here to...

The most amazing piece of software

by | Sep 17, 2008 | Technology

I just downloaded Shazam onto the iPhone. I’ve said this before – I spent most of my adult life in a very high tech environment, but…. this is gob-smacking. I expect it’s relatively simple to implement, but the effect it has on the end user has...

Quote of the day

by | Sep 15, 2008 | Quotations

Age and treachery will always overcome youth and enthusiasm It’s a sad fact, but this quotation is more and more relevant at my time of life

Spam comments

by | Sep 15, 2008 | I'm ranting

I wish there were a way to constantly bombard insurance companies with emails saying “I don’t want insurance – if I want some, I’ll look for it. So STOP BOTHERING ME!” This simple little blog has been bombarded with insurance spam letters...