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Monthly Archives: April 2007
another day, another sunset
Mon Apr 30 2007 – 21:03
I’ve become fascinated with skies since I started trying to draw and paint. Not that I’ve tried very hard to reproduce them, but it gives something to muse about as I drive home in an evening, pondering on the colours in a sunset and wondering whether I’ve the pastels to try. That’s while [...]
E-Petition iPlayer
Mon Apr 30 2007 – 19:07
“The BBC plans to launch an on-demand tv service which uses software that will only be available to Windows users. The BBC should not be allowed to show commercial bias in this way, or to exclude certain groups of the population from using its services. The BBC say that they provide ’services for everyone, free [...]
Sunny April Sunday
Sun Apr 29 2007 – 21:41
A beautiful sunny day in West Yorkshire. We had a house viewing, a walk, food, some conversation, and …
… a TV movie Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy for the children. Who were, obviously, transfixed.
Another lovely day Off T’Path.
mathematical weekend
Sun Apr 29 2007 – 21:01
Yesterday we got on to the lemonade game when we were trying to explain profit to Big. That in itself was a diversion after she’d declared herself unable to add 10p and 5p together. What with one thing and another though, she was off and about practising practical maths skills all day. [...]
10 Easy Steps
Sat Apr 28 2007 – 15:23
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all
Scrambled Eggs
Fri Apr 27 2007 – 18:07
Big has cooked her own dinner (scrambled eggs a la Delia) this evening. She has been getting her own food for ages, but this is the first time she has ever cooked it.
Went a bit lumpy, but never mind.
Google Sightseeing
Thu Apr 26 2007 – 20:41
Fascinating site
Aside from satellite aberrations, and features on some fascinating places, prize for all round weirdness goes to the Flying Doughnut
(Google has improved the definition of images since this was posted, if anything it gets weirder close up)
Sceptic (another estate agent rant, but shorter than usual)
Wed Apr 25 2007 – 12:29
“The property has sceptic tank drainage.”
Idiot.
in macromolecule by reticulate
Wed Apr 25 2007 – 12:04
Spammers, eh?
Anyway, we have bluebells in our garden. Self seeded. So it is now a nature reserve, SSI or something and I am henceforth exonerated from mowing the grass. I adore bluebells.
Now I need to find out how you tell the Spanish ones from the proper English ones. Hmm, I think we are being invaded.
Where to start? Book One, of course.
Mon Apr 23 2007 – 13:01
She said she wanted to learn to cook. Delia seems a good way to go to me.
I had thought is might be desperately over-technical, in fact she seems to be managing the writing rather well, .
One of my favourite authors
Sun Apr 22 2007 – 18:26
just became even more popular here.
Great article from Orson Scott Card, author of Ender’s Game, among others. HT to O’DonnellWeb for the original link.
It’s been a good weekend. Unfortunately I had to go into the office on Friday, so it didn’t start quite as early as I’d hoped it might, but when I got [...]
Idyllic (more from estate agents)
Fri Apr 20 2007 – 9:46
“Set within an idyllic location between the Rochdale Canal and the river…”
That’ll be on the flood plain then.
On the bright side, when the market crashes, the owner of this house won’t be left high and dry.
saw this cheap
Wed Apr 18 2007 – 21:51
Five Children And It / Two Brothers / James And The Giant Peach – Live Action / Animated [1996] in the coop, and I’m going back to get it. It’ll be another good one to tempt her into further reading indulgences
Music and maths on the move
Tue Apr 17 2007 – 23:46
Yesterday morning, alone in the car for my quick run up to work, I got tired of the usual inanities of early morning virgin radio, and I switched instead to Classic FM. I arrived at work in a different mood, feeling somehow more centred I supposed.
This morning I asked the kids if they’d like [...]
would you drive by?
Mon Apr 16 2007 – 21:22
This morning I did. I saw a badger by the side of the road, and I didn’t stop to check he was dead. Should I have done? I don’t know.
This evening, as I left work, I drove out of the industrial estate towards the main road. I saw a young girl sitting on [...]
I’m not a high roller really.
Mon Apr 16 2007 – 21:16
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quote of the night
Sun Apr 15 2007 – 22:47
“She displays the wisdom of a battle hardened warrior.”
“She’s a mother. Close enough.”
Anyone guess which sci-fi show we’ve been watching?
