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Category Archives: Tim’s Posts
A Bit About PR
I have never been much of a fan of PR. For one thing, I would like to see truly local MPs, for another, in the past I had fallen for the “you will never get strong government” line. However, looking … Continue reading
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Shape Of Things To Come
Scientists from Rand Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a “home computer” could look in the year 2004. However, the needed technology will not be economically feasible for the average home. Also the scientists readily admit that the … Continue reading
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My Kind Of Town
Officials in Pecica, a village town about 13 miles from the Hungarian border in the country’s west, ordered the bright red signs, complete with the phrase “Attention – Drunks”.
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The Right of A True-Born Englishman
MP calls for burkas to be banned in Britain An MP has called for ministers to ban the wearing of burkas, branding it ”offensive” and ”against the British way of life”. Dear Mr Holloborne, how I dress is my business. … Continue reading
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Windows Live Writer
I have just tried out theWindows Live Writer blogging tool and must say I am very impressed. It will let you insert images, puts a drop shadow on (?) if you want and auto thumbnails. It will handle pretty much all … Continue reading
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Rubbish Christmas Awards – Grand Prize Presentation
An ecstatic Rubbish Christmas Grand Champion Jan receives her treasured prize the Limited Edition Special Pack tomato shaped tomato sauce bottle. I’ve got two more prizes to hand out to runners-up Lin and Alison, I bet they can’t wait … Continue reading
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Roche Abbey
Today we went to Roche Abbey We played hide and seek Admired the spots on a ladybird Threw Pooh sticks And waited for them to reappear … and Small has learnt to play with the stream…
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Bolsover
Today we went to Bolsover Castle. It is only two villages away, so of course, we haven’t been there in the six years since we moved here. Signed up for family membership to English Heritage while we were there (15 … Continue reading
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A Steaming Good Day Out!
I have only ever been on the North Norfolk Railway and to a couple of museums including a trip long ago to the National Rail Museum in York so our trip to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway was pretty … Continue reading
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Eureka!
It has taken me a while to get round to blogging this. Last week I took the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday off to avoid the Great Yorkshire Show traffic jams in Harrogate, which would have added several hours to my … Continue reading
Meanwhile
It has been rather quite round here, what with the management taking the spawn off to the jolly seside, but I have been keeping myself amused with all sorts of stuff. The Silent Ringtone Get a teenager to listen to … Continue reading
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Have you booked your holidays yet?
I have had one haircut in the last five years. The time before, I got fed up with the whole business of haircuts and had the hairdresser whip it all off to a No 2. Last year, I started to … Continue reading
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The Peoples Republic Of England
I have been a republican for as long as I can remember. Back then, you couldn’t even get people to talk seriously about it, whereas now, there seems to be a growing movement towards a republic – no idea what … Continue reading
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People Profiler
Your personality: Stress Lover You just love it when things get frantic… and doesn’t everyone else know it? You buzz around the office at 100mph, with your quick-fire repartee and snappy decision-making. Which is great for getting things done – … Continue reading
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Bombing PM justified says Galloway
Scotsman article (terrific newspaper that) While I am inclined to the view the George Galloway is more of a Monster Raving Loony than any elected MP has a right to be, hearing his views on the radio today made me … Continue reading
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Metrosexual
Discussing the above neologism, Jax and I concurred, neither of us knew what it meant. When she read this definition to me…. “Metrosexual was coined in 1994 (as was its noun, metrosexuality) by British journalist Mark Simpson, who used it … Continue reading
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“I got it off ebay”
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