Author: Tim

  • 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 – or at least giving that impression – but make sure you know where the line…

  • 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 think of Claus_von_Stauffenberg.

  • 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 to refer to an urban male of any sexual orientation who has a strong aesthetic…

  • "I got it off ebay"

    Surgeon bought his equipment off eBay (Scotsman article).

  • Any other map nuts?

    I like this a lot – Worldmapper “Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.”

  • Hmm

    Don’t quite know how I got this one. What Classic Movie Are You?personality tests by similarminds.com And this one: What Famous Leader Are You?personality tests by similarminds.com So, “Saddam and The Temple Of Doom”, anyone?

  • Bad PR For Pandas

    Fascinating NYT article about “natural” parenting.

  • So, what is your office like?

    For the wage slaves. I am currently working in what is just about the nicest office building I have ever been in. I took this photo in the grounds early this morning.

  • Web Site Of The Day

    Discover hundreds of little-known uses for well-known products, by just clicking on a product! Wacky Uses (Must stop doing this, how am I going to fit in rantings, if I fritter away my time on this sort of thing)