Category: Tim

I like the fool, it has an interesting spin on finance, and is good to read. Some finds today: Admire, Aspire, Acquire. Of all the dreadful straplines encouraging us to lust after consumer goods, this is perhaps the worst that I’ve ever seen. (fool) Does Wealth Make Us Worse? It’s often said that money can’t…

(I know, this has been kicking around for ages) Tim needs your help. Will sell wife for food. Tim needs to develop a sense of trust in trustworthy adults. Tim needs to find an more acceptable ways to deal with feelings of shame. Tim Needs a Shirt Who holds responsibility for responding to Tim’s unmet…

This should be more fun than the 2012 Olympics, and a sight cheaper! Boris or Ken?

Interesting way to do long multiplication.

What are you like? Strategist The four aspects that make up this personality type are: Spontaneous, Ideas, Heads and Introvert Summary of Strategists Quiet, easy-going and intellectually curious Use logical, objective thinking to find original solutions to problems Think of themselves as bright, logical and individualistic May be impractical, forgetting practical issues, such as paying…

Catherine Tate, John Simm and Alexandra Moen “Comedian Catherine Tate is to play Doctor Who’s new companion, reprising her role from the 2006 Christmas special, the BBC has announced.” (BBC) Oh no, no, no. I found her deeply irritating in the Christmas Special. Mind you, I just find her generally irritating. I liked Billie Piper…

“The Diplomas that are central to government plans for 14-19 learning are said to be at risk because teenagers cannot manage the basic skills. The QCA qualifications watchdog foresaw “a significant impact on pass rates”. The required “functional” skills in literacy, numeracy and computing may put them off taking the new courses, a mix of…

The Socialist ABC Song lyrics by Alex Glasgow (with a nod to Three Score Years And Ten Where thanks are also due for introducing me to this from a Dentist in Baghdad.)

The hardships I endure to spend time with my family. The Belstead Brook Hotel sits in nine acres of tranquil gardens, alongside a willow-lined stream. The original 16th Century hunting lodge is still very much at the heart of the hotel, housing our restaurant, bar and private dining rooms. etc.  

“The government has not understood the scale, gravity and severity of what has happened” the rescue effort is the “biggest in peacetime Britain”(Fire Brigades Union, General Secretary Matt Wrack). But heck, the Government is in London, and they were busy playing their political games and glad-handing each other. Bearing in mind we have had not…