Posted in Bits'n'Bobs, Cultural, Technology, The Main Thread on Feb 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Being amongst the last of a dying breed - a smoker…
I started a little group on Flickr - The Tobacconist - which is gathering a some momentum…
Some of the Tobacconist’s shop-fronts I have seen over the years are the most pleasant, interesting, amusing, or just well presented… and from a photo in the group [...]
Posted in Bits'n'Bobs, England, Technology, The Main Thread on Feb 6th, 2008 No Comments »
Had a haircut today. Just what you needed to know hey?
Was looking a little like the ‘wild man from Borneo’. And regularly getting up and thinking ‘ooh… bad hair morning’… Of more concern was that one morning my Uncle Eric might not recognise me and call the police, or something worse…
It was lovely day in [...]
Posted in Cultural, SocioPolitical, Technology, The Main Thread on Jan 25th, 2008 No Comments »
A ‘revolution’ is loosely defined (skimming over the variety of definitions quoted at Wikipedia) as action(s) which result in socio-political change. Or, less specifically, by Cambridge’s Advanced Learners Dictionary, as “a very important change in the way that people do things”…
An ‘evolution’ is, again loosely, generally agreed to mean change or process, often with an [...]
Posted in Bits'n'Bobs, Mini Rants, Technology, The Main Thread on Jan 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Well, having been using Vista for about a month (it was OEM’d on a machine I got - I didn’t really choose it) I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t go out and buy it per se.
Service Pack 1 is on its way and by all account this boosts the speed quite a bit - original announcement [...]
Posted in Bits'n'Bobs, Cultural, England, Poetry/Lyrics, The Main Thread on Jan 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
It’s in the dream you’ll find it,
don’t ask why,
or look to the sky.
Trust…
It’s in the dream you’ll find that place,
that peace,
that ever-lasting solitude,
look,
listen,
learn,
don’t ask why,
let it wash over you…
It will come.
It’s in the paradox you’ll find it,
the twilight,
the grey zone,
between the dream and the reality…
They are same,
really… I ask you to trust…
To look, to listen, [...]
Posted in Bits'n'Bobs, Technology, The Main Thread on Jan 9th, 2008 5 Comments »
Well the latest gadget research was to solve the in-car music problem without having to spend hundreds on an after-market stereo or cd/mp3 changer…
I have had previous experience with FM transmitter solutions using MP3 players but it was always a less than optimal solution - with the power of the FM transmitter (and hence [...]
Posted in Cultural, England, The Main Thread on Jan 1st, 2008 No Comments »
I decided not to do London for New Years eve - don’t think I could cope with the excitement (or the crowds for that matter)… :P
Exploring London requires you become familiar with the Tube. If you’re doing a heavy travel day the easiest way to ticket it is to buy an off-peak ‘travelcard’ which gives [...]
Posted in Cultural, England, The Main Thread on Dec 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Another thing you should expect to do if you’re visiting London is walk. I always seem to walk miles & miles - which I think is a combination of indecisiveness, wondering what’s round the corner, and fairly frequently getting minorly lost. Second piece of advice therefore is always carry a good map.
You should also try [...]
Posted in Cultural, England, The Main Thread on Dec 30th, 2007 No Comments »
While you’re in London always take the trouble to take in a West End show. If you line up the theatres/shows your interested in and then hit the box office at each and see what’s going for the evening. I tried We Will Rock You and Mary Poppins with no luck - no seats [...]
Posted in Cultural, England, The Main Thread on Dec 29th, 2007 No Comments »
Having first visited London over 10 years ago I have to confess I was never really that much of a fan - there’s no doubt it’s exciting to be in London - but when for example you come here for work it’s always a rush and too much time looking at the inside of a [...]