Creativity, curiosity, and code
Sally has been away this week at a residential camp for young people from all over the country involved in climate change projects. I don’t explain it very well so check out http://www.youmeandtheclimate.org/ for a better explanation. I popped down for the weekend to help out, see what was going on, and, yes, to spend […]
The Ten Commandments of Telephone Conference Calls I am the chairman, who booked the line and invited you to the call. Thou shalt have no other means of conducting spoken business with more than two people in more than one place, for thou workest in a cost-cutting environment. Thou shalt not book other meetings and […]
It’s official…I’m getting old. Here’s the evidence: Exhibit A: Gardening is a major preoccupation. Had you not noticed? Yes, my thoughts are consumed with when I’ll next be able to mow the lawn, how to keep weeds at bay, when to harvest the potatoes, when to feed, what the best way is to kill slugs, […]
You may have gathered that I’m a technical person and I like things compact, clever, functional. I’m therefore willing to pay large amounts of money for small, clever little gadgets, like a decent mobile phone, or an electronic organiser. Yes, I spend hundreds on little devices that fit in the palm of my hand. So […]
A friend of mine is engaged in a little, private “Beta” website that I’m contributing to. It’s kinda Christian-themed news and random stuff. I’ve spent some time tonight on a post which I hope he doesn’t mind me cross-posting here. —– You may, like me, have noticed the latest big thing on the Internet…a new […]
I’ve not written much lately but have some free time so it’s a catchup kinda day. We’ve been on holiday (write-up of holiday thoughts to come) and feel a bit out of things, but we’re slowly returning to normality. Cycling Continuing long rides into work and doing my 8.5 mile route most days now. Having […]
I’ve had a few minor incidents on my commute to and from work, and a couple of falls off Fuzzy that were my own stupid fault and didn’t hurt anyone else. But I had my first crash involving someone else today. It was nothing major. I, on my bike, collided with a 10-ish-year-old girl, also […]
Just a quick note. As a little joint birthday treat to ourselves, we’ve managed to track down and purchase a Nintendo Wii! We’re not big gamers but we’ve always like fun, multiplayer games, and the Wii is cheap and fits the bill. I’ll be writing more about this incredible time-wasting machine soon, but if any […]
It’ll seem odd that I just posted my holiday notes from the end of March. These have been half written for ages now, and I have a few other notes that need writing to completion before publishing. I’ve been surprised to have almost an entire week of free evenings and an almost free weekend, so […]
Sally and I made our approximately three-weekly trek to Sainsbury’s yesterday. Shopping is always interesting as we both have our little things we’re passionate about. Fair trade, free range, recycled, compostable, organic, low-energy, locally sourced, etc. And we’re fortunate enough to a) have the choice to buy these things b) be able to afford them! […]