Rule one: Do not act incautiously when confronting little bald wrinkly smiling men.
Posted in food on Jan 30th, 2007
I had already started eating by the time I took the photo, but not too much damage had been done, so I thought I would try and remember to capture finished meals. It may be fun to look back on them in six months.
This really was quite an easy one to cook. Unfortunately, I couldn’t […]
Posted in financial on Jan 28th, 2007
There have been a number of occasions lately where I have been asked to supply a passed, for an on-line service, only to be told that my secure password could not be accepted. Perhaps my password is too short, to simple? No, in each case it was because I had used special characters, such as […]
Posted in food on Jan 23rd, 2007
Only a small challenge, more for motivation purposes than anything - I have accepted the challenge to cook a different meal every Monday night for 6 months. Whilst it doesn’t seem like much of a challenge, the information which is missing here is that my partner is a veggie.
What with the pace of life and […]
Posted in people on Jan 17th, 2007
To follow on perfectly from my previous post, I have just learned that one of my friends was knocked off her bike this morning, at a junction. The lady in her car admitted she was busy trying to look for a gap to squeeze into and did not look properly.
Fortunately my friend is unharmed, other […]
Posted in people on Jan 17th, 2007
It was raining this morning and on my way to work I was confronted with many people carrying umbrellas. The incident that brought my thoughts on umbrella carriers to mind was when, having just passed a lady carrying one, I turned to cross the road but could not do so safely. Why? The lady’s umbrella […]
Posted in social on Jan 15th, 2007
I was lucky enough to have been given free tickets to a Festival of Winter Ales, organised by CAMRA. Although there were only 25 of the 50 ales still on, and the winning ales not among them, it was a good opportunity to taste a selection of real ales from around the country.
Sharing our drinks, […]
Posted in sailing on Jan 4th, 2007
Whether you know who Donald Crowhurst is or if you have never heard of him, this film is will leave an impression.
For those of you who don’t know, Donald Crowhurst was one of 9 men who set out in a race to be the first person to sail solo, non-stop around the world. By all […]
Posted in tech on Jan 3rd, 2007
To some, Christmas is a holiday, but to me it was a chance to get some study time in. What’s more, it paid off!
This morning I attended my local Vue testing centre to have a crack at the Zend PHP Certification. Having been busy lately I did not feel as ready as I would liked […]