Rule one: Do not act incautiously when confronting little bald wrinkly smiling men.
Posted in activism on Apr 30th, 2007
My partner and I have recently been researching how we can not just ‘put our money where our mouths are’ but actually ‘vote with our hard-earned’ in support of our ethical principles.
While we accept that in the modern world, some level of compromise is often necessary, we are aiming to take (or create) as many […]
Posted in tech on Apr 20th, 2007
Hmm… it may well be that Micro$oft XP is responsible but I haven’t had a chance to investigate yet.
I have been using Google Browser Sync with Firefox for some time, and found it much easier to use than periodically updating my bookmarks by exporting them to a usb pen and importing them to other computers. […]
Posted in food on Apr 17th, 2007
After only ten unique meals, and only a couple of weeks since my last Tuna Pasta Bake, I made it again this Monday.
It is not evidence of beginning senility, just apathy. I couldn’t be bothered to stretch my imagination to conceive of something new and then wait the extra time it usually takes to cook […]
Posted in automotive on Apr 5th, 2007
I’ve just spent my lunchtime drooling over the Audi website. There are many shiny objects of desire but if I was in the market for a saloon car with style, I’d choose an Audi RS 4.
Anyone who knows anything about cars dreams of owning a car with a V8 engine, and the RS 4 comes […]
Posted in bad customer service on Apr 3rd, 2007
OK, they didn’t actually leave a curled up turd in the corner behind the sofa, but in my absence they did wash their hands in my bathroom and then destroy a clean towel. OK they didn’t actually destroy the towel, but they did render it unusable. Well, not that you couldn’t have used it to […]
Posted in food on Apr 3rd, 2007
After a few weeks break from my Monday Night Challenge to keep cooking different vegetarian dishes, I’m back on the tools. Last night was another dish I had been saving for one of the evenings when I had not planned anything or done the shopping.
Tuna Pasta bake is actually one of my favourite meals, simple […]