I'm running, I'm running, catch up with me life…
Quick redux of the past few weeks… Went to Manchester, saw dks, ed, etc. Saw various houses. Saw a house I wanted. Put in offer Had offer tentatively accepted. Been in London working for a…
Why does it always rain on me?
Today I rang the estate agent of the property I was looking to buy in Manchester to put a higher offer in than the last one I placed (I hate all this pansying around with agents, but it’s the way thin…
Quiet contemplation…
I was considering the process of waking up on my way home. The fruits of that ponderance are here on my website.
Our house, in the middle of our street…
Today at approximately 13:00 I made an offer on a house in Manchester. Assuming all goes well, I’ll be moving as soon as I can get a buyer for my house in Cambridgeshire and assuming my offer on the h…
Mo Mowlam dies aged 55…
Labour MP Mo Mowlam died today. It’s not very often that I actually like a politician. Mo Mowlam was one of those that I had respect for and actually liked. Her irreverence both amused and intrigued m…
Similarities abound…
This morning I was struck by the similarity between the words ‘ichor’ and ‘ichthus’ — One a symbol of the christian faith, the other a thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer or wound. Words never…
Ask and þee shall receive…
On my way over to Brazil for the work conference I’ve now finished attending, I had the unfortunate requirement to sit land-side in Heathrow terminal 4 for about two hours. During this time I had no i…
R.I.P. James Doohan
James Doohan (Montgomery Scott) has died from Alzheimers and pneumonia. Original series Star Trek was one of the first TV shows to really grab me and make me care about the characters, back when I was…
Someday soon I'll make you mine…
…Then I’ll have candy all the time. Rob Bradford says that not being at debconf means that he sucks. That makes me suck too :-( Thanks Rob. In other news however, on Monday, the hardware for my spanky…