Saw this van on the way back from Worthing. Either he really is a eletrician or he should be asking the bloke who paints his van for a hefty discount.
Entries from July 27th, 2009
Boisterous
July 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on Boisterous · Life
There was a funfair along Worthing seafront today. When you see a sign that says “Warning – this is a very boisterous ride” it is very hard to resist…Â Â so I went on it to keep Chrystal company while Jayne minded the bags and camera. Boisterous is not a word I have heard to describe […]
Chrome
July 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on Chrome · Life
We went down to Worthing today.  The main reason was to get some shoes for Chrystal (there is a Brantano shop there with a decent choice of large sizes) but really it was an excuse to go to the seaside too, and get a Sunday roast at the Warwick. After lunch we walked round the […]
Pride and Prejudice… and zombies
July 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Life
It is a terrible thing to confess, but I have not read Pride & Prejudice, nor anything else by Jane Austen. I haven’t even seen any of the lavish costume drama adaptations on the TV. This does not bother me: I don’t cling to that idea of a classical canon that you have have read. […]
Bloody iTunes
July 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Technology
I think I have wondered in the past exactly when it was that Tony Benn switched from being the bogeyman to being a national treasure, well now I am wondering when Apple reached their tipping point on their journey in the opposite direction. It used to be that Microsoft had everything tied up and Apple […]
Tags: Internet
The Tolpuddle experience
July 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Politics
A few days have passed since visiting Tolpuddle so if I write about it now it is not fresh in my mind and I may have forgotten some details, but at least that stops me wittering on about total ephemera. So anyway, here are some thoughts about the event, about the Labour movement in general […]
Tags: Dorset·Heroes·Photos·Trade Unions
A poet who knows it
July 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Music
In order to broaden my horizons I often dip into the new uploads on Spotify, or the home page, and deliberately choose to listen to an act I have never even heard of before.  Sometimes it results in a pleasant surprise like Assemblage 23 or Kill Hannah. Ans sometimes it results in Daughtry…
Tags: Spotify
Don’t Fear The Reaper
July 21st, 2009 · Comments Off on Don’t Fear The Reaper · Music
I got round to listening to some more Blue Oyster Cult the other day, playing a few tracks from each of their first few albums.  I really liked quite a lot of them, but… I can’t remember anything about them, what they were called or how they went. I just enjoyed them at the time. […]
Tags: Spotify
Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival
July 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Life, Politics
Today I went on a day trip to Dorset for the last day of the Tollpuddle Martyrs Festival. It is a long way to go for a day (nearly three hours each way on the coach) but plenty of people came from even further away and it was a good day out even if it […]
Tags: Dorset·Labour Party·Photos·Trade Unions
Those who do not learn from history…
July 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on Those who do not learn from history… · Life
The West Sussex County Times carries a column in its property porn section which is sponsored (and written) by a local mortgage company. Sometimes I look at it, although normally I don’t. This week I did and was left slack-jawed by the end of it.
