It seems like each new advance in technology just gives you more opportunities to spend money buying stuff you already have. The advent of CD led a lot of people to buy new copies of LPs they had on vinyl – a trend that is now getting reversed to an extent. The advent of DVD […]
Entries Tagged as 'Life'
Silent crossing
June 15th, 2017 · No Comments · Life
I learned a new thing today, while I was crossing London Road. The crossing by the junction with Martyrs Avenue has pelican crossings, or maybe they are puffin crossings, anyway they have the little buttons for pedestrians to push, and the bumpy pavement bits so that blind people know there is a crossing there, but […]
Tags: WILT
One-wheel drive
June 15th, 2017 · No Comments · Life
I think I have done my bit for increasing the general level of happiness in Crawley this week, because when is a fat bloke on a bicycle not funny? And if he is puffing away, even though not going very fast it is just funnier. The thing is I have had early meetings in the […]
Tags: Cycling
Letting the side down
June 13th, 2017 · No Comments · Life
I do feel like I have betrayed my basic priciples today. I worked from home, but still wore my work suit. To make up for it, when I clocked off I changed into cargo shorts and a t-shirt to go to a council event.
Tags: Doh!
The Irregular
May 22nd, 2017 · No Comments · Life
I have a book to recommend. The Irregular by H.B.Lyle. Last month I had proof copies of two different new novels that trade on a connection with Sherlock Holmes. The first was Arrowood by Mick Finlay, which was interesting enough, but I have to admit that I found The Irregular to be much more exciting. […]
Tags: Books·Reviews·Sherlock Holmes
Twin Peaks
May 22nd, 2017 · No Comments · Life
There is a lot of hype about a new series of Twin Peaks, which is exciting a lot of people and I kind of wish I was one of them. The thing is, I never watched Twin Peaks when it first came out. It sounds like something I would have enjoyed, so I wonder why […]
Tags: TV
Outskirts
April 13th, 2017 · Comments Off on Outskirts · Life, Politics
A short review of Outskirts: Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt by John Grindrod which I mentioned in a previous post. It is due to be out in hardback on June 1st. Although I got hold of an advanced proof copy, I did buy his previous book and would have bought this […]
Tags: Books·Nostalgia·Reviews·Town Planning
Going direct
April 5th, 2017 · Comments Off on Going direct · Life
We went back to Essex today for a funeral, which is never a lot of fun. Funerals I mean, though come to think of it Essex isn’t much fun either. It was my Mother’s husband, so sort of my step-father, although they didn’t actually marry until after I had left home. He didn’t want a […]
The good side of 2016
December 28th, 2016 · Comments Off on The good side of 2016 · Life
This year is generally reckoned to be a bit of a stinker, but it wasn’t all bad from where I am sitting.
Tags: 2016
Dirk Gently
December 12th, 2016 · Comments Off on Dirk Gently · Life
I see that Netflix now has a US-made version of Dirk Gently’s Holistic detective Agency available. I saw some odd bits of it while Jayne was watching it on her PC and although there were a few good gags I can’t say that I was tempted to watch it myself, despite (or maybe because of?) […]
