There has been an abandoned chair outside our office for a few weeks now. It appeared one day in the middle of the roundabout,and then migrated to the pavement. Today there was someone sitting in it.
Entries from October 17th, 2006
Bitter disappointment
October 16th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Life
The local election defeats in Crawley for the last few years were bad, West Ham’s recent disastrous losing streak is even worse, but I think that this might just be the last straw! (On the other hand… this is encouraging)
Sheryl Crow??
October 16th, 2006 · 16 Comments · Music
There is an advert on the BBC TV for Radio 2 where Elvis Presley introduces his band, drawn from various icons and legends of music. Thanks to the wonders of film editing they all look like they are playing together and it is an all-star line-up. On drums there is Keith Moon, on guitar Jimmy […]
Duke Nukem
October 15th, 2006 · Comments Off on Duke Nukem · Technology
If there is one reason above all others why I have not written much here for a few days, it has to be Duke Nukem. The other day I found out about EDUke32 and downloaded it. This is a re-write of Duke Nukem for Windows XP/2000 and its brilliant. You have to have your original […]
That Mitchell & Webb hype
October 14th, 2006 · Comments Off on That Mitchell & Webb hype · Life
You cannot open a newspaper or magazine at the moment without coming across something about Mitchell & Webb, usually saying they are the future of British comedy and comparing them to Peter Cook & Dudley Moore. I saw That Mitchell & Webb Look last night, and thought it was funny enough. Robert Webb has the […]
Random?
October 12th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Music, Technology
On the way home today I was reminded, and very strongly, of an article in the weekend's paper about the randomness of an iPod's shuffle. Combining, as it does, discussion on high-tech gadgets, music and mathematics, I was particularly drawn towards that article which was about how some iPod owners get suspicious of the random […]
Sussex Police Authority
October 12th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Life
Jayne and I went along to K2 for the six-monthly public meeting of the Sussex Police Authority. After the chaos and disorder of last week’s constituency meeting, where I believe I offered several people “outside” at one point, it was relaxing to go to a relatively calm meeting. Of course, the presence of 3 or […]
Beware wet clothes!
October 11th, 2006 · Comments Off on Beware wet clothes! · Life
What is the greater fire risk – wet clothes or dry clothes? According to the people at Crawley’s new waste depot it is wet clothes. Amongst all the various recycling skips is one for clothing, and it has a sign that says you should make sure any clothing is dry as wet clothes generate heat […]
Elastic bands dropped by postmen
October 11th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Life, Technology
I can vaguely remember that someone, possibly Andrew Brown on his old blog, was quite obsessed with the red elastic bands which postmen leave lying around. Well whoever it was (and sorry Andrew if it wasn’t you) they are not the only one. Proving that there really is a group for everything on Flickr there […]
BNP on the offensive
October 10th, 2006 · 7 Comments · Politics
No surprise to see “offensive” and “BNP”so close together, but I am refering to the fact that we had a BNP leaflet through our door this evening. Actually it was two leaflets – an A5 sheet inside a folded A4 sheet. The A5 sheet is all about Islam. It says “We are not against individual […]
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