Chiquita had her long-awaited visit to the vets to get spayed yesterday and returned with a huge shaved patch and a buster collar to stop her ripping the stitches out. She is not impressed with the collar. Advice from the vets included a remark that the cat could be drowsy for a few days as […]
Entries from March 18th, 2010
The Pull of the Moon by Diane Janes
March 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Life
Tonight I finished reading The Pull of the Moon by Diane Janes – another of my freebies from Amazon’s Vine programme. In this case it was a pre-publication uncorrected proof. I’m not sure why exactly, but I do get a little extra thrill from reading pre-publication proofs, something I possibly do more than most people […]
Get Better
March 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Get Better · Music, Politics
I’m very impressed by the new album from Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip so far. I doubt I will get as attached to any of the tracks as I am to Thou Shalt Always Kill, because that really is a classic, but there are some fine lyrics on tracks like Great Britain, Stake a […]
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Busy week so far
March 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Busy week so far · Life, Politics
Is it only Tuesday? The week seems old already, because ther has been a lot going on. Yesterday I went out to a gathering of lefties at an informal meeting of the local UAF, but with the news about Laura’s retirement being fresh there was a lot of gossip and speculation before we got down […]
Crawley says hello!
March 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Crawley says hello! · Technology
Someone is excited to see the Google Street View car View Larger Map
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Elephant in Horsham
March 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Elephant in Horsham · Technology
Just one unusual Street View so far in Horsham View Larger Map
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Street View – Sussex
March 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Street View – Sussex · Technology
Haven’t found too much in Crawley or Horsham yet, but what about this fantastic capture in Brighton! View Larger Map
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The end of an era
March 15th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Politics
I got home from work today, fired up the PC, and the first thing that caught my eye on Twitter was news that Crawley’s MP, Laura Moffat, is standing down. I have very mixed views about this.
It’s in Belgium
March 14th, 2010 · Comments Off on It’s in Belgium · Life
Jayne and I sat down to watch In Bruges this evening. What a fantastic film that is. Neither of us knew much about it: she didn’t know anything and I just knew it was about a couple of hit men hiding out in Bruges. It was violent in parts, but absolutely hilarious. Bit of a […]
Mismatch
March 13th, 2010 · Comments Off on Mismatch · Life, Music
Watching Blues at the BBC tonight left me very confused after Long John Baldry.  Surely the blues is not meant to be sung in a velvet dinner jacket, floppy bow tie and large frilly cuffs? You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
