I know it might sound like a lot of money, but if anybody has the odd three million quid to spare I quite fancy getting my hands on the newly-discovered Velazquez painting. Its a real bargain when you consider that there are only 98 known works by Velazquez and £3 million is a mere fraction […]
Entries from October 28th, 2011
Smashing Ideas
October 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Life
Today I finished reading The Smashing Idea Book, which I got through Amazon’s Vine programme. One of the many little pleasures of Vine is that I get to read things I would not normally have the chance to. There is no way I would fork out over £20 on a text book in a field […]
Time flies at the Crawley Observer
October 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Life, Politics
Breakfast was made much more amusing today courtesy of the Crawley Observer and what the youth of today would no doubt call an epic fail. In such a busy environment as the Obby offices maybe it does only feel like a few months since May 2010…
Tags: Doh!·Local Papers
Ties that bind
October 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ties that bind · Life
Over the weekend we went back to Essex for some family visiting. Sitting in Mum’s house I was looking at the many family photos that adorn the place and noticed that there were two photos I was in that must have been taken some time apart. I was doing the usual comparison of how much […]
Tags: Fashion
The Eurovote
October 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Eurovote · Politics
What a good evening it has been this evening. In the early evening Jayne and I watched Cop Out on DVD (v. amusing. Both enjoyed it, and it only cost three quid) then I listened to the end of the West Ham game on Radio Five Live Extra (One-nil to the Hammers) and rounded it […]
Holy Flying Circus
October 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Holy Flying Circus · Life
I just got round to watching Holy Flying Circus, which I recorded on Wednesday night. I expected to enjoy it, but didn’t expect to find myself laughing aloud quite so much. It really was a joy to watch. (Still available on iPlayer until next Saturday) The casting was superb, which made everything else work. Darren […]
Thwarted
October 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on Thwarted · Life
I had an idea the other day which could either be a separate blog (a chance to revisit WordPress.com or Blogger) or a regular post on here which would be dull enough to drive away half of the few remaining readers I have. It was one of those things that I would find useful myself, […]
Tags: Blogging·Crosswords
First day of term
October 18th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Work
Today was one of those days when a whole new tranche of graduates joins the company. As with policemen and teachers, as you get older the graduates seem to be younger every year. When I went to lunch I walked into the staff restaurant and thought I had taken a wrong turning into a school […]
Tags: Technology
Bad History
October 17th, 2011 · Comments Off on Bad History · Life
I recently read a book called Bad History: How We Got The Past Wrong by Emma Marriott. It was another of those books I got through Amazon’s ‘Vine’ programme. Here is what I wrote about it:
One year on
October 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Life
This time last year we were living out of boxes, getting ready to move house. It doesn’t feel like a whole year (well 51 weeks today) since we moved here. Today I spent a very large part of the day moving my desk about 2 metres. It took so long because I had to take […]
Tags: Books
