Monday 15. April 2024
A quiet week ahead
Back to school The Easter break has ended and the kids have all gone back to school today. I am still working from home for three days a week and am having to get used, again, to having only the cat for company. This week we have been mainly watching Oppenheimer When he makes films, … Continue reading A quiet week ahead
Thursday 11. April 2024
Monday 08. April 2024
Thai food and barbecues
Three Days and Two Nights The boys had a three day event away from home this week. It’s an annual thing, organised by the local youth group, that starts on Thursday with a 20-something km hike and ends on Saturday lunchtime when we pick them up. This tends to lead to the other annual event … Continue reading Thai food and barbecues
Monday 01. April 2024
International monsters
Gerrof my lawn! I ran into a door frame on Tuesday. On seeing some kids messing around on our front lawn, I yanked open the front door in order to go outside and yell at them. When stepping through the doorway, however, I missed and smashed my face into the door frame instead. I still … Continue reading International monsters
Friday 29. March 2024
California, here he comes! Think of Sunak's honours list as an open job application | Marina Hyde
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Monday 25. March 2024
Who you gonna call?
This week we have been mainly watching Ghostbusters Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II Nostalgia isn’t as good as it used to be. I enjoyed both Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II when they were first released, and the films do still have their moments. But watching them again, I was struck by the extent to which both of … Continue reading Who you gonna call?
Sunday 24. March 2024
For the birds? Far from it. At last Rachel Reeves has given Britain a plan for economic liftoff | Will Hutton
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Monday 18. March 2024
Flooded Cargo
It never ends The past week has proved to be surprisingly busy. I have suddenly found myself with a lot more to do at work and heavy rain in the middle of the week left us having to pump the basement again. Twice. This is especially annoying as I’d finally decided that things were under … Continue reading Flooded Cargo
Friday 15. March 2024
EU president congratulates Putin on ‘landslide’ win … as Russian voting kicks off
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Thursday 14. March 2024
Newsblur, NewsFlash and RSS
I recently realised that today marks 11 years of me using the Newsblur news reader. RSS or Really Simple Syndication is a standard that allows you to subsribe to website updates. With an RSS reader, such as Newsblur, you can subscribe to multiple websites, so that those sites’ content is delivered to you rather than … Continue reading Newsblur, NewsFlash and RSS