Leading on from the last post, it seemed logical to look at a good example of professional writing. Instead, though, I’d like to share an
Month: May 2010
The writing is on the wall
There are so few contemporary writers who are truly excellent. And by using the words ‘truly excellent’ in this context, I mean writers who have
BT outage, 01993 exchange (part 4)
Friday 28th May 2010, 7.20am I ran through what has become a daily routine; switch off the router and BT Vision box, make a mug
BT outage, 01993 exchange (part 3)
Thursday 27th May 2010, 5.50am I try to load web-pages, run an FTP command and access BTs own NNTP server. I also try to access
BT outage, 01993 exchange (part 2)
Wednesday 26th May 2010, 5.40am I try to load web-pages, run an FTP session and access BT’s own NNTP server. All of these functions fail.
BT outage, 01993 exchange (part 1)
Tuesday 25th May 2010, 7pm For the second time in the last couple of weeks, our BT Broadband and BT Vision services have dropped out.
Pissed at BT
Soz for being so quiet. We’re both still here but we have no broadband service (no BT Vision too, but that is less important). We
Phonio, phonio, wherefore art thou phonio
On 21st May 2009 – yes, 2009! – I started, failed to finish and left languishing in ‘drafts’ this post. Time to shake the dust
OMG I am turning in to my wife!
There’s a strange smell around here; it is most peculiar. It is lunchtime and I’ve just had breakfast. That’s nothing to do with being lazy
Nellie the elephant
It’s been a while since I did an equine update so… Vin’s headshaking continues to improve; the treatment seems to be capable of mitigating about
iPasapalabra!
I love this television show (Pasapalabra, obv), it’s not just a fast-paced word game, it’s also an instant vocabulary builder/combined language teacher. We hardly missed
Volunteers needed
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of June 2010 sees the first of the Ascott-under-Wychwood British Eventing One-Day Event of the season. The classes being run
Music for your ears
Who is the female acoustic singer described as charming, self-effacing, pretty and extremely talented? And just how wonderful does her work sound? Who is the
No television due to a service ‘improvement’
I seem to be going through a spell of ‘service meltdown’ and I’m beginning to wonder who has got it in for me… We’re on
Not much cop
This post was written in real-time, but posted this evening when I got home to find we had working broadband again… ‘BT’ and ‘customer service’:
Daily Mail in Nazi Sympathising Outrage
It’s a funny thing. The Daily Mail recently dragged up a piece that Nick Clegg wrote and delivered years ago. Being the Daily Mail the
Absent friends, not close enough to touch
I have a friend. Her name is Ruth. Ruth has been a gossip buddy for many years – since before Daughter was born (though Daughter
Exclusive! Daily Mail staff in sex horror!
So I was just in the kitchen cooking one of my speciality snacks (you will notice I didn’t say ‘meals’), when I started wondering about
Daily Mail in Headline Fiasco, Fiasco
The Daily Mail, one of the most widely-read tabloids in Europe (but only, many people suspect, because people buy it because they can’t quite believe
Broadway result
Big write-up follows in due course, but there’s only 24 hours in a day so here’s the headlines: Dressage penalties: 30.0 Show-jumping penalties: 0 Cross-country
Only when I larf…
It is 8.30am Sunday and we seem to be watching Episodes 2, 3 and 4 of the new Doctor Who (or is it Dr Who?).