Driving in London (though why anyone would want to do such a thing is beyond me) is about to get much more expensive. On top
Category: Stuff
Blogathon 22/19: Is it safe?
We will spend both days this weekend: Shopping, and Making the house and garden safe(r) The weather forecast is so good I might even take
Blogathon 21/19: Eventing by the numbers
The sport of Eventing (whether One-Day Eventing, Two-Day Eventing, or the long-form of Three-Day Eventing) has been through a lot of changes over the years.
Blogathon 20/19: Roadtrip 4! (the conclusion)
We went to the market in the middle of Marlborough this morning. As a commercial event it was a bit dull; there were maybe nine
Blogathon 19/19: Roadtrip 3!
After spending a large lump of yesterday walking up to and cuddling very old stones, today we went a bit further down the road to
Blogathon 18/19: Roadtrip 2!
Wiltshire is wet. The ground is wet. The sky is wet. And everything in between is also… Wet. But nevertheless we went out. And got
Blogathon 17/19: Roadtrip!
We are not here. We are in the wilds of Wiltshire. There will be stuff to report, but for now all I can say is
Blogathon 16/19: Let There Be Light
And there actually was. It’s been a busy day. Not mentile back-to-back stuff, but busy. I cleared the back patio of brambles (which was a
Blogathon 15/19: Flash Flood!
Not half an hour before bedtime last night the lights went out. But not the TV, not Spotify and also not the Sonos speaker, bizarrely.
Blogathon 14/19: VD
It’s that tine of the year when a young man’s thoughts turn to fancy and a young woman’s thoughts turn to a million things because
Blogathon 13/19: Half-term
Next week, for my part of the country at least, it’s half-term week. This means that school’s out; children will spend the week not doing
Blogathon 12/19: What’s in a name?
I have a cousin who lived for decades in a converted mill. Actually she may still do. I hope that’s the case. As in ‘old
Blogathon 11/19: Going flat
A couple of years ago, when we got the dog first pair of cats, we put a cat-flap in. Not long after that we put
Blogathon 10/19: It’s not good to talk
We need to talk. It’s good to talk. You should open up more. I have something to say. Do you have something to say? Have
Blogathon 09/19: Mix tape
About three-hundred years ago I used to make mix tapes. Ankle-deep in C30s and C60s, I’d record music off the radio (usually the Sunday night
Blogathon 08/19: 500 Internal Server Error
Error messages that don’t actually tell you what the error is. What’s the point of that? I’ve been experiencing quite a lot of 500 Internal
Blogathon 07/19: Networking again
There’s little time to write anything good today. A full day at work followed by a full evening of work at home means what spare
Blogathon 06/19: Alexa, stop listening!
Here’s an interesting little nobble that could trip up a person or several. Alexa will allow people/persons within hearing range to order/buy things on the
Blogathon 05/19: Networking
It’s 21.05 and I’m sitting at home listening to a random playlist on Alexa whilst talking to a guy in India, another in Scandinavia, and
Blogathon 04/19: Getting 16 hands between my legs
(Prem is actually 16.2″ hands high in his stockinged feet*. With shoes on he’s probably bordering 16.3hh) It’s about time I did a fulsome Prem
Blogathon 03/19: So Wrong It’s Right
I have been an off-on follower of the BBC Radio 4 comedy game I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue for a decade or several. Humphrey
Blogathon 02/19: It’s Groundhog Day. Again
I could write a detailed academic essay on the film Groundhog Day, but I will make every effort to avoid that level of analysis here.
Blogathon 01/19: Tradition
I like a good tradition. It speaks of culture, and of heritage, and of the ways of the elders and gives examples of how they
New year, new tries
(that’s a rugby pun on the ‘New Year, New Goals’ meme. I suppose I could have taken a cricket line and put ‘New Year, New
In your ears
We have jumped to the digital/streaming music app world. After extensive research (critically viewing three very well-respected tech websites), we decided on Spotify. And then
A day-ish of geek
Today I upgraded the .php of every single website I host to v7.2.12. Then I redesigned the podcast website (the old design relies on some
On a bed of roses
Not the chocolates, obv. We have a new bed. Have I mentioned that we have a new bed? No? Well we do. It’s a bed.
Films, TV. Stuff to watch (or not)
I want to watch ‘Lucy’ again but it’s 18.30 on Sunday and there will be an influx of small children soon. And ‘Lucy’ isn’t a
On thinking about being unfaithful
Commitment. Does it fade? Does it get stale? Do we get tired of the ‘same old thing’ (even if that ‘same old thing’ is what
Top of the forum
My experiment with forum tech continues. I had to burn the TLD where I was running the prototype; it was a target for every Russian
Nerdiaudiophile
It is a word, I checked. In the possibly never-ending quest to find me even more imaginative gifts, I was recently given this to wear
Star light
Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight. There is,
Life. Support?
Set for 240 volts *funny whinny noise going up the scale* *beeping* Clear! *funny whump noise* *body jumps and settles back lifelessly* Hit it again!
A Very Big Day Out
Early Saturday we took a train down to that London. We arrived in St Pancras International where a small selection of ordinary punters amazed and
‘Ullo John, got a new motor?
Well yes I have. Thanks for asking. It’s fresh from the factory, with 100 miles on the clock. I pick it up on Monday.
To me, to you
‘You’ve got a lovely church, Vicar’ ‘It’s Norman’ ‘You’ve got a lovely church, Norman’ Say what you like about the Chuckle Brothers, they were funny
Out of Office
Hi, thank you for dropping by. We are currently away, enduring the hardship of 41c in the sub-Sahara. We are putting on brave faces against
Biker down
Yesterday evening, taking a leisurely trip home on the ZX10R, I was involved in an accident. While travelling around a smaller roundabout in the village,
A foreign country explored
Yesterday, taking advantage of the heat, it being a Saturday, having a spotlessly clean motorbike, and having nothing else to do, I went abroad. A453,
Now that’s what you call a commute
In a fraction under two hours Sam will arrive in Dubai, at half-past midnight. At 02.50am she will get on another airplane and at just
Blogathon 2018: The wrap party
Jesus, what a night! A certain Miss T Swift caught snogging a paparazzi behind the greenhouse. Mr E John making off with 5l of engine
Blogathon 30/18
Concluding the everyday look at everyday objects through the camera lens… This isn’t the post that I wanted to write, but the one I wanted
Blogathon 29/18
Continuing the everyday look at everyday objects through the camera lens… Here’s an everyday object. It’s an object I look at every day. No idea
Blogathon 28/18
Continuing the everyday look at everyday objects through the camera lens… One thing I’ve noticed about my occasional canal walks is the lack of maintenance.
Blogathon 27/18
Continuing the everyday look at everyday objects through the camera lens… Pets are lovely. (insert joke about ‘yes, but I couldn’t eat a whole one’
Blogathon 26/18
Continuing the everyday look at everyday objects through the camera lens… The temple of doom. Everyone who knows me, and I mean ‘who really, really,
Blogathon 25/18
Continuing the everyday look at everyday objects through the camera lens… Walkies! Because the weather is so awesomely wonderful. Because it’s Monday. Because I’m stuck