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Archive for September, 2006

still here

I was trying to get myself back into the habit of posting more regularly but then I got struck down with flu (everyone always seems to say flu these days for when they just have a sniffle) a cold and have been struggling to keep up with the day to day stuff.  Here’s a summary;

Eagerly [...]

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Second hand books

Second hand bookshops are the best of all bookshops, particualrly given the route that the big chain bookshops are taking these days. The range of books available in the chain stores is going down, while shoppers are spoonfed publishers selections through the three for two deals. In second hand bookshops the books you are lucky [...]

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blackberries

It’s a good year for blackberries this year. These lovely specimens were picked shortly after this photo was taken on a walk in Kent yesterday. Pie and crumble to follow.

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saturday live

Like many people in this country, and further afield, Radio 4 is a part of the fabric of my life, always murmuring gently in the background. So the Saturday morning ‘Home Truths slot’ has finally been filled with Saturday Live. Good to hear Fi Glover back on the radio as I always enjoyed listening to [...]

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mp me

Got me a nice new little mp3 player, principally to keep myself entertained at the gym (had a bit to much of the pumping house tunes they blare out there) but now I’m also able to listen to podcasts as well as much better music while I’m out and about. Now I’m reviewing Odeo after [...]

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cool camping

We like camping. A few bits of our camping gear have been handed down and one, our trusty old cool box, finally gave up the ghost earlier in the summer. Popgadget have a link to one of the coolest cool boxes ever.

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I’m liking

OK Go’s video - Here it goes again - fantastic choreography with running machines
GTD Gmail extension - took two goes to get it working but it’s running well now
Made in Tokyo - good photos from Japan, via the Guardian

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