I'm just this guy... y'know? :)
Still driving the wife to the rail station. Temperatures still below freezing, -1ºC this morning, and I’ve been wandering around during the day with kids and dogs so she feels I’m getting *some* exercise… even if not really enough. Also of course this is probably the busiest few weeks of her year with masses of … More Just a few 'odds'.
They’ve spent the past few weeks of their holidays playing games online. The games are supposed to expire after an hour but if you leave the connection open you can play them for house apparently. So of course… they’ve left them open. Naturally leaving them open uses bandwidth as the servers keep checking they are … More Flaming kids!
Sorry for all the to’ing and fro’ing. I like being online… and I like using the blog as a reminder of what’s happening in the world. But I’m not sure now that I can carry on even writing in here. Why? Well the release of ‘spoliers’ for the Harry Potter series is reaching epidemic proportions. … More No Harry Potter spoilers!!
No word yet on whether this girl has been executed by Saudi Arabia or if her life has been spared. The case which highlights the lack of justice in the Saudi Arabian Shariah justice system is one being watched closely by Amnesty Internationals and human rights organisations around the world. It’s also being closely monitored … More Rizana Nafeek
Still dreaming of course. Yes the weather has ‘improved’ slightly but it’s still not warm. The car gauge registered 4ºC this morning so it is a lot better than yesterday, even *if* this has been the coldest July since 1986. We managed to get out for a walk yesterday afternoon for the first time in … More Those heady days of summer
The TimesOnline people are running a competition to see if someone can come up with which one of the major characters will die… and *how*. My entry was in like Flynn… but will it be right… is it good enough?? I’ve kept my entry and will publish it after the competition closes on 20th July … More Potter Competition
The temperature this morning was -3ºC so even worse than yesterday! I hope things pick up soon. It’s currently colder here than in the UK and that’s saying something 🙂 Actually… having looked at the weather chart for Cardiff (UK) where my parents live, they have a maximum in 18ºC indicated for the week and … More Cold again.
Sometimes it’s easier just to give in than to fight. I think when it comes to the computer… I’ll just have to give in. There are things I want to say… and this is the only place I can get some of this down somewhere it might be read by a wider audience! For a … More Back again
Ok I wanted to write just a little more on the Order of the Phoenix movie and the imminent final The Deathly Hallows. The littlest one hadn’t gone to the movies with us the first time so we took her this arvo. She’s only 8 but thought it was pretty good… fair enough. The eldest … More Yet more Pottermania
Broke yesterday’s resolve just to pop in and let you know the current temperature outside is -2ºC which is probably the coldest I can recall since we’ve been here. It is seriously *not* warm for this part of Australia. The wife had to get in early for work so she took the train… luckily… I … More Nippy!
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