Saturday, 27 June 2009
Mercs
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Friday, 26 June 2009
Health issues
Frequent fliers will remember that last year we went to Horsham for a bit of cricket. This year we're heading further afield - to Taunton next week. Of course this imposes certain dietary restrictions. The following from Phil;
"Is cider the only drink we shall be allowed next week, a health drink I'll grant you, and it counts towards our five a day ( a fairly tame target I think we shall achieve without too much trouble) but we should consider sloe gin, plumb vodka etc and a strange beer I had the other day in Wetherspoons that had coriander in it!"So you'll see that we're taking our health concerns seriously and if anyone is in any way concerned about the well-being of three elderly gents in the West Country at least you'll note that we're being sensible about what we eat :-) (I have suggested that the beer with coriander is more likely to be an accident with some garnish falling off a sandwich)
Annie
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Annie is here because she was asking about blogs and I took a photo to demonstrate taking a photo and posting it from the phone. Again Moby Pictures seems to be hanging onto them for ages before posting - check the image time and the post time (same with the Brands Hatch photos)
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Sunday, 21 June 2009
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Monday, 15 June 2009
The token
I knew this would happen so I was waiting for the shot but the really great thing is the little girl on someone's shoulders - she's got her hands over her ears to block the sound of the engine passing.
Explain yourself!
Every week I get a mail from Lijit with stats. Nobody, as yet, has bothered to use the Lijit search box at the bottom of this blog but I've found a way to cope with this and move on with my life. Interestingly it includes search terms people have used to find this blog and today I thought I'd share the top 20 terms. Some of you might have some explaining to do!
1. nogbad (6 times)
2. hobbies blogspot (2 times)
3. prince flector august von sachsen (1 time)
4. spooky car ad (1 time)
5. blokey things to do (1 time)
6. balloons blogspot (1 time)
7. ikea blogspot (1 time)
8. nog blog (1 time)
9. cider farts (1 time)
10. dd304 tma (1 time)
11. gabriel batistuta police hq image (1 time)
12. "linguistic dexterity" (1 time)
13. this fortress built by nature for herself (1 time)
14. ou a207 (1 time)
15. dc stephen oakes (1 time)
16. google street view naughty (1 time)
17. ou a207 summary (1 time)
18. trains to sussex downs college eastbourne (1 time)
19. sid clark pilot (1 time)
20. spent an evening with lola or layla. she said make me... (1 time)
First up - I have no idea about number 3 and numbers 10 and 17 you shouldn't be looking on the web for TMA stuff! Number 9? Number 16? Railtrack is better for number 18. But number 20 - this really puzzles me.
Any answers anyone? C'mon, I'm waiting!
Saturday, 13 June 2009
Friday, 12 June 2009
Sunday, 7 June 2009
BBC NEWS | UK | Ex-spy chief warns of web dangers
Sir David Pepper talking about security and the difficulties the Internet poses for GCHQ
more about "BBC NEWS | UK | Ex-spy chief warns of...", posted with vodpod
Saturday, 6 June 2009
Lest we forget
The Anniversary of D-Day, probably a date as important in European history as the Battle of Hastings. The battle for Normandy was vicious, the German army suffered higher daily losses than during the battle for Stalingrad. The image is a reminder from an earlier war, the war to end all wars. Check it out full sized by clicking on the image.Friday, 5 June 2009
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Toilets
The original gents toilets at Tenterden Station. Now replaced with up to date facilities. Photo edited to highlight the buckets and signs.Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Morning sun
Took this at 06:38 this morning. Adjusted slightly to bring out the colour of the clouds and the reflection. Also on Flickr if you want to see it full size
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Friday, 29 May 2009
Thursday, 28 May 2009
MP's expenses
I'm really pleased that some of the MP's have had the grace to recognise that they can't continue. It's not about "following the rules", it's about what is right, proper and moral. Taking money for duck houses, to build a cottage for your gardener or your brother is wrong and they should have realised that at the time - they've been lining their nests' but morally bankrupt.
Call me greedy but I want more. I don't want these people to get the automatic parachute payment to which MPs are entitled if they lose their seat. I'd much rather they didn't complete the time between now and the election and I certainly want my money back. Allowances and expenses last year were nearly £93M. That's how much MPs decided to pocket over and above their salary. Now that's not all of them but just the greedy ones. Nor is it all, by any means, shady. But if we cut that by 50% we could pay a few more teachers and nurses and coppers. We could even get rid of the silly changes to HE funding.
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
In a country churchyard
I took this in Loose Churchyard this afternoon. Feeling all artistic again....
Saturday, 23 May 2009
Four minutes to go
30th may 1999. A beautiful day like today. Wembley. The Division Two play-off, City managed by (Kevin Keegan - wrong! It was Joe Royle!) trying to get out of the old Third at the first time of asking. We'd seen teams play at Maine Road who treated the visit as a cup game, teams who might otherwise not have been to Moss Side to the ground where Joe Mercer had worked his magic to bring together the Bell, Lee, Summerbee team thirty years earlier.After 86 minutes of, frankly, turgid football City were losing by 2 goals to Gillingham who had finished fourth in the league, a place below City. Blues were streaming out of the stadium dreading the temporary stand at Macclesfield again, more visits to Wrexham and Colchester. The next 60 or so minutes is given to be the most exciting in play-off history. Horlock got City a consolation goal after picking up the loose ball from a Gills tackle on Goater. At 90 minutes the fourth official showed the sign with five minutes extra time. In the fifth of them Dickov got the equaliser! City fans on the concourse outside Wembley heard the noise and heading back in - others were already on the tube and missed the end of the game.
Extra time was when the Gills fans watching in the pub where Jemma and I had been ribbed all the way through went quiet and started filtering away. Penalties and Weaver saved two, the second from Guy Butters. City were up and Gillingham were devastated. For years afterwards I'd have abuse scrawled in the dirt on my car if I parked anywhere in the Medway towns (and sometimes further afield!)
Why am I trawling over this old history? Well ten years on Gillingham are back at Wembley for another play-off final, this time against Shrewsbury. I wish them well and hope they get up - and it also gave me a chance to practice my "newspaper" writing style and reflect on the stuff that's happened over the last ten years - gulp!
C'mon you Gills!
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Nostalgia
I moved here about 14 months ago so I thought it was time I did a bit more unpacking. Started unloading the vinyl and came across The Steve Gibbons Band "Any Road Up". released in 1976 and still as fresh today. As a nipper I'd trudge round the north west to Steve Gibbons Band gigs - we once saw Ted Nugent ("The Motor City Madman") because Gibbons was support act. I know I've already blogged about this before but he's still gigging and if you get a chance hear some of his music and catch him live. Here's a little taster (from "Any road up")
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Sunday, 10 May 2009
Just a quickie
Bloke runs in to a library and when he gets to the counter he says loudly
"Can I have a bag of chips please?"
The librarian replies
"Sssssshhh! This is a library!"
The man looks chastened and whispers
"Sorry, can I have a bag of chips please?"
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
What's in a name?
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Friday, 1 May 2009
Monday, 27 April 2009
Dylan
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Student again
Saturday, 25 April 2009
Friday, 24 April 2009
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Happy birthday
The Open University was established by Royal Charter in 1969. On April 23 of that year The Queen endorsed the proposals and asked for a Charter to be drawn up. This was to establish The Open University for the "advancement and dissemination of learning and knowledge by teaching and research by a diversity of means such as broadcasting and technological devices".Happy birthday OU!
