Monthly Archives: August 2003

Exillent!

I am a very happy bunny. I have a lovely new toy, a Casio Exilim EX-Z3 digital camera. And it was a bargain as it was a sample for Firebox so I got it at cost price. Yay. Initial impressions … Continue reading

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Blackout! No Big Deal!

First New York, then London! We had a blackout last night for nearly…ooh…three hours. The tube trains were all stopped – some people were trapped underground for several hours in the dark. It was no big deal. Unless you are … Continue reading

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How do you like them Apples!

Doug ‘StopDesign‘ Bowman and Jeffrey ‘Zeldman‘ Zeldman have been contracted to help redesign the Apple website. Big, nay HUGE congratulations to both of you! And congratulations to Apple for joining the ever-growing standards-based posse. With those two on board I … Continue reading

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118

Those 118 guys are really starting to freak me out. Am I alone in this? In fact, I have dreamed about them. Twice. Which means it is probably a quite brilliant advertising campaign. Certainly kicks the arse of the dancing … Continue reading

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Moulton

A guy overtook me the other day on a Moulton AM series bike. Dr. Alex Moulton has been making his distinctive, small-wheeled, full-suspension bikes for over 40 years, quietly innovating away and producing what many of their adherents (including Sir … Continue reading

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Dyke to open up BBC archive

The BBC has announced plans to make its entire archive of TV and radio shows available online. Pretty amazing, and unthinkable before the wonder of broadband. I love the interweb… Tweet This

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6am

Adrienne and I have taken to getting up at 6am. She goes for a run, I shuffle to my computer and work on my freelance projects. It seems to be working fairly well at the moment, except it would be … Continue reading

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teethgrinder

I’m a bruxer. I brux. I suffer from bruxism. I gnash my teeth, or rather “clomp” them, in my sleep. This is very, very annoying. For my wife. Me? I sleep right through it, like a baby. I’m alright, Jack. … Continue reading

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All Creatures Great and Small

Adrienne and I spent an extremely pleasant and relaxing weekend in a farmhouse in the Yorkshire dales, in Arkengarthdale, just down the road from Langthwaite where much of “All Creatures Great and Small” was filmed. The farmhouse belongs to Rosemary … Continue reading

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Weasel Coffee

I have made a resolution to only drink one cup of coffee a day, first thing in the morning, which I have managed to stick to without too many problems. But I had to make an exception today when I … Continue reading

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