Month October 2002

Reading time: < 1 min DietOhh cripes. Another diet contest at work. Starts on Monday. Might just keep that gym subscription…

Reading time: < 1 min GranVisited my Gran last night, and having not seen her for a couple of weeks, I was again slightly taken aback at how.. well.. small she has become. My Gran has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up, my Mum was in and out of hospital…

Reading time: < 1 min UK privatisationI have to agree with Stuart on all of his points in his recent posting Public Pride, Private Shame, it also doubles as a well written snapshot of modern Britain. If any of my American readers are wondering why we keep banging on about Thatcher, railways, water companies, BT etc, give it a read.…

Reading time: < 1 min NewsGood – I’m not being made redundant. Bad – one of my team is, but we knew that one of us would go. Currently in a state of limbo, kinda numb, happy for me, sad and disappointed for the other guy. Yeah I know it wasn’t my choice, and it’s business etc etc, but I’m…

Reading time: < 1 min TunesNo not the throat lozenges, the ones that pop in your head for no reason. I have two standard tunes that, with no prompting or invitation, start playing over and over in my head.1. Mac the Knife – Sinatra version.2. Star Spangled Banner – not the Hendrix version unfortunately. Why? In a similar vein I…

Reading time: < 1 min Sod’s LawI watch (well the TV is tuned to in the background) BBC Breakfast every morning. This morning I was most miffed that I was going to miss my favourite ever Professor explaining Sod’s Law. However thanks to the wonders of the web, we can all enjoy it: Sod’s Law: a rocket scientist writes… (More…