Year 2002

Reading time: < 1 min TypingWhat’s it called when you continually mis-spell a word when typing.. there’s a name for it I’m sure… Examples:Distrub – DisturbContuinually – Continually Or is it just me?

Reading time: < 1 min Blog lifeMeg recently posted about life beyond the monitor you are currently sitting in front of, and I have to agree. I’ve been making an effort to read books this year (spurned on by my wife’s similar New Year resolution which she is sticking to steadfastly), and also to try and get out more (despite…

Reading time: < 1 min Tune of the MomentWhilst I would like to offer a Tune of the Day, I know fine well that I don’t have the discipline to remember to change the tune that often. I also wouldn’t want to compete with Pinky (who has had some fine choices recently) So you are stuck with a Tune of…

Reading time: < 1 min Virtual BooksNo not eBooks, or anything else, these are actual books that you can.. ohh look they explain it far better than I can, visit the British Library’s latest innovation: Turning the Pages

Reading time: < 1 min Prozac Nation?The Lilly SuicidesFascinating article on the effects of SSRI drugs, antidepressants. “Though Prozac is one of the world’s best-known commodities, its most terrifying potential side effect, “akathisia,” remains virtually unknown. Akathisia has been described as a unique form of inner torture that, prior to the development of psychiatric drugs, probably never existed.” “Reports that…

Reading time: < 1 min SleepAnyone else feeling completely worn out and knackered at the moment? I was in bed by 9:30pm last night, read for half an hour or so and fell asleep quickly (as far as I can remember anyway). Next thing I know, the alarm is being set to ‘snooze’ for 7 minutes, accomplished by whacking it…