Catches win Matches

Reading time: < 1 min Before my Mum returned to work she knitted. A lot. But I’ve mentioned that before, so let’s move on. Cricket then, and yes there is a link between the two because my Mum spent a lot of time knitting she liked to watch something that she could follow whilst glancing up and down from the…

God* Bless America

Reading time: 2 mins America has been on the receiving end of some harsh criticism recently, and a lot of it has been warranted. But who are we to criticise? What do we really know about America? For a lot of us, the occasional trip to a big city or a holiday resort, for others you only know what…

It's a girl

Reading time: < 1 min Congrats to our HR/Office Manager Lynn who’s just given birth to 8lbs of baby goodness, Robyn. Which reminds me of a funny story. In my distant past I used to help out at the local Hospital Radio station (must get that site updated…) on the request show. It’s a fairly simple setup, you wander round…

Time flies

Reading time: < 1 min Met up with an ex-colleague last night for some drinks and can’t believe it’s been over a year since she headed off to Australia. In fact it turned into a bit of a re-union with Kirsten, Lesley Lindsay and Lelly all showing up as well. Half of last night’s company used to work for “the…

Fast Forward

Reading time: < 1 min It’s Sept 2006 and Steve Jobs launches the new iPhone after succesfully testing iTunes in a mobile phone (Rokr) and a new “phone size” iPod (Nano) … No? Note: I’m only posting this as I’ve had similar thoughts in the past but have not been able to point back at a post and say “See!!…

Damned lies and stats

Reading time: 3 mins Blogging malaise? Pah, easily solved. Check your stats! Except it’s not always that easy. Personally I’ve been using Extreme Tracking for quite a while now, but it’s not that reliable as it seems my “hit count” is always lower there than anywhere else. The Sitemeter site appears to be dead – although I’m sure I…