Shorter posts, links, or thoughts. No schedule, not heavily considered.
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Made in Taiwan
I remember, as a child, receiving a toy car. I don’t remember the exact make or model, but I do remember that, on the underside, were the words “Made in Taiwan”. Taiwan. It sounds exciting and different, although growing up in Dumbarton ANYTHING sounds exciting and different, but this was other-worldly, and for the first…
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At last
A community-edited guide to Kuro5hin! Ko4ting. Probably best to start with What is Kuro5hin? The religion of Coca-Cola Coca-Cola in Latin America: “Coca-Cola plainly stands as an unvarnished symbol of neoliberalism and modern corporate mercantilism” Again globalization hits the news, but it is beginning to become more and more unbelievable. This article shows, once again,…
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I ache
Saturday was spent pottering about the house, cutting the grass etc etc A neighbour past at one point and we started chatting. I happened to mention we were planning to build a rockery the next day, and he said he had some rocks lying round the side of his garden, and I could help myself…
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Friday Five
Friday Five 1. What’s the last vivid dream that you remember having? Last night, my first dream in ages. Was being interviewed for a job for a computer game company, and I had to complete the game to get the job. Anne Robinson was the interviewee and the game was Pitfall I think… 2. Do…
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West Side Story
Or why “I like to be in America” Reason #14: NBA. I’ve mentioned this before I’m sure, but I REALLY miss my NBA since it moved to Sky Sports Extra here in the UK. As a Telewest customer I can’t get the channel at all. The time I spent in San Francisco was great, I…
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Is it magic?
No it’s not. And David Blaine doesn’t claim otherwise. However the amount of attention that has been lavished on him for this stunt is slightly baffling. Similar stunts were popular in the 20s, and the saint San Simeon’s time living on a pillar, is well documented. But why the hype now? Are we really that…
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Blogistan
O’Reilly Emerging Technologies Conference All hail the “the Distributed Republic of Blogistan”: “A main theme was quick to emerge… the sudden realisation that each of us.. were all heading in the same philosophical direction: that developers now see the internet as a platform to run applications on, rather than something to connect to”. A rich…
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Scruples Saturday
Saturday Scruples (late again…) 1. You’re becoming famous as a singer. Your manager advises you to improve your image by campaigning for a worthy cause. Do you do the right thing for the wrong reason? Well yes and no. If my new found celebrity status allowed me to support a worthy cause with some impact…
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Friday Five
Friday Five 1. What shampoo do you use? Head and Shoulders to help calm down my dry scalp and give me dandruff-free kissable hair… 2. Do you use conditioner? What kind? None. Nil. Nada. My hair is usually too short to warrant conditioning. 3. When was the last time you got your hair cut? 5…
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Champion!
UEFA Champions League Final Kicks off in Glasgow tonight, and the city is buzzing. George Square is packed with Spanish and German fans (check the two live webcams) and the atmosphere reminds me of a carnival. This is the side of a sporting event you don’t often get to witness, and I’m loving it. I…
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This and that
First trip to gym for over a week, so I ache a little, but before I head off; to the driver of the black Astra, the reason I tooted my horn (which sounds a lot more polite than it should) was because you came within an inch of removing the front bumper of my car…
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Parents
Truancy prosecution was LEA’s ‘duty’. The responsibility of ensuring our children attend school is a joint effort between school and parent. The school tried everything in it’s power to correct the situation and without support from the parent in question, failed. One half of the party did it’s job, the other didn’t. Yes it’s a…
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Hissing Sid
Did I say I found a snake in our back garden? (There are only three native species in the UK, the grass snake, smooth snake and the adder) It was when we were clearing out the side of the garage, the previous owners, or the owners before that, had left a lot of branches and…
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Moo
Ohhh almost forgot. Cows are scary. I was driving back from the skip yesterday morning, and on rounding the bend came across 3 cows wandering along the road. Another car came from the other direction, and the cows turned round and started trotting towards my car. Straight at it. Now trust me, cows are quite…
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Scruples Saturday
Saturday Scruples (yeah yeah a day late…) 1. Outside a liquor store, a needy person offers to watch your bike while you’re inside. He needs to be trusted. Do you take a chance? No. I would lock it up, and thank them for the sentiment, probably chat with them a little about the state of…
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Linkeroo
Rather than post a whole host of differently timed links I’ll just pull them together here (courtesy of w.bloggar): hydragenic prompts another addition to the MUST BUY list. spinning-jennie helps raise money, runs really far and gains a LOT of respect! You go girl! “accidental. screw planning.” The ‘lean, mean packing machine’ has finished her…
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Catchup
Feeling much better, thank you to everyone who passed on various remedies, from chicken soup (which I thought was better for the soul?) to the message of ‘pull yourself together, bloody men, can’t handle a little sniffle…’ – thanks to all. So what did I miss? It was odd being away from a computer for…
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21 years young
The weekend looms, ominous and foreboding. First up, early night (ha ha heard it!) tonight. Tomorrow morning, weather dependant, cut grass and wash car. Pack overnight bag, drive past Hillington to fill car with helium balloons, and onto Dumbarton. Top tip: if you ever have to transport a lot of helium balloons, take along a…
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Deep Link
Site Barks About Deep Link. The web without deep linking would be pointless. Period. If you are limited to providing links to only the top level page of a site, then people will stop hyperlinking across sites. Why? Because the user will become confused as to where they are, and why the link they have…
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Discipline
Erk, I’m at odds with some recent readings in the papers. Before I start let me say that I fully support the NSPCC FULL STOP campaign. Child abuse of ANY form is evil and, personally, I think the people who perpetrate it should be subjected to the same emotional and physical abuse they dole out…