Monthly Archives: August 2005

Not Selected…

Posted on August 31, 2005 by Val

…for jury service, that is. Got a letter from the Sherriffs’ Court telling me they now don’t need me. Hmmphhh… In other news, Son is one step closer to getting his own place up here – he’s finally told the … Continue reading →

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Victory?

Posted on August 24, 2005 by Val

‘We give up,’ says family besieged by activists And the animal rights brigade are hailing this a some great victory for their cause. How stupid can some people get? Had the family said “Yes, we have listened to your arguments … Continue reading →

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A List Apart

Posted on August 23, 2005 by Val

[start geekystuff] The new version of A List Apart has just appeared. It looks great – clean, non-fussy and easy on the eye. And the copyright notice says it’s OK to copy design elements! So I’ve just pinched their stylesheet … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Selected…..

Posted on August 20, 2005 by Val

….to do jury duty! Next month in the local Sherriffs Court. Eeeek! Don’t suppose it will be anything important – I can’t think of any big trials that are scheduled to take place in this neck of the Scottish woods. … Continue reading →

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Stupid Things I Have Seen (pt 100)

Posted on August 20, 2005 by Val

….this morning on BBC News24, an Israeli settler woman who had just been removed from the Gaza. She was interviewed standing outside a bungalow, with all her furniture and possessions pile up both inside and outside. She was telling the … Continue reading →

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Worst Website of the Week Redux

Posted on August 18, 2005 by Val

A few months ago, I started a category on here of “Worst Website of the Week”. I come across so many horribly-designed websites that I thought I should start pointing out the worst examples, listing exactly what was wrong with … Continue reading →

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Today….

Posted on August 12, 2005 by Val

…I’ve got to myself. For some reason (maybe to do with trying to come off the Ibroprufen?), I’ve been sleeping very badly for the last few nights. So I’ve been feeling tired, cranky and my arthritis has been giving me … Continue reading →

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Another Plug….

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Val

For Charlie Stross, who has just won a Hugo for one of his novels! (OK Charlie, is this enough…?)

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A quick note or two…

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Val

I’ve spent hours and hours trying to make the Oakleaf Circle site work with PHP. And I’ve just not managed it. So I’ve given up for now and put up the HTML version. You should be able to see it … Continue reading →

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