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Every Little Bit Hurts….
Tesco are going to open in Castle Douglas next Monday. All the local opposition was ignored by the council, who nodded through planning permission in spite of procedural irregularities and strong suspicions of skulduggery. Castle Douglas is on its way to losing its character along with its small shops, and becoming a clone town.
TescoDeconstruct [...]
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Merde…
Yesterday, went to the Citizens Advice Bureau to ask them about my appeal for DLA. The nice lady there went through all the papers and medical reports and finally said that I didn’t really have much chance – the medical reports all said I wasn’t ill enough, and her experience of the local [...]
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The DWP Must be Reading My Blog…
….cos I got a reply from the Department of Wobble and Procrastination this morning, just one day after I mentioned wanting to hear from them.
They’re going to hear my appeal, and want to know if I still want to continue with it. No date given for the appeal. Please reply within 14 days.
My original [...]
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Ho Hum…
Another whine about my health, so this isn’t going to be interesting. Think I’ll have to get back to good ol’ Doc G and ask him if my medication needs changing. I’m tired all the time, again, my headaches are coming back, I nearly collapsed when I was socked with a really [...]
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Forget Those Cartoons…..
…Courtesy of The Religious Policeman, here’s some blasphemous emoticons!
Instructions:
1. Rotate your screen 90 degrees to the right.
2. Don’t forget to take that coffee cup off first. Oops, too late, should have made that instruction 1.
3. Read the emoticons. What do they say? Try not to drool on the keyboard.
4. Rotate the screen 90 degrees to [...]
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Accessibility
In web design, accessibility means making a site accessible to all. Sounds pretty obvious and simple, doesn’t it? You make a site, put it up on the web and everyone can read it. Can’t they?
Well, no, it’s not quite that simple. Most people automatically assume that building a website is simply a [...]
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Solar Returns
In astrology, a Solar return chart is a chart set for the moment your natal sun returns to the exact position it occupied at the moment of your birth. In other words, it’s an annual ‘birthday chart’ that gives the flavour of the coming year for the person concerned; it is read and [...]
It’s Tempting…
…to ressurrect my “Worst Website of the Week” catagory when I come across sites like Joe Pasquale’s fansite.
But remembering my experience the last time – no, I won’t be starting it up again as a regular feature. However, I couldn’t resist this one time – this really is a terrible piece of design. [...]
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One of Those Mysteries…
…You know – Why is the fluff in your navel always blue? Why do men wear ties? What is Steve Fossett for?
Well, i’ve come across another one of life’s mysteries. Yesterday, I was looking at a website I’d not come across before. It was fine, except for one page, where all [...]
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The Next War?