Month: July 2007Page 1 of 2

Spotted…

……pinned up in in the local Post Office this morning: FOR SALE Mountain Bike. Used once, 6 months old; Elliptical Exercise Bike, 6 months old; Magnetic Exercise Bike,…

Back….

…from the annual Oakleaf Camp. And still dead tired, despite having nine hours solid sleep. But it was mostly fun. What I didn’t like: The unending drumming. If…

Busy….

Getting ready for the Oakleaf Camp. We’ve packed the car, now we just have to get our clothing and other bits together, ready for an early start tomorrow….

Second Life: Not So Different

I joined Second Life for about three weeks ago. I’ve not been there all that much – it’s terrifically time-wasting. However, from my POV as an Aspergers person,…

Face-Off….

The Slacktavist is one of my favourite US bloggers. Besides doing a sharp and often hilarious weekly takedown of the excreably-written – yet unfathomably popular – Left Behind…

Bored and Deranged…..

For the time being, I’ve got very little computering work to do. I have been thinking about a big new project, but it’s still in the “thinking about…

It Ain’t No Fun…

Since turning down the Elfin Diary job, we haven’t got a lot of money to spare. The bills are never-ending and now there’s never quite enough to go…

“Psychic Parrot”: Now a Norwegian Blue….

Back in January, the BBC released a disturbingly credulous news report on N’kisi, a parrot that not only had an alleged vocabulary of 950 words, but also exhibited…

Advice to the Home Secretary….

I know you’ve had a very difficult weekend, but please, before you make another appearance in front of the cameras – do something about the bags under your…

The Execution Channel

The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod It’s strange how a book you’re reading can fit into the moment. I’d already read several of Ken MacLeod‘s books and was…