Whilst somewhat gloomily contemplating the fact that I’ll be collecting my bus pass next month, I read a message from Son on Facebook. Earlier he had posted a Youtube link to his current favourite bit of music. I posted back that I liked it and would be “stealing it for my iPod”. Son has just […]
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So yesterday we ventured out – far, far out. WE had to collect a laser printer from Rochdale. It had already been waiting a week, it was desperately needed for a printing job (our current printer having turned up its toes in the middle of it); the seller refused to pack it so that our […]
….dammed cold. According to the news, the temperature last night here was around -10°C. Today, it’s still below 0°C and is expected to drop to -12°C. Minus 12 Centigrade is minus 20 Fahrenheit!!! And the long-term forecast is for more of the same. I can remember the “Big Freeze” winter of 1962/3, when even London […]
Well actually it’s still the afternoon, but what the heck. Got the Yule feasting done, got the big food shop over with, the coal bunker is full, we have torches and candles in case of electricity failure. It’s brrrrr-type cold outside, but it’s well above freezing here in the hallway where my trusty old computer […]
….Earlier this year I won an iPod in a draw, and started listening to podcasts. I get insomnia quite a lot, so it’s something to listen to in bed that doesn’t disturb my partner. Wanting to do something useful with those hours, I listen mainly to science and web design podcasts. After listening to maybe […]
I won’t be getting paid as soon as I thought, so all that lovely Yule spending is off. Botheration. No camera, no new whizzy-fast computer. And no prezzies for anyone. (Not that I could have afforded to match the iPhone that Grandchild no.2 received for her birthday last Tuesday – but sending her a gift […]
Yes, it appears to have stopped raining. For now. And we’ve actually had some sunshine today. We’ll see how long it lasts. Hm. I’ve started feeling optimistic and unwontedly happy lately, with a feeling that something nice is coming my way. I know I have a chunk of money due to me, but it’s more […]
“It is usual to have the polite convention that everyone thinks” Alan Turing
Yesterday, we sent out for our big monthly shop and bill-paying day. As usual, I took along my camera, in case there was the chance of some decent pictures along the way; I popped it into my old green shopping bag. Having done an errand in Kilmarnock, our almost-final stop was at Morrisons in Ayr […]
….or rather, the lack of it. Had one enquiry about web design this last week, on Monday, wanting to know my prices. So I told her and haven’t heard anything since. She’s undoubtedly gone off to find somebody cheaper. It’s difficult knowing what prices to charge. An elderly astrologer whose judgement I respect once told […]