Stagged

Posted on Tue 22 June 2010 in general • Tagged with marriage, stag, wedding, york

I returned from a long weekend in a rather sunny York yesterday morning. I am now apparently prepared with all the techniques and knowledge required to become a loving and supportive husband in September.

Both my brother and dad did well at the Bridge scoring a number of crucial rubbers …


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RIP: PS3

Posted on Mon 14 June 2010 in geek • Tagged with ps3, ylod

My PS3 died last night with the dreaded Yellow Light of Death (or at least it briefly flashes yellow before turning itself off). Unfortunately it won't stay on long enough to eject the copy of GTA currently stuck in the drive. It also seems the DRM will render any effort …


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The Lodger

Posted on Mon 14 June 2010 in geek • Tagged with doctor who, TARDIS

I finally caught up with the latest Doctor Who last night (drinking/football had over-ruled the Saturday showing). I thought it was a fantastic episode, certainly better than the last two.

Was I the only one who thought the errant device might have been the Master's TARDIS (or at a …


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A weekend of fresh air and beer

Posted on Mon 14 June 2010 in general • Tagged with bumps, cycling, races, rowing, rutland, sunshine

Today's weather has returned to a sort of grey overcast but not overly cold averaging day which seems very out of place for June. Luckily the weather over the weekend was much better.

We had Jeff and Phil + family visiting for the weekend. Luckily the summer event calender threw up …


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Dunkirk, as it happens

Posted on Tue 08 June 2010 in general • Tagged with history, orwell, politics

It's interesting to see how much of a shock the Dunkirk Evacuation was to British. Although the start of war was noted by Orwell he quickly moved back to documenting his small holding activities and egg production. However as the B.E.F. was beaten back to their eventual humiliation …


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