Mysterious Islands in the Sea

Posted on Fri 10 September 2010 in general • Tagged with gps, holiday, islands

We have arrived on a tropical island paradise. It's only slightly disconcerting that the GPS on my phone still hasn't figured out where we are. Although so far smoke monsters and polar bears have not been in evidence. The flights weren't too hard to deal with (6 and 4 hours …


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Code Insomnia

Posted on Fri 27 August 2010 in geek • Tagged with code, holiday, insomnia

It's very rare programs are ever complete, let alone perfect. I pulled a fairly late session night to push a release out at work. Hopefully testing have a chance to raise any major clangers before I go on holiday for the next month. However the combination of late night coding …


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Tenuous Grip

Posted on Mon 22 February 2010 in general • Tagged with car, holiday, walking

We have just returned from a weekend in the Peak District, ostensibly for walking although we stayed on for extra loafing and a Goose dinner on Sunday. The event is a regular birthday celebration/mass catering event held in various youth hostels near various peaks over the years. This was …


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