Archives for August, 2007

I’m from the internet


 I was snapping a few more pics when this cartoon sprung to mind. So I offer you this to caption. DSC01165.JPG Originally uploaded by redsmartie ®

Meet Mia(ow)


A couple of months back, after hearing a squeaking noise the bottom of the garden, we found 3 kittens in the shed. They weren’t much more than a day old. Unfortunately two were dead but one was still hanging in. There was no sign of the mother so we brought it inside to keep it [...]

Spam Spam Spam


My blog has been hit with 22 spam messages today alone. This isn’t a problem as my filters have picked them up and are doing their job but a routine visual scan through them highlighted on that made me laugh out loud. It amuses me more the more I read it. “Hi, I’m novice here. [...]

The hidden benefits of a healthy lifestyle


There are many benefits to getting out on my bike. A saving in fuel, a lower carbon foot print, fresh air and exercise. I also found another benefit… the ability to spot a £10 note in the gutter. RESULT!

MacFormat – iPlayer Debacle


Following on from my posts regarding the lack of Mac support offered by the BBC with their iPlayer I engaged in a round of email correspondence with the editor of MacFormat Magazine. The September issue dropped through my letter box this morning. I flicked through it while munching on my Cornflakes hoping to see some [...]

Saddle Sore


I was going to blog about my bike the other day as I’d blew off the dust and put some air in the tyres but I wanted a picture and didn’t have a photo. I still don’t have a photo but I just wanted to have a moan. It’s a Diamondback Topanga that I bought [...]

Weekend Deliveries


We had a gruelling drive to Scotland at the weekend to deliver Emily and her mate with my Dad for a weeks holiday. It would normally take me no longer than about 5.5 to 6 hours but a combination of road works and heavy traffic pushed it over the 7 hour mark. Pretty much all [...]

BBC Corruption Update


A little birdy told me via email to take a look at the following article. The aforementioned article As stated in the email, I never knew that the BBC’s controller of media and technology is the former director of Microsoft’s Windows digital media division! Don’t forget to sign the BBC iplayer petition here