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It’s raining, it’s pouring

Went for a walk in the rain today. Started off with light-rain, then dry, then absolutely tipped it down. Makes you feel alive to be in the outdoors, when the weather turns really nasty. Couple of pics from the walk: … Continue reading

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Hush

Seeing all these kids floating about on Heelys reminded me of an Emmy-nominated episode of Buffy, called Hush. The whole episode was silent, but that’s not the point – the “enemies” in it floated about.

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Geocaching

Looks like I’ve found an activity to do for the next few weeks – Geocaching. Just loading up some locations into GPS now, to see if I can find them.

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no stress is bad for me

Whenever I stop work – holidays, early-retirement I get a cold. I don’t get a cold when I am under pressure. Maybe it’s a healthy situation to be under a minimum level of stress each day?

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iTunes is quite dangerous

Whilst viewing a regular website – I saw a link to a YouTube video of Bat for Lashes, really liked the song – did a bit of digging around on the band – then purchased their album off of iTunes. … Continue reading

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swallows

Damn, I missed the swallows fledging by 30 minutes

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Hate daytime TV

So I’m watching the webcams for Springwatch. Need the Golden Eagles to be a bit more lively. Also BeaverCam

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bookshop idea

Had an idea about a second-hand bookshop – allow people to borrow books, but at the normal cost of the book, as a deposit. If the customer decides to keep the book, then they don’t return it; if they don’t … Continue reading

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Stiffkey, Norfolk

Some pics (from mobile phone, not new one) from the weekend. Close-fielding for my aunt, with beach cricket: Spotted this butterfly in the dunes: A very nice cake:

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annoying things parents do

Mum: – saying “pardon” to everything I say, despite hearing exactly what I said – leaving the windscreen wipers on, despite the rain ending five hours ago – driving up to a junction and applying the brakes and the clutch … Continue reading

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