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Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Steve

Wednesday night in Edinburgh, the rain stopped and the sun came out to play.  Even managed to capture a picture of the sun on the Crags through my hotel bedroom window.  So with the dry weather, and the festival, it … Continue reading →

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Joan and David’s Golden Wedding

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Steve

Rosemary and I went to the 50th Wedding Anniversary of her uncle and aunt.  The lunch time meal was held at The Chalk Lane Hotel, Epsom.  After an excellent meal we decamped to their house for cake and a whole other meal. … Continue reading →

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There was a soldier, a Scottish soldier Who wandered far away and soldiered far away

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Steve

Our main holiday this year was in Scotland.   We had been invited by Ravi and Maggie to launch the Hossack Institute of Highland Studies in memory of Maggie’s parents.  So we decided to extend the holiday by staying in … Continue reading →

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One minute silence

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Steve

Sitting listening to my music on loud volume. One minute silence by On deaf Ears. At the same time cheffing because Rosemary late back from a funeral. Sausages and Rat. Resting a mo. here is a picture of foot anc … Continue reading →

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This is a test blog

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Steve

I am writing this blog entry on my mobile phone. Today is warm and sunny, working at home converting a Websphere 5 application to Websphere 7. Thought I would add a photograph of the asparagus bed we picked a few … Continue reading →

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Fog on the Tyne

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Steve

Arrived in Newcastle on time, and just pulling out.  The Lindisfarne reference is nothing to do with the weather, but my inability to get Facebook talking to Twitter.  There must be some snaffu in someone’s software.  I get asked for … Continue reading →

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I’me Mandy Fly Me

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Steve

Here I am on the East Coast rail line, on a bright sunny day, meandering up to Edinburgh for three days of work.  The jet planes all roaring over my head, marking their route with their vapour trails.  I feel … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh – My First Week

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Steve

I have started a four week project in Edinburgh, and will be flying up and down each week.  I will be staying at the Apex hotels. Monday Today ate at Hanams, a Kurdish restaurant  which serves no alcohol.  Yes the … Continue reading →

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Sad git thought

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Steve

I have been reading some bits on the Intel Website.  (Whoever said we never click on the Google Ad words?)  An interesting topic with two points: We used to think of IBM mainframes and MIPS (Millions of instructions per second).   Then … Continue reading →

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Goodwood festival of speed

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Steve

Sunday we went to Goodwood to meet Rosemary’s niece Anne, her partner Peter, and Anne’s son, ie R’s great nephew, Colin. They were over from Canada on holiday and visiting various relatives. Robert (Anne’s brother & hence Rosemary’s nephew) and … Continue reading →

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One Stop

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Steve

Travelled to Birmingham a couple of times this week.  Monday and Tuesday I was installing some new software at the offices of One Stop.  They are a small supermarket chain.

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The cold weather

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Steve

Will this cold weather ever stop?  We have had -7C on our thermometer.  The ponds are frozen, and the temperature has failed to rise above zero for days.  Where has this global warming gone, or is it another con by … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.7

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Steve

Another painless upgrade to my blogging software.  I am now running version 2.7.  Not sure what new features there are, except for the administrators panel which has changed.  I know some, not to be named, who don’t like change, but … Continue reading →

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Nokia E71

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Steve

I bought myself a new toy.  It’s a mobile phone, a Nokia E71.  I have to admit I am really proud of it, and can’t let an hour go by without carressing its tiny keypad, and looking at the new … Continue reading →

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Norwich

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Steve

Rosemary and I went to Norwich for the weekend to see Ann and Mike.  We visited Nick and Ali, and saw the great work they have been doing on their house. Much remodelling, removal of walls, moving staircases and a complete … Continue reading →

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