31 May 2008
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It has been a busy whirl over the past few days – a couple of gigs and a family funeral (sad occasion but a good chance to meet relatives I have not seen for years and therefore, overall, an encouraging … Continue reading
29 May 2008
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This picture, of Graham playing his Fender Mustang bass at the April Deep to Deep event, is the one I have picked as my monthly favourite. It was a sunny day but we were inside a church hall, so I … Continue reading
28 May 2008
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Rob has been musing about ratings and recommendations and writing about wine on The Wine Conversation blog. Having put some thought into my own rating scale and my use of microformats to mark up the review, here is my latest … Continue reading
27 May 2008
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I took a trip to the nearest Majestic store on Saturday and picked up another case of wine, to help me continue my ongoing tasting experiments. The first was similar to a wine I had tried before: Durius Tempranillo 2005 … Continue reading
26 May 2008
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Yesterday’s gig with The Elusive Teeth, which I neglected to mention here, didn’t happen in the end. It turned out that the landlord had forgotten that we were meant to be on! He seemed rather preoccupied so, although he was … Continue reading
25 May 2008
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I had time yesterday to do some more fiddling with the Droughtplug Recycling Kit I reviewed on Friday. I had a greater level of success but it was far from unmitigated. I was working with a bath-full of water, left … Continue reading
24 May 2008
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I still have a large backlog of photos from my holiday earlier in the month (although the number is gradually being whittled down) but I couldn’t wait any longer to get out in the garden and document the abundant life … Continue reading
23 May 2008
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Droughtplug 23 May 2008 by Wulf Forrester-Barker product Review0.3 Rating: 2 / 5 Droughtplug is a company that manufactures devices to help reuse grey water. Grey water is what you get after doing something like washing (without too much soap); … Continue reading
22 May 2008
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About a year or so ago, I replaced my 17″ monitor, which was starting to go a bit fuzzy with a 19″ one picked up from Freecycle. Both were CRT monitors – huge and not the most energy efficient solution … Continue reading
21 May 2008
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Time for more items on my reading list. Last Friday, I mentioned Morse and Wexford; here are some more of my top cops: Inspector Dalgliesh Adam Dalgliesh is the creation of PD James, a kind and sensitive man, a poet … Continue reading