8 September 2014
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That sounds like it should be a jazz tune but merely signifies that I’m now up to WordPress 4.0. I’ve got the upgrade process down to a fairly fine art; not exactly a pleasure but certainly not the pain it … Continue reading
7 September 2014
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Last night Jane and I went to see Creation Theatre’s rendering of Macbeth. Like many settings of Shakespeare, it wasn’t in Elizabethan garb but dressed up in something more contemporary; costumes remeniscent of WWI. I don’t think I really grasped … Continue reading
6 September 2014
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After a week of -ing titles, it was about time I picked a different word, so how about thigmomorphogenesis. What does it mean? The way plants respond to tactile stimuli in their environment, like this mallow (Malva sylvestris) growing by … Continue reading
5 September 2014
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Last night’s rehearsal with the String Project was challenging, not least because it featured a batch of songs I haven’t played before with cello rather than bass parts. That means they are written at pitch rather than an octave above … Continue reading
4 September 2014
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In the sense of “my head against wall”, banging is the word which sums up most of today. I was working on a web development task that required me to login to a server and extract a “magic” key that … Continue reading
3 September 2014
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Skimming through the latest issue of The Garden, the RHS magazine, I spotted a short news story suggesting that plants appear to respond to the sound of chewing caterpillars by producing chemicals that are unpleasant to the pests. In the … Continue reading
2 September 2014
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Maybe this should be my ‘-ing’ week? I might break out of my verbial prision but tonight I’ve been doing some practise, musing on learning music and thinking on some ideas that apply more widely. Some key principles were: Take … Continue reading
1 September 2014
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First and foremost, spreading is a pun on the fact that I’m off to another jazz jam at the Red Lion in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell this evening (kick off around 8pm… time to load the car). Double bass tonight, I think. However, … Continue reading