30 November 2015
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Is a ukulele chord a ukehord? Maybe not but I am delighted to have found a treasure trove of uke chord diagrams at boldts.net which come in the form of small graphics files that can be easily incorporated into other … Continue reading
29 November 2015
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It has been fearful blowy outside today. Here are few lines of verse that came to mind while I was watching the wind run amok over the back garden (harmlessly, in fact, but I saw what could have been): The … Continue reading
28 November 2015
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One of the top news stories at the moment is how upset lots of Labour MPs are with their party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Apparently he has sent round a letter to them saying that he doesn’t support David Cameron’s call … Continue reading
27 November 2015
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According to many retailers, today is ‘Black Friday‘, an over-used marker that generally refers to infamous events and, in this case is an enticement to rush to stores to jostle with other shoppers and buy knock-down bargains. Could it be … Continue reading
26 November 2015
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I wonder if I have passed the point in my life where I have forgotten more than I remember or will remember at any point in the future? I seem to function quite reliably as a fount of useless knowledge … Continue reading
24 November 2015
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I’m having a little spell of playing my Sei bass – 6 string headless electric – with The String Project while we’re coming to the end of 2015 and getting ready for a couple of gigs early next year. It … Continue reading
23 November 2015
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I made my first loaf today in the new oven; I’ve made plenty of loaves before but it is good to start to get a handle on how the new machine works for bread (answer – very well although it … Continue reading
22 November 2015
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I’ve finally got my Three Gold Wings brew into bottles so that, at least, should be ready for Christmas. I had about 5.5l of beer to which I added 30g sugar before bottling up. The gravity stayed at 1.007 so … Continue reading
20 November 2015
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I attended an information security meeting today and was surprised to find that many of the colleagues there didn’t rate LastPass as a password manager tool. There wasn’t time to find out the fuller details but I did some reading … Continue reading
19 November 2015
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The hydrometer in Downie Cider batch hadn’t shifted since I last checked so I got it into bottles last night – six full quart bottles and a further one that is almost full. I wonder if the brown sugar I … Continue reading