Monthly Archives: October 2007

Bloody kids

A week ago, during a stressful visit to Bluewater, I was dragging the kids around and my youngest was screaming. I wanted to scream too, but possibly for different reasons. I was in M&S trying to buy food and they … Continue reading

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Tiny cheap solid-state laptop

Tired of waiting for the One Laptop Per Child laptop? How about one of these cuties from RM / Asus? It’ll be £169, uses flash memory not a hard drive, has WiFi and runs Linux. Ticks all the boxes for … Continue reading

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How to make cider

Fill a toddler’s beaker with apple juice. Let them hide it in a remote corner of the house. Find it 2 weeks later – preferably before they do.

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