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How did I miss Radio 2?

Posted on October 28, 2008 by blogmywiki

One minute I’m kidding myself that I’m still too young to listen to Radio 2. The next minute I’m finding Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’s phone calls to Andrew Sachs a bit puerile (and unlike most of the 10,000 people … Continue reading →

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iPod Nano – 4th Generation

Posted on October 23, 2008 by blogmywiki

It’s like a piece of time travel… my first generation 5GB iPod is getting hard to charge and put new music on, as its Firewire connector is dodgy – and the Firewire port on my PowerBook is broken which doesn’t … Continue reading →

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I feel better than James Brown

Posted on October 17, 2008 by blogmywiki

After a strangely satisfying day at work I feel like I’m on a roll. I’m reading a great book (thank you Sarah) – a Douglas Coupland that eluded me – Eleanor Rigby. Pretty much every page has a beautiful idea … Continue reading →

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LA Story

Posted on October 9, 2008 by blogmywiki

I think I’m the only person I know who likes Los Angeles. And this cheered me up just now: quotes from the Steve Martin film LA Story. For example: Harris: Hello, this is Harris. I’m in right now, so you … Continue reading →

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You’ve only had it a week!

Posted on September 24, 2008 by blogmywiki

It always amazes me how quickly my children sometimes manage to break new toys. So it cheered me up a bit to learn that the boffins at CERN (they have a web site you know) have already broken the Large … Continue reading →

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