Amazing: a bus driver stopped for me, even though he’d started driving off, also he didn’t have any pass holders so I didn’t have to buy … #
Category Archives: Quick thoughts
Quick thoughts for 2008-01-05 (via Twitter)
Picking up my parents from Manchester airport. Nice SMS info service; texted me on takeoff and during with ETA, and on approach and landing. # Wow. Another SMS says the baggage is on the conveyor, a quick call to Dad confirms it’s true. Great service, although it is 25p per text. #
Quick thoughts for 2008-01-04 (via Twitter)
Computer speakers are starting to distort, I think that at 9 years old I might be due a replacement set. # A Google reshuffle has penalised one of my .com domain names on google.co.uk and enhanced it’s SERP on google.com (UK hosting). Interesting. #
Quick thoughts for 2008-01-03 (via Twitter)
Little snow flakes floating around aimlessly outside my house. # I can see some nice slow cooker recipes for my beef brisket on Saturday. (I think I’ll avoid calls for ketchup and condensed soup, weird.) #
Quick thoughts for 2008-01-02 (via Twitter)
Life is hard, and I’m back at work. Support emails done, now starting down the barrel of my cron reports… filtering like crazy. #
Quick thoughts for 2007-12-30 (via Twitter)
Poppadoms and coleslaw. Someone needs to have a word with my otherwise brilliant Indian takeaway. #
Quick thoughts for 2007-12-25 (via Twitter)
Up to preheat the oven and prepare the goose. I’ve had to remove the legs so it fits, and covering the exposed flesh with foil is awkward. # I feel less prepared for today than I remember from last year, my mind doesn’t feel too sharp. Time to give myself a good talking to. # …
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Quick thoughts for 2007-12-24 (via Twitter)
I feel like I’ve supported just about every single local food shop. Quite tired now, and damp from this uninviting and uninvited rain. #
Quick thoughts for 2007-12-23 (via Twitter)
Heading to the butchers to pick up the goose. The rain yesterday has frozen on our lane, and every step involves a slip and lucky escape. # The freeze last night seems to have caught Manchester council unawares, even pavements on major roads are treacherous. # Remember kids, goose cooking time is 20 mins per …
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Quick thoughts for 2007-12-21 (via Twitter)
Secure deleting all my personal data from the rented laptop, which is taking ages. Wish I’d started last night, the courier is due today. # Genius description: Ashen faced, disintegrating, infant suspending, not full shilling, struggling fairground owner, Michael Jackson… # Radiohead received no money from pre-Rainbows albums digital sales, due to contractual wrinkles from …
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