Archive for April, 2006

Amazingly efficient trip to the doctor

Posted on April 18, 2006 ~ Filed Under Diary

I had a great experience with the NHS today, and thought it worthy of mention since I’d certainly have moaned if it hadn’t gone well.
I’ve got an ongoing problem with my ankle since a hard day’s snowboarding about two years ago. My GP suggested I see an osteopath, which I have been doing, but the […]

Pure Evoke 3 digital radio - I’m in love

Posted on April 14, 2006 ~ Filed Under Diary

For the last few years, Sarah and I have put pretty much every last penny into surfing and snowboarding. Gone were the dot com days of gadgets for the home and in were the days of wetsuits, bindings, flights and appartments in the sun and snow. So, it came of something of a surprise to […]

Google calendar

Posted on April 13, 2006 ~ Filed Under Web ideas

Oh My Word! Google Calendar is amazing. Granted, I’m used to Outlook calendars, which are pretty awful, but Google Calendar just seems to do so many things so well. My experience with electronic calendars has been so poor in the past that I currently happily use a paper diary. I don’t think Google Calendar will […]

Wife. Mother. Leader… Oh, purleeze!

Posted on April 11, 2006 ~ Filed Under Culture

I am currently being driven nuts by the ads everywhere, but everywhere, for Commander in Chief (new on ABC1 in the UK, yada yada). The program is about the first female President of the USA, and the strapline is “Wife. Mother. Leader”. I don’t think any of us who grew up with Margaret Thatcher can […]

The poet BB King

Posted on April 5, 2006 ~ Filed Under Culture

BB King was interviewed on the Today programme on Radio 4 this week (audio clip about half way down the page). I was struck by how poetically he spoke, and how often really good musicians have a natural ryhthm and sense of the sound of language. My favourite bit was near the end, when he […]