The Defence System & Equipment International Arms Fair has opened in the Docklands. It is, of course, disgusting that the UK Govenment would consider letting something like this take place in the UK, but it is becoming increasingly pointless to expect New Labour to exhibit any kind of moral judgement. A couple of interesting stories… Continue reading DSEI
Meaningless Numbers
£30M Wiped off Man Utd Shares screamed the headlines on yesterdays Evening Standard. But what the hell does that mean? Can you work out how badly Manchester United shares had done yesterday from that headline? Of course you can’t. For the £30M figure to mean anything, you need to know the total value of issued… Continue reading Meaningless Numbers
Opus Returns
According to a report in the Washington Post, Opus the penguin will be returning soon. During the 80s Opus was one of the main characters in Bloom County which was the best comic strip ever.
Warren Zevon RIP
I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain He was looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook’s Going to get himself a big dish of beef chow mein Ah-oooh… Werewolves of London Warren Zevon dies :-(
New Music
People have obviously decided that it’s high time that my musical horizons were broadened. For my birthday yesterday I got three CDs by artists I’ve never listened to before. Some friends in LA sent me an Amazon package containing Us by the Mull Historical Society and Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep… Continue reading New Music
Bare Your Bum At Bush
Dubya is apparently planning a trip to the Yookay at some point soon and a group of people are trying to ensure that he gets an appropriate welcome. Bare Your Bum At Bush
Not David Blaine
Suddenly the last of a very small band of well-wishers has gone, and I am alone. Alone in a box with nothing but the clothes on my back and enough water to last me 24 hours. And a little mat to sleep on. And a sleeping bag and a pillow. And an extra fleece in… Continue reading Not David Blaine
Tech Support
Now that there are three of us living in the house (with me as resident computer support bod) I’ve just realised that we all use different operating systems. I’m going to have support Linux, MacOS X and Windows. I think it’s Windows 98 SE, but my first job is definitely to ensure that it’s fully… Continue reading Tech Support
Cassette Massacre
As part of the mass clearout I mentioned earlier, I found three boxes full of cassettes. They haven’t been played in five years so I made the (painful) decision to throw them away. I’m an incredible horder so this was immensely painful. I estimate there were about four hundred of them – prerecorded albums, compilation… Continue reading Cassette Massacre
Step Dad
By the time I get home tonight my stepdaughter will have moved in. She’s coming to live with us whilst she does her A levels. We’ve spent the last couple of days massively rearranging the house so she has somewhere to put all of her stuff. It’s amazing how two people can fill a large… Continue reading Step Dad