Dec
31
After posting that last item I got a ‘Ping error’ from weblogs.com, and for the first time ever actually looked at the error message, for which I commend them. Wouldn’t you?:
“Ping ‘http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2′ failed: Ping error: Thanks for the ping, however we can only accept one ping every half-hour. It’s cool that you’re updating so […]
Dec
31
Forgot To Say….
December 31, 2003 | 1 Comment
….that the reason I posted the below now is that I’m heading off to the frozen North early in the morning (well probably not that frozen) to spend some New Year family time.
I won’t have a connection of any sort while there, so I’ll be running silent until Friday afternoon/evening when I’ll be back home.
So […]
Dec
31
Last Day Of The Year
December 31, 2003 | 1 Comment
I thought about trying to do a Mayfly Project round-up of the year, but realised that it’s been full of so much incident that I couldn’t possibly do it justice.
One thing that has struck me is that 2003 has been a bad year for a huge number of people I know. It’s been remarkable […]
Dec
30
Work In Progress
December 30, 2003 | 12 Comments
So - All Change? Not quite all, but quite a bit of change.
I’ve given this place a new look in time for the new year. I liked the old one, but this is a bit lighter, with a slightly more upbeat feel, I think.
I’ve also done some serious rationalising - I’ve dumped everything […]
Dec
29
A Few Quiet Days
December 29, 2003 | Comments Off
Not for any other reason than that there’s bugger all going on. I’ve been working on work, but that’s hardly blogworthy. And apart from that, there’s not much to report. But I am working on some stuff of my own too, so maybe I’ll get that to a state where I can […]
Dec
26
D’You Know….
December 26, 2003 | Comments Off
….despite my expectations to the contrary, I didn’t actually go completely over the top with food yesterday. Alison and I spent the day at Chris’s, and though we started with a late breakfast, had lunch at 4pm (one course) and finally felt we could face dessert at around 9pm, the sum effect was like […]
Dec
24
That’s It Then
December 24, 2003 | 3 Comments
I’m out of the office now for one day shy of three weeks. This is not the same as not working for three weeks of course, but it’s close enough for now.
Hope everyone has a good break, and if you celebrate something, it’s a very enjoyable one.
For myself, I’ll be celebrating the human ability […]
Dec
24
Sorry Ma’am
December 24, 2003 | 1 Comment
So….anyone want to guess what Princess Anne might be getting the Queen for Christmas?
Dec
24
BSE in the US
December 24, 2003 | Comments Off
There’s an episode of The West Wing, I forget which one, but it’s either late in Season Two or early in Season Three, in which cattle at a US farm appear to test positive for BSE (though annoyingly, they never once refer to it as such - It’s “mad cow disease” all the way.
During the […]
Dec
23
The Prodigal
December 23, 2003 | Comments Off
Mr Cook is in town, so I’m going to go along and join some drinkage organised by his social secretary, Dave. I’m expecting to see Mike and Chris, so it’ll be a pleasany and somewhat unexpected pre-Christmas get-together.
I hardly ever see Mr Cook, but it’s always pleasant to do so. He actually gave […]