Dec
26
Tiger Tiger
December 26, 2007 | Comments Off
So I appear to be missing some drama in San Francisco, where a tiger escaped its enclosure at the zoo and killed one and mauled two other visitors. The way the headline I heard earlier made it sound, it had escaped completely and was out there roaming the streets somewhere, but in fact it’s been […]
Dec
25
And A Merry Christmas To All Of You At Home
December 25, 2007 | Comments Off
So that’s it then - another festive season is upon us, and all of my best laid plans to be really organised this year and get everything planned and ready well ahead of time were well and truly scuppered by the no-notice move to the US, but anyway, we’re making the most.I’m still sleeping on […]
Dec
23
Slightly Strictly
December 23, 2007 | Comments Off
As well as not talking much about the Doctor Who Christmas Special I’ve been noticeably not discussing Strictly Come Dancing this year, mostly because for various reasons I didn’t see much of the early stages, and then was away for a lot of the final ones. However, in those early programmes I did see, […]
Dec
20
Damned
December 20, 2007 | Comments Off
I’ve been unusually (for me) quiet about Voyage of the Damned, the Doctor Who Christmas special so far this year, but the reason is that I’ve missed so much of the build up, with being out of the country. For example, there was/is a trailer for it doing the rounds at the cinema - The […]
Dec
18
Japan Plan Canned
December 18, 2007 | Comments Off
Temporarily. But we think sensibly.
Basically, we’ve been completely sideswiped on the Japan Plan (or ‘Japlan’ as we like to call it) by my sudden move to the US. According to the current plan, the Mrs is coming to me for the month of February then a week later going to Japan for five weeks. Three […]
Dec
17
Yaaaaaaaawn…
December 17, 2007 | Comments Off
Seriously, between multiple flights in no time flat and the weekend’s company Christmas Party, with its attendant late night and lack of sleep, I’m utterly all over the place. Sunday I was just a wreck, and today I’m alternately wide awake and practically nodding off standing up. Hopefully this will pass just in time for […]
Dec
14
There’s A Reason They Call Them ‘Red-Eye’
December 14, 2007 | 1 Comment
Two overnight flights in two nights, taking me through a total of eight timezones via a twelve hours stop somewhere in the middle, and my body has no idea where the hell it is.
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Dec
11
Pragmatic Outrage
December 11, 2007 | Comments Off
I’ve been perusing this opinion piece on the subject of the impact or otherwise of the Global Online Freedom Act currently being proposed by US Congressman Chris Smith.
The Act “would fine American companies for releasing customer information to foreign governments seeking to suppress dissent; it would also allow aggrieved individuals to file lawsuits against said […]
Dec
9
And…. Cue NIMBYism
December 9, 2007 | Comments Off
Wind turbines all round the British coastline by 2020?
I’d be in the ‘yes please’ camp, but then I also think that ranks of turbines on a countryside skyline can look rather majestic, which is, I know, not a view shared by everyone.
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Dec
8
The Englishman Abroad - Ailments
December 8, 2007 | Comments Off
I’m sure this country has ailments that no other country has. I had the TV burbling in the background this morning as I was getting ready, and on came an advert for a product designed to treat ‘Restless Leg Syndrome’. I thought this was a joke at first, but it seems to be […]