Dropsafe

and now i ache. lotsa gardening, lotsa spending – 270 quid at [www.screwfix.com] and 170 at [www.amazon.co.uk] and another 70 at [www.diy.com] 510 quid. oops. big big visa bill upcoming. oh well. oh yeah – plus i threw all my savings into my mortgage account and paid-off about half of it. happy bunny. went over…

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[www.theregister.co.uk] This is getting to be a bit of a habit: some of Central London’s ‘jamcams’ – webcams to monitor the traffic – are down today, “operational reasons so that maintenance can be performed”. Entirely coincidentally, the webcams that need to be maintained are lined along the major routes for today’s annual May Day demofest.…

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“a mighty wind” – described as “spinal tap for folkies” [amightywindonline.warnerbros.com] – rather american/folkie, but the trailer looks fun.

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bike road fund paid, 15 quid – check outstanding pot of cheques paid into bank – check voted in local elections – check now to sort out the mortgage.

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I took suzi to the vet; she’s had a paw shaved and blood sample taken, for the princely sum of 130 quid they will do bloodwork and let me know if she’s got any internal problems. i’ve moved her and buster onto pure meat (felix, whatever) diets and will see if this provides palliative relief.…

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I was one of the first people in the UK to test-ride the new KTM 950 Adventure on saturday morning; rode to Harrow to the nearest KTM dealership, queued and went for a blast. I am very very very very very very very very very glad to have been accompanied by Roy and Simon in…

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The Mull Historical Society – a bit like The Divine Comedy meets Travis. Try Watching Xanadu as a first track.

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yay. anther birthday gone, almost entirely painlessly, other than having my mother get me out of bed by phoning at the unspeakable hour of 0745h a small scotch, and then time for bed.

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i went a bit mad; found marks and spencer are finally stocking 2xl polo shirts, which was a revelation. to date, i am used to m&s stocking for the minority and stopping at xl. sooooo…. 124 quid at m&s, and then a tesco run which included a run through the chart cd section; eminem, qotsa…

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One of my cats – Buster – seems to have taken to using my laptop as a butt-warming device. I’m glad the iBook has a shiny case, it makes the pawprints easier to wipe off. They’ve had a dose of frontline since I found a flea this evening, hopefully it can be nipped in the…

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ten leylandii conifers cut down, some rough ground cleared, and loads of heavy gardening. cooking. oh yes, and sleep. lots of sleep. finally i feel i am getting over the last virus – surely it must be a virus to have survived 10 days of penicillin and lasted since early march. here’s hoping for a…

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you can’t do anything whilst smoking them, except stop, think, and contemplate. i’ve just spent the past hour smoking one, and have worked out what i am doing to the garden today.

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