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Month: March 2003

  • It seems incredible that I

    It seems incredible that I can sit here in the comfort of my safe, warm and peaceful home, and watch live video with sound from Baghdad.
    It’s 11.20pm on a Sunday evening in the Iraqi capital city. It seems very quiet.
    UPDATE: 11.35pm, and the sound is filled with the noise of gunfire and distant explosions. I’ve spotted a few flashes in the sky, probably anti-aircraft fire. It is so strange to be able to watch and hear this unfolding from such a distance.
    FURTHER UPDATE: the transmission has been interrupted. The BBC website warns that the webcast may be intermittent, which is barely surprising.

  • I’ve been slack. I’ve not

    I’ve been slack. I’ve not fulfilled my blogging duty to link to other bloggers in a the-world-consists-only-of-blogging-and-nothing-else-matters kinda way. So, in order to make up at least a little bit, here is a small selection of recent posts that I’ve enjoyed/endured at other people’s weblogs:

    • Luke tells us of his fear of spandex
    • Darren points out that the best-known Baghdad-based blog has not been updated since Friday
    • Steve goes gardening, and sets up a sublog to record it
    • Vaughan discovers purple washing-up liquid
    • Dave gets excited about double glazing contract management software
    • Robyn reveals the cover artwork for the new Harry Potter novel
    • Scary tells a shagging dog story

    I note that this site will probably receive its 100,000th visit sometime around next weekend. Wow!

  • BBC war diary thing, here

    BBC war diary thing, here today.
    Going to stop nursing you on this. It is linked every day from the BBC News homepage. But it remains essential reading.

  • Urf. My head hurts. Beer,

    Urf. My head hurts.
    Beer, vodka, port and wine with Fi last night to celebrate her birthday, along with Jools, Fiona, Julie, Nic, Katy, Mark, Helen and Steve. Sightings of DA, Kearn, Clive and Matt.
    I have a monster hangover. Why must the day be so bright?

  • The BBC war log is

    The BBC war log is here today.

  • In a way, I’m sad

    In a way, I’m sad that the Presidential Palaces in Iraq have been bombed. Architecturally, these are significant buildings, and it is a shame that they are being damaged and destroyed.

  • Wine and food with Kate,

    Wine and food with Kate, followed by beer with Kate, Bren, Greg and Paul F, with sightings of Hamish, Alex, Ruth, Terry, Dave, Ali, Nikki, Tim, Lucy, Helen, other Helen and numerous others. A good night.

  • The railway station electronic displays

    The railway station electronic displays have a new message on them:

    BE VIGILANT, BE ALERT, REPORT ALL SUSPECT OR UNATTENDED LUGGAGE.

  • Why do I feel like

    Why do I feel like someone has tied my shoelaces together today? Everything seems to be much harder work than it needs to be.
    Anyway, croftway.co.uk seems to be back to normal.

  • The BBC war log continues

    The BBC war log continues its migration. Today it is here.