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Month: June 2004

  • Wednesday? Thursday? Sunday? Who knows?

    The days continue to blend into a sea of work, but at least I was home by 7.15 tonight, and ticked off several major tasks during the day. Coming home to trans-Atlantic answerphone messages is cheering too. As was finding that one of the local papers has got a chunk of editorial about my event this weekend.

  • Tribute?

    Possibly in questionable taste, but this Ronald Reagan tribute is really rather good.

  • Food for tired people

    Ingredients:

    • Lettuce (whichever variety you prefer)
    • tomatoes (ditto)
    • black olives
    • baby sweetcorn
    • mange tout, or sugar snaps
    • cucumber
    • feta cheese, cubed
    • pine nuts
    • fresh basil leaves, olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and black pepper

    Combine all ingedients. Eat.
    Healthier than a late-night pizza. Quicker to prepare too.

  • Tuesdaydump

    Still incredibly busy and short of time:

    • Started work at 8.30am and got home at 10pm – a little better than yesterday, not least because I didn’t spend the whole day driving around.
    • The Two Things, via LMG
    • The normally quietly spoken Mervyn King has opened his mouth and put his foot in it – certainly not helpful for those of us that have little choice but to sell now.
    • On the plus side, both Hels’s flat and mine were subject to viewings today.

    OK – more work to do and then a late night trans-Atlantic telephone call to make. Not very exciting for you, but it’s likely to be like this until I get through this week and next.

  • Braindump

    No time:

    • Up at 5.30am today, home at 10.30pm. H off to US for conference for over a week. West Dean at the weekend. Oxford today. Mad. Hectic. Too much to do, too little time. Gah.
    • UKIP. Gah. Consider this – next election, Tories biggest party, but not sufficient for a majority, so form an alliance with UKIP. Fate worse than death.
    • LA Fisheries – best chippy for miles
    • Mmmmmm beer
    • Visitor number 150,000 should call in sometime next Tuesday – watch the counter.

  • Honoured

    Bearders, MBE.

  • Stupid idea

    Why on Earth is the Football League rebranding the divisions? What was, only a few years ago, known as Division 4 will, from next season, be League 2. Utter nonsense. Those of us who support teams in the League rather than the Premiership have no illusions about the status of football played there – it’s generally of a very high quality, featuring spirited and determined teams that are not beset by primadonnas and hordes of overseas players. It does not need tarting up to make it out to be something that it isn’t.

  • Playing away

    I know it isn’t particularly busy here at the moment – that’s largely because I’ve been entertaining the troops, Vera Lynn stylee, over at Uborka – and there’ll be cocktails there tomorrow.

    Latest Lexicon of Luuuurrvve entries:
    F is for Flowers
    N is for Nudity
    W is for Writing

  • This could be the last time

    I’ve just been down to Committee Room Number 2 at County Hall to cast my vote – almost certainly the last time I shall do it there. A shame really, as it is rather a beautiful walk to and from there, along Tower Street, with a lovely view of the Cathedral. And speaking of the Cathedral, I passed the bishop on his way to vote as I left.
    If that is as interesting as dishwater, then try the latest Weebl.

  • Class I spam

    It’s rare that you get a really good quality spam message these days, advertising a product that might genuinely be useful, but today I received a spam promoting this site, although I’m not sure about the idea of marrying your brother, sister or best friend.