It is a time of year to reflect, to think upon what has come to pass, to learn from the past and thank those that brought us to where we are today. Today, especially, is an exceptional day for these endeavours, being as it is the birthday of one of the greatest and most influential men to walk those green and pleasant landsHis works, agitation and ( Read more... )

Guess I ought to try to write something every so often here, right? Reports of my existence may or may not have been exaggerated...

So, yeah. Annual happy birthday to foxfirefey, and indeed to my cousin Gary, ten years to the day older than me and in hospital with serious cancer (this isn't new news to me, but we share a birthday so I think about him a bit ( Read more... )

I quote: I spent almost an hour at the card shop trying to find exactly the right one for you. The soppy ones were too pink and vomit-inspiring, and the funny ones were clichéd or looked cheap and tacky..

So I ended up choosing this
(Be thankful you didn't et the Bob the Builder "I am 3" with an extra 3 scrawled on it ;-) )
Inside it says Thinking ( Read more... )

Some random stuff. Point one.
Hawking hath kids book? Written by him and his daughter? How cool is that ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Christy-Lou!
And, also, happy birthday to tyrell, the European Union, Patrick Troughton and Richard O'Brian ( via). That's some pretty good company right there. On the subject of good company:

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