Last week, ChrisC and I got some post. It turns out to be a ticky-box survey each from Mr Cameron, asking for our opinions on how to run the country ( Read more... )

Can anyone recommend a good search engine?

( Why I am falling out of love with Google )

Aargh.

( A very dull rant )

And while we're talking about packaging changes...

( They're messing with my beer! )

Once - long, long ago - a major news event would occur and there'd be the usual comment of "... and I wonder how long it'll be before we start hearing the jokes about it ( Read more... )

1. If walking up a busy, crowded staircase in a public place (say, a railway station) do not remain glued to your phone. Some staircases are not segregated by direction of travel and you may walk into someone coming down said staircase ( Read more... )

It's pretty summery out there. Y'know, warm and stuff. There's been some rain in the last few weeks, but it hasn't been cold at all. Humid occasionally, but hardly chilly ( Read more... )

And another thing...

From the Daily Mail:

Aware that News of the World staff might use their final edition to fire a parting shot at her, Rebekah Brooks is said to have instructed two senior executives to read the paper with a ‘fine toothcomb’.Now, I don't know if that's the Daily Fail's error, or Rebekah Brooks' error. And it's not the first ( Read more... )

Yesterday prezzybox.com, who are usually quite sensible and useful people, sent me an email advertising their range of "personalised gifts" for Christmas.

( It made me cross )

Every month or so I get an email from Friends Reunited which says:

"Why not add yourself to these places?

• Hummersknott School

"

Er... because I didn't go to Hummersknott? Because I've already told it exactly which secondary school I did go to between the ages of 11-18 ( Read more... )