Suffering withdrawal from the lack of LJ posts from those I normally follow I have set finger to keyboard ( Read more... )

So, I am back from India, Mumbai to be precise. Work had kindly flown me out there for the past week (Business Class) and of course back again.

I must admit to it being a bit of a cultural shock. India is certainly a country of extremes and in this case it was extremes of affluence and poverty.

I have posted some pictures here, which were mostly ( Read more... )

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Normally I have no problem sleeping. Out like a light and up with the larks. Although I can be slightly grumpy first thing ( Read more... )

1. Leaping Jaguar hood ornament ( Read more... )

I have got a new car smile :)
It gets bigger with every mile :)
When my foot hits the floor
The Cat gives a ROAR!
And my smile grows, and grows,
…. ever more :)

So it is goodbye to the Range Rover. It is getting on and in retrospect buying an older car is not worth the hassle it takes as it falls to bits. Though in truth it has only been one problem that defied all efforts to rectify that spoilt the experience ( Read more... )

So I tried this right/left brain tester

And skeptical though I am about such things I must admit that it is spot on.

Your Brain Usage Profile

Auditory : 46%
Visual : 53%
Left : 31%
Right : 68%

( Here is the longer ramble about my psycho-profile. )

Ever wondered about all those "invented" words from Microsoft?
Though some appear to be more general ones.

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,1394053,00.asp

Here is my view on some toys to check out for your girls & boys. Toys I already got recently so I can vouch for their adorability ( Read more... )