Jun 30
At the end of last year I wrote a list herein of things I’d like to accomplish this year. As we are now half way through, thought it time to have an interim review. 1 Great PhotographWell, still waiting for this one. Taken a few decent ones but even the arrival of the new lens hasn’t produced anything great yet. Maybe during the Sucata Run. 100...
Read MoreJun 29
Friday night, wrote Mr Kipling, I stood in a field in the rain watching small figures the size of Hornby railway figures play some loud music I had heard before. It would be very easy, at this point, to descend into a straight-forward review of Radiohead on Glasgow Green on Friday night, but I wouldn’t be saying anything new. The highs were high, the lows were...
Read MoreJun 23
I was wandering the aisles of a record store on Saturday looking at how cheap all the great albums I already own are. It occurred to me that you could get pretty much everything you really needed by way of entertainment for not very much these days. So, I dreamt up this challenge. The rules are very simple, viz: You are about to go to a desert island forever. You...
Read MoreJun 20
After many months of cogitation and musing, the launch date and time for the next incarnation of the online puzzle quest Bimbogami has been announced. Bimbogami Season 2 is almost upon us. So, get your puzzling head ready for Friday 4th July 2008 at 9:00pm BST and another rollercoaster ride through 40 devilish free online puzzles. Well, 39, the first one is really...
Read MoreJun 08
Edinburgh Zoo was looking fine in the sunshine. The new Budongo Chimp enclosure was very good (although not that great for getting photos). Still, did manage to catch some of the critters. As usual, click on the image to download a hi-res version. Pygmy Marmoset Great Grey Owl Souslik Stellar’s Sea...
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