Dec 28
Holidays are the time for trawling YouTube and making pointless ‘best of’ lists. So, in no particular order, my top 10 goals (with a very large Man Utd bias obviously). Mark Hughes – Wales Vs Spain I got many a bruise trying to do this. Give it a go. It is nowhere near as easy as Sparky makes this look. Eric Cantona – Man Utd Vs Sheff Utd The...
Read MoreDec 23
On 12th April 1981, I was an 11 year old boy. I sat an watched in awe as Columbia made the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle. It looked not entirely unlike this. Columbia Taking Off The coverage of the launches in those days wasn’t quite as sexy as it is now. You got the whoosh up into the sky for 90 seconds or so and that was about it. None of the on board...
Read MoreDec 21
As a fan of the “end of year” meme, thought I’d start a new one with a look back over the photos I took during the year. Nothing more than an excuse to flick back through them all and have a bit of fun picking a few faves. So, here it is, 2009 – my year in photos… What to do in January? Hide in the hothouse of Edinburgh’s botanic...
Read MoreDec 15
While preparing a presentation on Social Media last night, I thought I should update my Social Media Map to see what, if anything, had changed from the original version from the start of the year. Surprisingly, it hasn’t changed all that much. There are a few additions but nothing that has dropped off. I don’t use blip.fm all that much these days and...
Read MoreDec 04
I‘ve always been a hoarder. Obviously, I refer to this particular prediliction as collector but, the fact remains, chucking stuff out is not in my make up. Aside for the ubiquitous big box of wires, I still have the postcard collection of my youth, all my coins, books I’ve read and won’t read again, books I’ve never read and, crucially, all...
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