Hoarding Versus Storage – A Conundrum

by | Dec 4, 2009 | Technology, zeitgeist

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,...

The Anatomy of Bottom Rung Football

by | Oct 13, 2009 | zeitgeist

You will often hear much talk about the ‘grass roots’ of football. Minor leagues, Sunday mornings, Deep Heat and industrial defending. The phrase ‘grass roots’, of course, implies the very lowest level. And yet, there lie many levels below...

Soundtrack of Your Life

by | Aug 7, 2009 | meme, zeitgeist

If they made a film of your life what songs would you have in the soundtrack for which scenes? It was a sunny Friday drive to work today and the Shuffle Gods chose Mornington Crescent by Belle and Sebastian. It seemed to fit perfectly. Albeit the lyrics didn’t...

Half Year Review

by | Aug 3, 2009 | zeitgeist

A little late, but here’s how I’m doing against the goals of the year so far.1. Throw Some Stuff OutStrike one! Having a skip in the drive for ages helped but I did throw out a lot of stuff. The garage has still to be reclaimed but progress has been...

Armstrong or Cernan?

by | Jun 22, 2009 | space, zeitgeist

Looks like the world is waking up again to the greatness of Apollo again. Perhaps my dull space related ramblings herein will be scoffed at less now. Perhaps not. Anyway, I was watching some of the various Apollo/Moon related coverage last night (who’s...

Language of The Lazy Football Cliché

by | Jun 15, 2009 | zeitgeist

With the football season over and the transfer window in full flow, there is a dearth of real football news so you get a lot of speculation and nonsense instead. It don’t half bring out the clichés. So I was reminded of an oft repeated conversation between me...