Archive For 2005

My daughter and I were in the study the other day, looking at some photos that I had just transferred from our digital camera. Jasmine loves to see photos on the big screen of the iMac, and I thought it would be fun for her to take some of her own, so with a quick… Continue Reading ›

In Japan, the most common size of motorcycle is 400cc and smaller, and the reason for this is entirely practical. Part of the Japanese motorcycle test requires you to lay your bike on its side on the ground and then to pick it up on your own. The Japanese not being the largest of people,… Continue Reading ›

My 2005 Top 5 listing. Top 5 Events 1. The Birth of my son 2. Celebrating 15 years with and 5 years married to my beautiful wife 3. Spending hours bobbing around in the Med with my daughter Jasmine 4. Finally, buying a Mac 5. So many others… Top 5 Albums 1. Stars of CCTV… Continue Reading ›

Tim Berners Lee, the man who invented the web, in case you didn’t know, and shame on you if you didn’t, has started a blog. In 1989 one of the main objectives of the WWW was to be a space for sharing information. It seemed evident that it should be a space in which anyone… Continue Reading ›

More great one-liners from Steven Wright. “I installed a skylight in my apartment… The people who live above me are furious!” “I like to reminisce with people I don’t know.” “If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?” “All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.” “I used to work… Continue Reading ›

Today’s quote of the day If you are in a spaceship that is travelling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen? — Steven Wright