Must remember my towel...
Excellent day today! I bought both of the original series of "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on CD today. Six hours of fabulous listening to fill our journey on Monday. Super-nostalgia.

Still going strong
Got weighed this morning and find I'm down to 13st 9lb. That's one-and-a-half stones lost so far. 21lb!

I'm not the man I used to be. :)

I'm on me 'olls.
Just finished at work for the next two and a half weeks. While I do enjoy the job, it's always so good to have time to yourself. To recharge the batteries and get your mind back into order.

Nifty idea
I went into Lakeland Plastics at lunchtime today and bought a non-slip mat. These things are designed to be placed on trays so that cups or glasses don't slide about and spill anything as you carry the tray. I'm actually using it for my Palm fold-out keyboard so it doesn't slide about on my knee as I'm typing on the bus. I have a board that fits neatly into my bag and now with the mat between it and the keyboard it's as solid as a rock and almost as easy to type as a normal desktop keyboard.

Cold
The weather has been very cold for the time of year and it looks as though it's going to be disappointing for yet another holiday weekend. I'm just glad that my cruise next week is taking me away to sunnier climes. No doubt the next two weeks will be the best weather in Britain for the rest of the year. :)

Huge house
Just passing through one of the villages on the way home and one of the houses in it is absolutely huge. The kitchen alone looks as big as our whole house. I wouldn't like to have to take the vacuum cleaner around that place.

Nests
It always baffles me how birds ever started building nests. What on earth made the first bird think that to start wedging twigs into a tree's branches might be the start of a good place to lay their precious eggs? How did they make that connection?

The world gets stranger
"Singer Alanis Morissette wore a "nude suit" on stage at Canada's equivalent of the Grammys to complain about censorship in the US." Thanks to BBC News via Warren Ellis.

We can take a joke

Men are like ........ Snowstorms ...... You never know when they're coming, how many inches you'll get or how long it will last.

Men are like ........ Bananas ...... The older they get, the less firm they are.

Men are like ........ Vacations ...... They never seem to last long enough.

Men are like ........ Weather ...... Nothing can be done to change them.

Men are like ........ Blenders ...... You need One, but you're not quite sure why.

Men are like ........ Chocolate Bars ...... Sweet, smooth, & they usually head right for your hips.

Men are like ........ Department Stores ...... Their clothes are always 1/2 off.

Men are like ........ Government Bonds ...... They take soooooooo long to mature.

Men are like ........ Mascara ...... They usually run at the first sign of emotion.

Men are like ........ Popcorn ........ They satisfy you, but only for a little while.

Men are like ........ Lava Lamps ...... Fun to look at, but not very bright.

Men are like ........ Parking Spots ........ All the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped.


I don't know where this originated, but thanks to Patrick at work for sending the above to me.