This week I shall mostly be eclectic. On the train from Euston to Preston I have been listening to; Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti Macy Gray – The Trouble With Being Myself Evan Dando – Baby I’m Bored Now, sadly, I’m back in the world of the cloth cap and rain. I’d better get on …
Category Archives: General Musings
Friday, isn’t it
Today is now officially Spinal Tap quote day here in the "Grim Up" North. To paraphrase Not the Nine O’Clock News – "Whenever two or more are gathered together they shall recite the lines of St Hubbins, Tufnel and Smalls" Ever eager that you, dear reader, can join in the fun, here are the web …
The Icing On The Cake
To put the tin lid on it, the air conditioning in this building doesn’t work. Which is a bit of an issue as there is glass everywhere. Suffice it to say that it is now half past three in the afternoon and the temperature at my desk is in the low twenties (centigrade) and rising. …
Diary
Although this page is called my diary it is a more of a jotting pad. A place where I can make notes and asides, and where the occasional reader can leave some well meaning banter. If you haven’t – shame on you. Just position your cursor over the word ‘Comments’ at the bottom of the …
Last One For Today
This one is for Mr Rath, a vasectomy story to rival his own. That scaryduck is one funny chap I tell you. Now, enough of this frivolity and enjoyment. I’m off to design a data model for a query handling system. The joy, oh the joy.
D’oh
I was also going to point out that I’m not alone in my sadness. But Ciaran has managed to bugger up his archives. So I can’t put in a permanent link to his complete and utter lack of content on the 22nd and 24th of April. Mind you, the preceding entries could probably do with …
But seriously, though, thanks
As an alternative to hardcore language issues may I direct you towards 300 reasons why we love The Simpsons. The. Greatest. TV. Show. Ever.
Language Dilemma of the Day
Today’s language dilemma of the day is – how do you spell web site? Should it be two words or one? Should there be any capitalisation because its a noun? Or should I really not care. Obviously I care, because I am the grammar police. Asking some "authoritative" sites on the net give us the …
Objective or Subjective?
Today, I have mostly been thinking about linguistic relativism, speaking relatively and other metaphysical concepts. I often find myself thinking about the relativism of things, and just how subjective our view of the world is. Someone, somewhere, I’m sure has written a great science fiction story including a piece of technology which, when applied to …
Busy
Sorry kids, I’m stuck in North West England with limited interweb access and a rather tight schedule. Discussion of the proper use of modern English and my wonderful taste in music will be sporadic for the next couple of weeks. Feel free to leave comments and suggestions though, I should be able to check them …