Sadly in the UK there's not much chance of seeing wildlife beyond what you might see in a field, and we have yet to make our annual trip to the zoo, so here's a photo of our young pup, Tilly! She's about 10 months old now and has a wonderfully calm nature. I took this …
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Osama Bin Who?
I don't buy into conspiracy theories no matter how much I enjoy them. However, the question of whether Osama Bin Laden is genuinely dead or the manner of his death has prompted me to write this, my one and only post on the subject. It seems the most pressing and most widely asked question is …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Round
It was a glorious Bank Holiday at Reach Fair in Cambridge. Beer tent, burgers, hog roast, Morris Dancers, and all manner of traditional English attractions. Reach is one of the oldest villages in England and the annual fair has been held for 800 years! It is opened by the Mayor of Cambridge who throws freshly …
Are you talkin’ to me?
Using speech recognition software is akin to witches who stare into their cauldrons uttering magical incantations. It's a bizarre method of making stuff happen on a screen, its uses range from pointless time-wasting to providing less able bodied people life changing results. I get the impression that speech recognition software is aimed at a percentage …
Wear Sunscreen…
When I first started this blog it was with a post called Let's get started. I wasn't sure where I was going with it or what I wanted to achieve but I knew that the philosophy behind it would reflect my favourite poem, Desiderata written by Max Ehrmanna. For me it sums up how I …
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