I'm in Boston this week - travelled over here today and back in UK on Friday morning.
It's cold, and there are still bits of dirty snow on the ground.
Back home, Liverpool gave Man Utd a good thrashing (3-1) with Kuyt scoring a hat trick. That was a nice suprise when I landed!
Looks like Libya is going into civil war - more dead for no great reason.
Olivia's birthday this week - I hope she likes my present.
Sunday 6 March 2011
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Very busy day today
I've been planning fo rmy webinar tomorrow on 'System Upgrades' - well, somebody has to do it!
I'd like to go to this exhibition, but doubt I'll get a visit to London in, London Street Photography - this is something that really annoys me. All the good stuff is in London, and it is so expensive to get to - Almost £100 return minimum.
Gadaffi has not given up yet - looks like he's going to go down fighting, I wonder how many he will take with him? Whatever the outcome is, I hope it happens soon for the good of the average Libyan.
Dare I mention Everton... Beaten by Reading, 1-0 yesterday.... Oh Dear
I'd like to go to this exhibition, but doubt I'll get a visit to London in, London Street Photography - this is something that really annoys me. All the good stuff is in London, and it is so expensive to get to - Almost £100 return minimum.
Gadaffi has not given up yet - looks like he's going to go down fighting, I wonder how many he will take with him? Whatever the outcome is, I hope it happens soon for the good of the average Libyan.
Dare I mention Everton... Beaten by Reading, 1-0 yesterday.... Oh Dear
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Latest Music
I've been listening to a few different genre's of music recently. I like This Is The Kit and Freelance Whales, went to see Freelance Whales a few weeks back and they were excellent!
Missed a few days...
That cold really got to me - was feeling very low and didn't have energy or enthusiasm to write anything for a few days..
I see the insurance companies look to make more profit.. Apparently the courts look likely to rule in favour of sex discrimination against different rates for motor insurance for girls versus boys. Insurance has always been based on risk, and priced accordingly. It's hardly comprehensible that the insurance companies will reduce the cost of insurance for boys in line with what they charge girls, so therefore girls will have to pay more, even though they are statistically lower risk. The world just gets madder and madder....
Which leads me nicely into Gadaffi and the Libya status.... When is the west going to realise that the middle east and Arab culture is fundamentaly different from our own societies and therefore our way of life does not fit. These people live a completely different culture where they are bound by different compelling forces, religion, tribal, state, family etc. These forces are not things that can be voted on in a democratic way - they are the basic rules that are embedded in the way they think and behave. But the west's media can't let a good news story opportunity stand in the way of people's lives - now they smell blood they will relentlessly tear at the fabric until it is torn apart and Gadaffi is toppled, so they can report it, hopefully first. Then they will move on to some other topic while Libyan's are left to rebuild their battered society.
I see the insurance companies look to make more profit.. Apparently the courts look likely to rule in favour of sex discrimination against different rates for motor insurance for girls versus boys. Insurance has always been based on risk, and priced accordingly. It's hardly comprehensible that the insurance companies will reduce the cost of insurance for boys in line with what they charge girls, so therefore girls will have to pay more, even though they are statistically lower risk. The world just gets madder and madder....
Which leads me nicely into Gadaffi and the Libya status.... When is the west going to realise that the middle east and Arab culture is fundamentaly different from our own societies and therefore our way of life does not fit. These people live a completely different culture where they are bound by different compelling forces, religion, tribal, state, family etc. These forces are not things that can be voted on in a democratic way - they are the basic rules that are embedded in the way they think and behave. But the west's media can't let a good news story opportunity stand in the way of people's lives - now they smell blood they will relentlessly tear at the fabric until it is torn apart and Gadaffi is toppled, so they can report it, hopefully first. Then they will move on to some other topic while Libyan's are left to rebuild their battered society.
Thursday 24 February 2011
Still got the Damn Cold
Yet another day of snuffles and coughs - getting fed up of this but it seems to be moving down to my chest now :(
I notice in the news today that British Gas profit has risen by 29%, this is after the 7% price increase they said was necessary to cover rising costs. Why do I smell a rat here... Another case of rip-off britain no less
Maybe the additional profit they have made will be redistributed to the consumers in the form of an energy bonus? Somehow I doubt it...
I notice in the news today that British Gas profit has risen by 29%, this is after the 7% price increase they said was necessary to cover rising costs. Why do I smell a rat here... Another case of rip-off britain no less
Maybe the additional profit they have made will be redistributed to the consumers in the form of an energy bonus? Somehow I doubt it...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
This Damn Cold
Well, the cold I got in Germany hasn't reduced any and is making me feel pretty lousy today. I'm all lemsipped up but it's not having any effect.
I see the earthquake toll in New Zealand is rising, upto 75 now and a reported 300 missing. Earthquakes (serious ones) seem to be on the increase which prompts the questions about the San Andreas fault, when? how bad? I think the last one was in 2004, so hopefully a long time off for the next.
Off to China in March, that'll be a first. No idea what to expect.
I see the earthquake toll in New Zealand is rising, upto 75 now and a reported 300 missing. Earthquakes (serious ones) seem to be on the increase which prompts the questions about the San Andreas fault, when? how bad? I think the last one was in 2004, so hopefully a long time off for the next.
Off to China in March, that'll be a first. No idea what to expect.
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Back in UK
FlyBe was 30mins late on the return from Dusseldorf last night so I didn't get in until gon 10:30pm. I also have a stinking head cold now.
Bad news about the earthquake in New Zealand - I know some people who live down there so hope they are all OK.
Bad news about the earthquake in New Zealand - I know some people who live down there so hope they are all OK.
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