My favourite episode of Star Stories is probably the one 'by' Simon Cowell: 'I had invented the TV talent show! .. I had invented the TV talent show AGAIN!!'. It could quite possibly be Max Temkin's favourite too. Who? He's … Continue reading
Currently, the fourth most read story on the BBC news website is a story about Sainsbury's removing their 'taste the difference' sandwiches from their 'meal deal'. You don't get a fork with the pasta options either, which seems a bit … Continue reading
The title is a slight misquote of a famous First World War recruitment poster.. .. but it's brought on several thoughts. In 1915, the poster was intended to emotionally blackmail men who – like the person who commissioned it – … Continue reading
A local business – formerly Ciseco, now WirelessThings – is sadly closing down. They've got a 70% off sale for the next couple of days. Quite a bit is out of stock, but I've got more LED boards for the … Continue reading
It was at a bisexual activists weekend in Manchester back in April 2005 that someone made a comment about being 'bi-furious' rather than 'bi-curious' and everyone else laughed. At some point that afternoon, I registered bifurious.co.uk.* (I also got bi-furious.co.uk … Continue reading
For the past (cough) years, my basic breakfast has been yogurt, fruit and muesli. This means I've tried rather a lot of mueslis. I've never liked the standard Alpen or its 'let's see how much loose sugar we can add' … Continue reading
There's a bit of electronics kit that I'd quite like, so obviously I keep a close eye on the price movements for it on Amazon and specifically the offers from other people. Several times recently, the price from someone has … Continue reading