Those of you who read my post USA bog entry about my visit to the
Kennedy Space Centre may recall a picture of the heavy lift Delta launch pad which is very much active. Framed between two Saturn V exhaust deflector vanes was the modern launch complex where you could clearly make out the orange booster rockets of a secret Department of Defense ( Read more... )

In memory of Tony Hart, I'm grabbing this meme from Ladkyis who in turn grabbed it from someone else who in turn prolly...you get the gist. He inspired so many creative youngsters that it seems only proper to mark his passing by Making Stuff ( Read more... )

First a nice big bail out for the banks using vast wads of FencingSculptors ‘hard-earned ( Read more... )

Maybe gold.

But these guys wouldn't like that !


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Following yesterday's sad news about the death of Patrick McGoohan, I see that that Ricardo Montalban, the actor who played Khan in Star Trek, has passed away at the age of 88.

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN !

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I am a bear of little brain ( Read more... )

I have juust had occaision to write the following:

"Further to our meeting yesterday afternoon, please find attached the details of the batch of TOs that I dealt with before Christmas"

Profound statement that ! Fellow Civil Servants will know what I mean....

Clicky Clicky : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7816500.stm

Mauser please.

Silencer please.

Now you look over there while I....

*Phutt -Phutt*

Nothing to see here.......

Well here it is - my Christy's Adventurer - which I picked up on Saturday ( Read more... )

After a truly rotten day at work, I've had an absolutely smashing evening in which I met up with Caddyman and Ellefurtle , and met for the first time, Telemeister, Romney, sack_boy and fractalgeek.

It was lovely to meet everyone - especially Telemeister who was a long way from home - it's a pity it wasn't under happier circumstances buy lovely to have met him in the flesh ( Read more... )