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Big Cat presents
ExMemSec has requested that his Christmas presents this year be 'for big cats'. So where should I point assorted relatives? Other than the fact that Broggy is still large(ish) and still adores all milk products.
He doesn't need a squishy toy, and _really_ doesn't need a fridge magnet. Just knowing. -
Dr Who prolem
I know that some of you are linked in to the Dr Whoniverse, so thought I would ask a question which either you have never encoutered before (which would be good to know) or which you and your friends are sick and tired of (which would also be good to know, particularly if there is a simple solution ( Read more... ) -
Belated Felicitations!
Happy Birthday for yesterday, na_lon! Hope I'll see you this weekend. -
Hand waving: two films and a tv programme
Having not been to the cinema for ages, we have been twice in a few weeks, plus I saw (at Loncon) a television programme in a huge room with a large audience ( Read more... ) -
Jiggity Jig
Coming home from Worldcon, ExMemSec drove us up the A1 for much of the way ( Read more... ) -
Worldcon
I hope to see some of you at Worldcon ( Read more... ) -
Learning to sail
The week sailing was wonderful. With some difficulty, I progressed from feeling that I was trying to run with bars of soap tied to my feet to - mostly- being in control of a series of headlong swooping steps ( Read more... ) -
A proper update
Loving my new job.
Dissapointed to hear today that we won't be on the 2014 boat to Tristan da Cunha.
Successfully passed Day Skipper Theory, and off to Jersey to do Compentant Crew Practical next week.
Cats still bugging us, although Kiwi had us worried last autumn/winter.
Looking forwards to Loncon3, (and now) Oxonmoot. -
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If you are the sort of person who signs petitions, please consider signing the petition to the US Coastguard to restart the search for the crew of the Cheeki Rafiki. The father-in-law of one of my colleagues at work is one of the missing. Leave a comment 2Frijoles negro borrachos (drunk black beans)
Danny Miller has some very wise words: don't ask 'is it authentic?' ask 'is it good?' This is good ( Read more... )