We’re in a bit of hot water – at last ! Wednesday evening last week I had a shower after doing some rowing. While I was getting dressed afterwards, I heard a loud “bang” and the lights flickered. Fearing the worst, I ran to the study, looking for smoke that would indicate something had blown … [Read More »]
Archives for August 2005
Switch to Linux
This is pretty funny … Switch to Linux
Where I’ve been
You know you truely are a geek when: Your mother starts complaining that you haven’t blogged enough !! Seriously – mum complained that she went to check my blog to see where I was and what I was doing, but there weren’t any meaningful updates – simply sentimental drivel about old poems. Well, I do … [Read More »]
Writing for understanding
While browsing through some old posts I made on a discussion forum, I found this attempt at humour I had written a couple of years ago – in response to someone’s use of latin in their writing: Greetings and good dies Michael et al. I must say that I do take issue when people insist … [Read More »]
Practising the practice
I have had this problem for a while with the use of the word practice. I was raised in South Australia where they are – or at least were once – quite particular in teaching the “Queen’s English” the correct way. I remember in school being taught that practice was a noun and the verb … [Read More »]