Tell me about it. Blaspheming is such a deeply-ingrained fear. But I don't think I could look up to a god that would take offense from the hubris of someone or something as infinitely insignificant to him (as is always emphasized) as we are.
I was raised to man-up and …
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Kazim was over for the weekend, and on Saturday we went on a walk to Avebury with my brother and my dad. It was cold, but we had a hot chocolate at the Red Lion at the end.
When Kazim and I got back to my house there was still …
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Maude: What if Schmidt was right? Why don't we abandon privacy?
Agnes: But what if you'd bought a birthday present for me? I wouldn't want to know about that until I open it.
Maude: Well just because you could know, it doesn't mean that you'd have to know. The information …
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Isn't it the "underground economy" what makes a game of monopoly fun?
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Here's Dave, and his notorious t-shirt. I'm in favour of the t-shirt. What's your view?
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Andy had the great idea of roasting chestnuts. It worked out brilliantly. I'm going to try it. Does anyone want some roasted chestnuts?
I helped by sawing the sticks.
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Here are a couple of photos from when we had fondue...
This was the first, and most successful fondue. I stood up and read the instructions from the fondue book. A culinary dictator.
I haven't included photos of anyone else because I'm not sure people like their photos on the …
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There's nothing more boring than hearing about somebody else's broadband problems. So, a perfect topic for this blog then.
I got a new router from TalkTalk, but browsing the web was still really slow. I did a broadband speed test, and the speed was fine. I thought it might be …
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