Procrastinating Famously
To be perfectly honest, I’m not getting an awful lot done today. It comes to something when the only accomplishment you can really think of for the morning h...
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Parachuted In Again
I pulled somebody else’s code to pieces today, in search of an oversight that a client is calling a bug. It took half the day to build a test environment, an...
Rebuilding Miss 17
Last night was a perfect example of the challenges faced by two parents attempting to parent three children. The eldest - often thought of as the most level ...
Everything Changes
David Karp is leaving Tumblr. It feels strange, finally seeing the various valley blogs breathlessly posting the news out to the internet - describing how he...
Coming Home Early
I came home from work early today. It turns out spending the whole of Saturday with somebody fighting a terrible cold pretty successfully transfers the germs...
Peace And Quiet
My younger daughters have walked into town on some sort of secret mission, my other half has gone to visit her mother, and our eldest daughter is holed up in...
Rice Cakes Manga Anime And Cosplay At Hyperjapan
After sliding out of bed at 6am this morning, jumping in the shower, having shave, and throwing on clothes prepared last night, I knocked on Miss 17’s bedroo...
New Brakes New Lights New Haircut
A few minutes before leaving the house this morning the telephone rang. My other half.
The Early Train To London
It’s 6:31am, and I’m sitting on the train to London Paddington railway station. One of the advantages of travelling so early is the train is almost empty. I’...
Happy Thanksgiving
Just a quick post to wish all I know around the world that are celebrating thanksgiving all the best. We don’t celebrate it on this side of the world, but I ...