A weekend of slogging up and down the A1/M1 M25 and M3 to meet in laws and play happy families- fairly successfully as it turned out.
Meanwhile in Norfolk my Mum and Dad sit in splendid isolation and it's Easter Weekend coming up and I feel guilty about not going to see them.
I have been spotted on the Web by DMCA. I have removed the songs from the offending post. Never got the e mail they said they had sent though.
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Wednesday Week
The more observant amongst you will notice that I have used this post title before. I know, I know but I'm feeling lazy. I am off work now for a week going Dahn Sarf to Weller country to spend time with all the in-laws.
The in laws are docking in Southampton on Friday folllowing their Carribean cruise taken to celebrate their Golden Wedding. We are all going to celebrate with them this weekend. Well, it seemed a good idea six months ago. Now I'm not so sure.
At home things are back in the work groove and the wife seems to be relishing the new challenge.Some kerfuffle in my place about promotions but I am not interested.
My son hasn't been well and now my daughter isn't well. Kids today, no stamina.
I have been using my new 16gb Sony Walkman (my birthday present) on my daily to and from work walks. It's weird having that much of your music collection to hand at the touch of a button. It's mostly on shuffle and seeems to like Yo La Tengo a lot. That's fine by me.
The in laws are docking in Southampton on Friday folllowing their Carribean cruise taken to celebrate their Golden Wedding. We are all going to celebrate with them this weekend. Well, it seemed a good idea six months ago. Now I'm not so sure.
At home things are back in the work groove and the wife seems to be relishing the new challenge.Some kerfuffle in my place about promotions but I am not interested.
My son hasn't been well and now my daughter isn't well. Kids today, no stamina.
I have been using my new 16gb Sony Walkman (my birthday present) on my daily to and from work walks. It's weird having that much of your music collection to hand at the touch of a button. It's mostly on shuffle and seeems to like Yo La Tengo a lot. That's fine by me.
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Today is my birthday
It is also St Patricks Day. Thank God my Mum didn't call me Patrick.
Anyway here I am another year older and closer to death. Time keeps on ticking. I don't do birthdays. Just another day for me.
Anyway here I am another year older and closer to death. Time keeps on ticking. I don't do birthdays. Just another day for me.
Wednesday 10 March 2010
This is Getting stupid aka Thick as Thieves
EDIT: I have received one of those DMCA notices that so rile other Bloggers so I have edited this post to remove the songs. I'm not so bothered by this as maybe I should be. If you would like to talk to me about it email me at timtwp@yahoo.co.uk.
Thursday 4 March 2010
Thursday
I struggled for 5 minutes or so to come up with a great title for this post. As you can see, I failed.
This week at work I have been concentrating on completing my Coaching Qualification. This is long overdue and I am only completing because I was basically told to do so by my boss. It is a worthless qualification but it makes the organisation feel good about itself. So I figured why should I do this in my owm time when I don't want to, I know I'll do it in works's time instead. There are some perks to having your own office.
A bitterly cold (minus2C) day but a bright and sunny one.It feels like Spring might be considering making an appearance.
Meanwhile back at the Posh the announcement yesterday that George Boyd was going on loan to Notts Forest means, in my opinion, that the management have accepted we are going down.
Sad news that ex Posh boss Keith Alexander died. He can take credit for starting the revolution at the club. He bought Boyd and the Macattack.
My daughter's dance group didn't win their regional finals which she is cross about. My son is somewhere between a pub, a nightclub or some hip hop scene rave or possibly even at a lecture somewhere in London. He is back up home next week to say goodbye to his friends who are off on their gap year travels. He told us last week that he wiill be here most of the four week Easter holidays. That will be interesting.
My wife is in a good mood and looking forward ,albeit with some nervousness, to her new post. I hope to God it works out alright for her.
Music wise another quiet week listening mostly to 6Music. I might as well get it in before the BBC close it and the Asian Network down. I have registered my displeasure on the BBC consulation website.If you too like 6Music please do so as well. If you have never heard 6Music but always listened to John Peel when you were younger and wondered where all those sessions went and who was playing the new stuff these days- well it's all on 6Music. Give it a try. You'll love it. But not for much longer if the DG of The BBC has his way.
This week at work I have been concentrating on completing my Coaching Qualification. This is long overdue and I am only completing because I was basically told to do so by my boss. It is a worthless qualification but it makes the organisation feel good about itself. So I figured why should I do this in my owm time when I don't want to, I know I'll do it in works's time instead. There are some perks to having your own office.
A bitterly cold (minus2C) day but a bright and sunny one.It feels like Spring might be considering making an appearance.
Meanwhile back at the Posh the announcement yesterday that George Boyd was going on loan to Notts Forest means, in my opinion, that the management have accepted we are going down.
Sad news that ex Posh boss Keith Alexander died. He can take credit for starting the revolution at the club. He bought Boyd and the Macattack.
My daughter's dance group didn't win their regional finals which she is cross about. My son is somewhere between a pub, a nightclub or some hip hop scene rave or possibly even at a lecture somewhere in London. He is back up home next week to say goodbye to his friends who are off on their gap year travels. He told us last week that he wiill be here most of the four week Easter holidays. That will be interesting.
My wife is in a good mood and looking forward ,albeit with some nervousness, to her new post. I hope to God it works out alright for her.
Music wise another quiet week listening mostly to 6Music. I might as well get it in before the BBC close it and the Asian Network down. I have registered my displeasure on the BBC consulation website.If you too like 6Music please do so as well. If you have never heard 6Music but always listened to John Peel when you were younger and wondered where all those sessions went and who was playing the new stuff these days- well it's all on 6Music. Give it a try. You'll love it. But not for much longer if the DG of The BBC has his way.
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Best Thing That Ever Happened...
Was what my wife was told by so many people when she was made redundant last December. Three months on and she now has a job (yay!)and she is becoming to believe it herself.
I always did believe that she could get another job and would learn something about herself along the way. I think she has grown as a person through this expereience and become a better person because of it.
This new job is at least a twelve month contract, back in the NHS, doing more or less what she was doing before her redundancy. Less money (boo!)but lots more self respect and belief.
I know she will be alright.
I always did believe that she could get another job and would learn something about herself along the way. I think she has grown as a person through this expereience and become a better person because of it.
This new job is at least a twelve month contract, back in the NHS, doing more or less what she was doing before her redundancy. Less money (boo!)but lots more self respect and belief.
I know she will be alright.
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