Thought For The Day

Tuesday’s Thought For The Day

Sight is not a perception, it is a creation. I have a feeling it’s a quote from somewhere, a film perhaps, but a quick Google doesn’t bring up anything…

Two Rainy Islands: England and Taiwan

Holloway Originally uploaded by Sifter. Dan over at Suitcasing has an interesing post up, briefly and neatly contrasting life in two rainy islands – England and Taiwan. "Many parts of England seem to live in a vast, imaginary world – football is a good example. English football takes place inside a Wagnerian epicContinue reading “Two Rainy Islands: England and Taiwan”

What would waspish historian David Starkey be like as a chat show host?

This is the question that I rather unexpectedly had answered while channel-hopping through the more obscure reaches of cable TV space. More4, the third spin-off channel from Channel 4 (following FilmFour and E4) is supposed to show more cerebral stuff, but even I was surprised by The Last Word, a chat show hosted by historianContinue reading “What would waspish historian David Starkey be like as a chat show host?”

The majority of people sitting down to breakfast in a hotel will smell virtually identical. This is because most people will use the free hotel soap, showergel and shampoo for their shower in the morning, right before coming down to eat. This thought is ridiculous and ever so slightly horrific. Probably would be more horrificContinue reading “Thought For The Day”

In America

Landed in San Francisco last night; staying here for the week to cover the Intel Developer Forum. I’ve been to the States before (as I have explained to inumerable Visa / Homeland security people on my way here!), but never to the West Coast. That said, with a place that looms so large in culture’sContinue reading “In America”

Thought for the day

…After Christmas and the New Year, what’s the point in the rest of winter? It’s a new year now – we should have a new season. Preferrably a warm, dry and cheap one. original

New Pillows

I have bought some new pillows, and have had strange dreams-cum-nightmares. My significant other tells me this is entirely to be expected. Common knowledge. At least in her country. All of a sudden, shopping for home furnishings has become something to dread. It’s certainly made me a little reluctant to look at getting a newContinue reading “New Pillows”

Computers, sex and glamour

If you read enough (or even a little) about gadgets, technology and computers, sooner or later, you’ll find some journalists using the phrase “sex appeal” to describe a small, metal electrical gizmo. This is misguided, and lazy: firstly, if PCs genuinely did have to exude sex appeal to propagate as a species, the vast majorityContinue reading “Computers, sex and glamour”

A New Year Message: “Contemplation, Loveful”

A pinch and a punch for the first of the month! Same to your modem, as my bandwidth counter has now reset, and I can update properly again. Working on another new post about Japan, but in lieu of that, a photo I snapped after doing the washing when we got back home, and it’sContinue reading “A New Year Message: “Contemplation, Loveful””

To enjoy afterwards

A pause in updating, for the prosaic reason that I keep using up my bandwidth quota by the middle of the month, which limits what I can do, especially regarding photos. Still, nearly the end of January, so I can chance it… Tokyo is not the easiest place to see traditional Japan. The damage TokyoContinue reading “To enjoy afterwards”