Here I sit, in an internet cafe just around the corner from Earls Court station. I have just had a really nice dinner. A little Filipino place near here. Rice porridge with tripe and ginger and then a nice pork…
Of Tickets and Tracking
I purchased my ticket to London last night. When I was young, I used to go up to Edinburgh every summer to stay with relatives. I would go to the train station, buy a ticket (saver return £18.50), get on…
Green Belt, Green Belt!
Well, Alex successfully graded for greenbelt Karate today. He is really Proud, and so are we. 🙂 Amy is going to start Karate in the new year too! So, I had better watch my step.
London Town, Here I Come.
I am in London next week for 5 days and 4 nights. While the days will be tied up, the nights will, I hope, be free. Suggestions People! How can I make the best use of those four nights in…
BBC Radio, you gotta love it.
Well, I have finished the coding for the radio capture system. I can now click on a radio .RAM link of the BBC website, and a request will be queued for download. A cron job will pick up the request…
German Market, Manchester
Going to the German market in manchester tomorrow. Should be good. Sausage, Beer, Saurcraut, and Solingen Steel.
Jack Bauer, Patriot or Thug?
I really love 24. But, in season 4, I notice something. In his relentless quest to defeat the terrorists, Jack Bauer violates every one of the rules he has sworn to uphold and protect. Even to the point of performing…
24 Season 4 Episode 5
Watching the recap at the start of Episode 5 Season 4 of 24. I notice that one of the blackhats is shot with his own gun. This would not be remarkable. But he was holding the gun (an automatic rifle)…
Yesterday was a good day.
I was at a clients yesterday. At the start of the day, we had a list of tasks to complete. By the end of the day the tasks where completed and the client was happy (at least I THINK the…
24 – Promoting Adhocracy.
Just watching 24 Season 4. It occurs to me that all the progress is made by adhocracies saying “No, Damn it, my boss is wrong, I’m gonna do whats right!” Sounds pretty adhocratic to me. 🙂