Monthly Archives: August 2011

Tunes for a Tuesday – 30 August 2011

Posted on 30 August, 2011 by jb

Buck Owens – Hello Trouble Chris Farlowe – Easy As That Chuck Berry – Too Much Monkey Business Doobie Brothers – Dependin’ on You Eläkeläiset – Humppaa Suomesta Gift of Dreams – Funkincise Ian Dury – Wake Up and Make … Continue reading →

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A day at the Coface Stadium – Nikon F2AS/Nikkor 28mm f/2.8

Posted on 25 August, 2011 by jb
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Small Man Syndrome

Posted on 25 August, 2011 by jb

That’s what my mate and ex-CEO Gunter (we’re both 1.93m) used to say when the CIO of our major customer used to switch into Napoleon mode. Phillip Lahm, the 27 year old captain of the German soccer team has written … Continue reading →

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1&1 abducted me….

Posted on 25 August, 2011 by jb

I signed up with Tiscali for DSL way back in 2007-ish. Phone stayed with Telekom Tiscali got swallowed by Freenet. At some stage, I migrated my voice traffic to Freenet. Freenet got swallowed by 1&1. Abjucted Didn’t have any dealings … Continue reading →

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Tendulkar out on 91

Posted on 25 August, 2011 by jb

9 runs  short of his 100th international century

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Don’t tell me, don’t tell me….

Posted on 24 August, 2011 by jb

In the distant past, I used to work with a guy with the heroically unlikely name of Waldemar. (One of the dwarfs in the Nibelungen, I believe.) He surprised us all in the late 1970s by turning into an early … Continue reading →

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 23 August 2011

Posted on 23 August, 2011 by jb

Calexico –The Guns of Brixton (The Clash Cover) Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley – The Coo-Coo Bird Ezio – You’re Strange Hollies – Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) Jo Stafford – You belong to me Jovanotti – Per … Continue reading →

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Muphry’s Law

Posted on 18 August, 2011 by jb

Muphry’s Law dictates that: if you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault in what you have written; if an author thanks you in a book for your editing or proofreading, there will be mistakes in … Continue reading →

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How about Swahili, then?

Posted on 17 August, 2011 by jb

Parafujo wewe

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 16 August 2011

Posted on 16 August, 2011 by jb

California Snow Story – The Only One That Matters Danny Kaye – Bloop Bleep Emmylou Harris – Goodbye John Prine – People Puttin’ People Down Kennedy – Karate Skallander – Sing Evil Light Steppenwolf – Born to Be Wild Strand … Continue reading →

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