Category Archives: I’m very sorry about this

>The ties that bind

Posted on 6 November, 2008 by jb

> Back when I was a high-powered executive (I think that’s what it was, anyway), the CIO of a major American airline invited himself and a sizeable retinue over to look at some kit that we’d promised him would revolutionise … Continue reading →

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>Baby needs…..

Posted on 2 November, 2008 by jb

> So does Bloke

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>I have to stop doing this…

Posted on 31 October, 2008 by jb

> Discovered a cool little bakery in Frankfurt the other day. It’s in one of those streets that’s a compressed village – restaurants, butcher, baker, art galleries, clothes shops, VINYL RECORD STORE (YES!), florist, green grocer. And didn’t the bread … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me…(about arty-farty)

Posted on 20 October, 2008 by jb

> Kate from Visual St Paul featured this painting by Ernesto Ybarra, a St Paul artist of Mexican heritage, the other day I ventured that I’d hate to say what I thought it reminded me of. (Of what it reminded … Continue reading →

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>I’m very sorry about this….

Posted on 19 October, 2008 by jb

> The Subaru at the Super U. I can’t help it. I’m having treatment, but I keep forgetting to take the pills….

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>The amazing conclusion

Posted on 6 September, 2008 by jb

> The sport of choice for the urban poor is BASKETBALL. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is BOWLING. The sport of choice for front-line workers is FOOTBALL. The sport of choice for supervisors is BASEBALL. The sport … Continue reading →

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>It’s all in the pronunciation…

Posted on 25 August, 2008 by jb

> That’s the problem with being multilingual. You’ll see or hear something quite innocuous in one language that cracks you up in another. “Frühlingshit“, for example. Springtime Special Offer. Or even Spring Hit, if you’re talking about music hit. Then, … Continue reading →

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>Yeah, but what tune?

Posted on 24 July, 2008 by jb

> “What a deal”, I thought. Reduced in price AND extra functions. Couldn’t work out where to fit the batteries, though, and I pressed all manner of buttons without getting a sound out of them, so I asked the shop … Continue reading →

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>Out of the mouths of babes….

Posted on 23 July, 2008 by jb

> Luzie looks as if butter – or in this case, beetroot – wouldn’t melt in her mouth. Don’t bet on it. Granny’s birthday today and Grandad’s boss popped in for a cup of coffee. Everyone’s chatting away, kids are … Continue reading →

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>Hardly at all….

Posted on 22 July, 2008 by jb

> Booked ahead the other week to take The Mob out to quite a nice restaurant. Being The Mob, we all enjoyed ourselves immensely which occasionally involves an ever-so-slight increase in the db level. Waitress turns up after a bit … Continue reading →

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