Category Archives: It must be me

Why can’t I help this stuff

Posted on 11 December, 2009 by jb

  At the Christmas exhibition at the local Craftpeople’s Guild. I look at the scarf draped around the cranium of the show window dummy and think: “Spoon. Gimme fiction” I also know where I bought the CD (great little record … Continue reading →

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>My fault. As usual.

Posted on 31 August, 2009 by jb

> The opening of the Westerwald Prize for European Ceramics 2009 exhibition in Höhr-Grenzhausen last Friday and being somewhat of a leading light in the ceramics scene over here having been press-ganged into opening a couple of ceramic exhibitions recently, … Continue reading →

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>Well, what’s wrong with having a hobby?

Posted on 27 August, 2009 by jb

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>Just what were they finking……

Posted on 24 August, 2009 by jb

> Mrs jb has had some winter ankle boots for about 10 years now. They look as good as new (pat on the back for jb the Shoe Cleaner..), but the rubber sole’s getting a bit crumbly, so a new … Continue reading →

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>Dinosaab

Posted on 20 February, 2009 by jb

> Saab drifted off into receivership today, with not much hope for a long-term recovery. 100,000 cars a year falls a bit short of the critical mass you need to make a profit if you’re in the mass premium market, … Continue reading →

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>It must be me…#4

Posted on 12 November, 2008 by jb

> I really enjoy the States, especially the North East, north of Boston. Long coastline, nice people, enough history to make it cultured. Portsmouth’s got the Seacoast Theatre with a good show that kicks off at 7:30pm. So I pop … Continue reading →

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>People just don’t think…#3

Posted on 29 August, 2008 by jb

> ….as John Whatley would say. There’s all this hooha in Mainz about where you can ride a bike and where you can’t. They first proposed that you couldn’t ride anywhere in the pedestrian precincts, but the place has been … Continue reading →

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>People just don’t think…#2

Posted on 27 August, 2008 by jb

> ….as John Whatley would say. Needed to replace one of these energy-saving bulbs the other day. They’re claimed to last a lifetime, but no-one’s defined whose lifespan. I’m guessing that of a butterfly. Given that the darn thing costs … Continue reading →

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>People just don’t think…

Posted on 26 August, 2008 by jb

> ….as John Whatley would say. Get a form to claim benefits as a cripple handicapped person mobility-challenged individual (I kid you not – over here, if you have a hip joint replacement, you’re a cripple er handicapped er mobility … Continue reading →

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>It must be me – the nth experience

Posted on 11 August, 2008 by jb

> John Lewis’s coffee shop in Cheadle Royal is a true delight and an endless source of enjoyment. Popped in from the airport the other day for what goes for a latte in those parts of the world, pay with … Continue reading →

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