Playground: denied!
Posted by DocDelete in BrainBlip, Projects on 11. Feb, 2009 | No Comments
I suppose we should be thankful that the school was open… Grumpy old man mode/ At my primary school, during the 1970s, our playground was rarely gritted. The edges were done, and main through-ways – but not the playground itself. The rear of the playground was hemmed in by a steep banking with a flight [...]
In the news…
Posted by DocDelete in BrainBlip, Projects, TV, movies, books on 09. Feb, 2009 | No Comments
Sometimes I cannot bear to watch the telly news. Last night it seemed to be full of dead and dying children: 3 month boy mauled by family dogs; Gazan father kisses dead baby goodbye; the Baby P case; Gazan orphan draws pictures of her dead family; and so it goes. Then the good lady asked [...]
Triumphant return promised – 1970 Triumph 2.5 PI
Posted by DocDelete in Projects on 28. Nov, 2008 | No Comments
Thus far I’ve avoided talking about cars, specifically classic cars. It’s a reflection of an interest that’s been on the wane for some time now. However, I am, and remain, a Triumph man at heart. It’s with a renewed sense of purpose that I’ve decided to set to with working on my 1970 Triumph 2.5 [...]
I’ve lost my voice? I never had one…
Posted by DocDelete in Projects on 26. Nov, 2008 | No Comments
You’ll see it pop up time and again, on sites and blogs that aim to advise potential bloggers: keep writing, keep blogging, and remember to ‘find your voice’. By that, they mean the stance taken in your entries, a sense of personality and self should be evident. One of the easiest ways to achieve this [...]
Twitter or twatter?
Posted by DocDelete in Projects on 26. Nov, 2008 | No Comments
I’m not a big fan of the Twitter-scene – there I’ve said it. There seems to be a propensity for folk to get so wrapped up in it that they emit pellets of their lives, habitually. It’s that old mobile-phone on the bus thing: “I’m just on the bus now”, “I’m three mins away now”, [...]
