Disaster!

About 10 days ago, Lou’s monitor developed a fault – I think one of the electron guns bit the dust. So her screen went a funny colour and wouldn’t display red. Bummer. This past Sunday, I was panickedly preparing for an offsite meeting. The nightmare began. First I got a call from the person who… Continue reading Disaster!

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More security foolishness

Hmmm. There’s a story about US Sky Marshals and their overly smart clothing at SFGate.com which was linked in this month’s Crypto-gram. My favourite quote from the article: “Professional demeanor, attire and attitude gain respect,” said spokesman David M. Adams. “If a guy pulls out a gun and he’s got a tattoo on his arm… Continue reading More security foolishness

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Boom! Ha-ha-ha

I can’t help but agree with the tone of this post” in The Nation. New (or rather old) ways to redefine gung-ho, anyone?

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Old news

I know, but I still haven’t linked it to the travel page. So visit the Palm Beach page – there’s a video of a lizard!

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just being consistent

…thinking about food!Ate at some really nice places last week in Chicago so thought I’d check ‘em out. One, where I had great fresh seafood was called Petterino’s on North Dearborn. It had the impression of being an independent restaurant but I now realise there’s this whole chain of restaurants belonging to a company called… Continue reading just being consistent

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