Archive for September, 2007

Rage

Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Posted in Rants | 3 Comments »

I very nearly lost it today. If I had been armed, or an American – which amounts to the same thing – I would no doubt by now be in ... Read more..

Irritations

Thursday, September 27th, 2007 Posted in Rants | No Comments »

I encountered two of my all time most annoying irritations today. I cannot abide aimless, mindless whistling. On the bus on the way into work this morning, someone behind me ... Read more..

2nd Million

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 Posted in Poker | No Comments »

My blog entry of 23rd April celebrated my turning one thousand play chips into one million. Well this week I turned one million into two, in far less time than ... Read more..

Nano

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 Posted in Tech Stuff | No Comments »

This little beauty is heading my way. My first ever iPod with a colour screen - yee ha! The shuffle will still be used for walks, it's more impervious to ... Read more..

Playing dead?

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 Posted in Humour | No Comments »

So French mime artiste Marcel Marceau has died. I am lost for words. Actually I'm not. Mime - what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Read more..

Rivered

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in Poker | No Comments »

Well my good tournament run came to an end at the hands of Eddie, Mr. W's friend. I came in 5th out of 8 which was disappointing, even though I ... Read more..

Blue flash

Thursday, September 20th, 2007 Posted in Birds | No Comments »

There's a general rule about bird spotting which is, if you cannot be 100% sure when identifying a species, you cannot add it to your lists. Rules are made to ... Read more..

Lucky streak

Sunday, September 16th, 2007 Posted in Poker | No Comments »

I've been enjoying my poker recently - for two reasons. First, in my favourite game of no limit Texas Hold'em I have been doing very well in the on-line tournaments I've ... Read more..