Technically, I'm unemployed at the moment. My contract with my previous employer finished last Friday, and my new one doesn't commence until 12th May. Things to do for the four weeks off in no particular order.
1..Don't die - minimal life insurance at present.
2..Nobody in family to get sick - no private health care.
3..Lots of lunches. Piano Lounge in Epping yesterday - lovely, if a little quiet.
4..Install new hard drive in son number one's PC. Impressive that it packed up only two weeks after I gave it to him. Naturally my new quad core monster ticks along nicely. Replacement drive arrived yesterday, now I just have to work out how to put the bugger in...
5..Fully utilise my leaving gifts. 6 bottles of fine wine and 3 computer games - they know me so well !
6..Generally arse about...stick to what you're good at I say.
7..Five days in Cyprus without the kids - thanks Mum !
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Saturday, March 08, 2008
A call to arms
In response to this eye-popping announcement about compulsory fingerprinting for all at UK airports, direct action is now required.
It's no use petitioning the Government, we know they're not listening - we have to hit private companies where it hurts and make them understand what their customers want - make them lobby for us for a change.
Therefore I have posted the following in the comments on the related Telegraph comment article.
Right, enough is enough.
There's only one way to stop this nonsense.
"I will not buy a ticket from British Airways as long as fingerprinting is required"
All those with me respond "Aye"
Let's see
a) If they publish it. EDIT : They have.
b) If anyone responds
Otherwise, that's it, I'm looking for a new country to live in.
Anyone else who feels strongly may leave a comment. But make sure you respond "AYE" at the Telegraph first...
It's no use petitioning the Government, we know they're not listening - we have to hit private companies where it hurts and make them understand what their customers want - make them lobby for us for a change.
Therefore I have posted the following in the comments on the related Telegraph comment article.
Right, enough is enough.
There's only one way to stop this nonsense.
"I will not buy a ticket from British Airways as long as fingerprinting is required"
All those with me respond "Aye"
Let's see
a) If they publish it. EDIT : They have.
b) If anyone responds
Otherwise, that's it, I'm looking for a new country to live in.
Anyone else who feels strongly may leave a comment. But make sure you respond "AYE" at the Telegraph first...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Roman Holiday
Chelsea tycoon Roman Abramavich is set to star opposite Simon Pegg in the much-awaited sequel to the hit comedy 'Shaun of the Dead'.
In the new blockbuster, set for release in April, Shaun and his friends have to negotiate the streets of the City and Belgravia, dodging dazed and confused investment bankers and financiers.
The outbreak is due to a recessive undead gene, though to be triggered by a regressive unfair tax demand.
In the hilarious finale, filmed this week at London's City airport, Shaun struggles to re-open the beleagured terminal, thereby allowing the hapless victims to leave the country for good.
Pegg enthused about his latest project
"We hadn't planned to make a sequel, but the opportunity to make the world's first non-dom zom rom com was too good to miss."
Alistair Darling is 54.
In the new blockbuster, set for release in April, Shaun and his friends have to negotiate the streets of the City and Belgravia, dodging dazed and confused investment bankers and financiers.
The outbreak is due to a recessive undead gene, though to be triggered by a regressive unfair tax demand.
In the hilarious finale, filmed this week at London's City airport, Shaun struggles to re-open the beleagured terminal, thereby allowing the hapless victims to leave the country for good.
Pegg enthused about his latest project
"We hadn't planned to make a sequel, but the opportunity to make the world's first non-dom zom rom com was too good to miss."
Alistair Darling is 54.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Rowan Williams Must Be Sacked
Archbishop of Canterbury calls for Sharia law
No I am not making this up.
"An approach to law which simply said - there's one law for everybody - I think that's a bit of a danger"
I'm struggling to think of anything MORE dangerous than a code of laws which DOESN'T apply to everybody.
The fact that your imaginary friend can pick and choose your laws you are subject to is a bit frightening. What's next - the Jedi code ?
And this man is supposed to be head of the Church of England. He is a woolly-headed idiot and a disgrace to his position.
No I am not making this up.
"An approach to law which simply said - there's one law for everybody - I think that's a bit of a danger"
I'm struggling to think of anything MORE dangerous than a code of laws which DOESN'T apply to everybody.
The fact that your imaginary friend can pick and choose your laws you are subject to is a bit frightening. What's next - the Jedi code ?
And this man is supposed to be head of the Church of England. He is a woolly-headed idiot and a disgrace to his position.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Back for Bad
That's right - I've given up on everything to such an extent that I now have enough time to do whatever I want. Including this self-indulgent stream of bollocks.
Missed me ?
Missed me ?
BarCodes
Sacking Allardyce after this short period, when they're safely mid-table and still in the cup. What a bunch of fucking morons. No wonder you've won fuck all in my considerable lifetime. Just 'cos you almost won something ten years ago (but finally bottled it completely) does not mean you have a divine right to European football. Knobheads.
My mood at the moment
Would everybody - and I really do mean everybody - please just fuck off and leave me alone. You're all talking shit.
Monday, July 23, 2007
What Tarot card are you ?
You are The Sun
Happiness, Content, Joy.
The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.
Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.
The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon's Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Petition
Via Tim.
I don't normally bother with e-petitions. Total waste of time - the Government's not going to listen.
This one however, is important. An unelected bureaucracy is making a takeover bid for Europe, despite two sovereign nations voting it down, and our Government is complicit in nodding it through - even though it was a manifesto commitment at the last election that they would hold a referendum on the issue.
Once again, I have no hope that the Government will listen, even if they entire electorate were to sign it. However, it may at least succeed in publicising the issue, and embarrassing the equally spineless Tory party into opposing it, and maybe, just maybe, enough Labour MPs will discover a scrap of integrity and defect to scupper the passage of the bill.
Sign it today.
I don't normally bother with e-petitions. Total waste of time - the Government's not going to listen.
This one however, is important. An unelected bureaucracy is making a takeover bid for Europe, despite two sovereign nations voting it down, and our Government is complicit in nodding it through - even though it was a manifesto commitment at the last election that they would hold a referendum on the issue.
Once again, I have no hope that the Government will listen, even if they entire electorate were to sign it. However, it may at least succeed in publicising the issue, and embarrassing the equally spineless Tory party into opposing it, and maybe, just maybe, enough Labour MPs will discover a scrap of integrity and defect to scupper the passage of the bill.
Sign it today.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Yet another one
| Your Personality is Somewhat Rare (ESFP) |
 Your personality type is playful, charming, open minded, and energetic. Only about 7% of all people have your personality, including 9% of all women and 5% of all men You are Extroverted, Sensing, Feeling, and Perceiving. |
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Who am I to argue with the Captain of the Enterprise ?
An impassioned commander with more respect for individuals than for authority, you have a no-holds-barred approach to life and its obstacles.
I don't believe in the no-win scenario.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Bob Woolmer
So police finally confirm what I had suspected and feared from the very first, that Bob Woolmer was murdered.
I'm the biggest cricket fan going, but I'm utterly sickened by this and I think the tournament should be cancelled. The ICC needs to send a signal that we would rather shut down the game than have this sort of thing go on. However, money calls the shots, the ICC are probably the weakest governing body in sport today, and so the tournament will continue. "It's what Bob would have wanted" they will say. Bollocks.
The rabid fans from the sub-continent who were chanting "Death to Woolmer" need to look at themselves and re-evaluate their priorities in life and behaviour. But they won't. Animals.
I'm the biggest cricket fan going, but I'm utterly sickened by this and I think the tournament should be cancelled. The ICC needs to send a signal that we would rather shut down the game than have this sort of thing go on. However, money calls the shots, the ICC are probably the weakest governing body in sport today, and so the tournament will continue. "It's what Bob would have wanted" they will say. Bollocks.
The rabid fans from the sub-continent who were chanting "Death to Woolmer" need to look at themselves and re-evaluate their priorities in life and behaviour. But they won't. Animals.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Swinging the lead
Andrew O'Hagan complains today that the furore over the Fredalo incident is due more to England and Freddie's poor form than morality.
Well, duh !
We all have our ways of misbehaving / skiving / acting unprofessionally. In my own organisation, there are one or two lunchtime drinkers, people spend varying amounts of work time on the internet, many disappear to the gym, there's blogging of course - you get my drift. The point is, there are three tacit rules that must be observed.
1..You have to be good at your job. So long as you are achieving, a blind eye will continue to be turned, provided the behaviour is not too unreasonable. After all, everyone here works long hours - you can't be 100% all the time.
2..When the pressure comes on and there are key deadlines/targets to hit, you pack it in and knuckle down.
3..Be discreet. If the customers get wind of it, management can't protect you.
Sadly, by getting caught boozing by the public/media, during a World Cup, while out of form, Flintoff has broken all three aspects of the omerta. The England management team had no choice, but to take action.
Hopefully, this will be the wake-up call he needs to regain his focus and form.
Well, duh !
We all have our ways of misbehaving / skiving / acting unprofessionally. In my own organisation, there are one or two lunchtime drinkers, people spend varying amounts of work time on the internet, many disappear to the gym, there's blogging of course - you get my drift. The point is, there are three tacit rules that must be observed.
1..You have to be good at your job. So long as you are achieving, a blind eye will continue to be turned, provided the behaviour is not too unreasonable. After all, everyone here works long hours - you can't be 100% all the time.
2..When the pressure comes on and there are key deadlines/targets to hit, you pack it in and knuckle down.
3..Be discreet. If the customers get wind of it, management can't protect you.
Sadly, by getting caught boozing by the public/media, during a World Cup, while out of form, Flintoff has broken all three aspects of the omerta. The England management team had no choice, but to take action.
Hopefully, this will be the wake-up call he needs to regain his focus and form.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Note to Self
Watch The Great Global Warming Swindle on 4od when you get back from this weekend's stag do in Reykjavik.
Okay, so it confirms my existing prejudices, but what the hell...
Okay, so it confirms my existing prejudices, but what the hell...
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
The Law of Unintended Consequences
An NHS Blog Doctor article reminded me of this recent discussion point.
It's always unpleasant leaving a pub and discovering that your clothes smell of cigarettes.
However, if the two pubs in Canary Wharf that have become early adopters of the non-smoking ban are any guide, clothes will henceforth stink of stale beer and farts. A colleague of mine likens the smell to that of a rabbit hutch...
Also, all the smokers from the above two places seem to now congregate in my formerly favourite pub, instantly making it completely uninhabitable for non-smokers such as me. I'd imagine their staff are going to kick up a fuss at the fog any day now, and then that one will convert and so on. Until then, it's off the rotation.
It's always unpleasant leaving a pub and discovering that your clothes smell of cigarettes.
However, if the two pubs in Canary Wharf that have become early adopters of the non-smoking ban are any guide, clothes will henceforth stink of stale beer and farts. A colleague of mine likens the smell to that of a rabbit hutch...
Also, all the smokers from the above two places seem to now congregate in my formerly favourite pub, instantly making it completely uninhabitable for non-smokers such as me. I'd imagine their staff are going to kick up a fuss at the fog any day now, and then that one will convert and so on. Until then, it's off the rotation.
Envy Backlash
More on the Envy debate in the Telegraph today, from Jeff Randall and Simon Heffer.
While Heffer's constant picking at Cameron is getting a bit boring, he does have a point when he says that the Tories have been conspicuously quiet on this subject. However, I'd be interested to know who exactly these 'undeserving rich' he refers to are...
While Heffer's constant picking at Cameron is getting a bit boring, he does have a point when he says that the Tories have been conspicuously quiet on this subject. However, I'd be interested to know who exactly these 'undeserving rich' he refers to are...
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Cause and Effect
Via Tim Worstall, the first signs that the wealth generators are preparing to scarper.
Would the last one out etc etc...
Would the last one out etc etc...
Saturday, March 03, 2007
More Politics of Envy
This time its the Liberal Democrats who are the fruitcakes.
1% a year on a million quid house ? Ten grand a year ? Is he serious ? Now my house isn't worth anything like that much (or even half), but some of my colleagues who've been living in Central London for many years are getting close. These are not remarkable houses mind, they're just ordinary 4 bedroom houses in nice areas. There's no way they could afford £10k pa on top of the mortgage.
And bear in mind that stamp duty for a £1m house is £40k.
State sponsored robbery, pure and simple.
And as the rest of the drivel in his speech, well, words fail me. Except for two. Economic illiterate.
1% a year on a million quid house ? Ten grand a year ? Is he serious ? Now my house isn't worth anything like that much (or even half), but some of my colleagues who've been living in Central London for many years are getting close. These are not remarkable houses mind, they're just ordinary 4 bedroom houses in nice areas. There's no way they could afford £10k pa on top of the mortgage.
And bear in mind that stamp duty for a £1m house is £40k.
State sponsored robbery, pure and simple.
And as the rest of the drivel in his speech, well, words fail me. Except for two. Economic illiterate.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Cry God for England, Harry and St George
It's not a particularly funny cover of Private Eye this week, but it does remove all doubt about who Prince Harry's father is.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Couldn't Resist
Apologies, but I saw this headline and I just had to...
1.7 million to have dementia by 2051
Damn straight - and I'm planning to be completely plastered by half past nine.
1.7 million to have dementia by 2051
Damn straight - and I'm planning to be completely plastered by half past nine.
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