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The Writing on the Wall

A Short Sunday Stroll.

I’ve been playing with Cyclemeter for the iPhone – a nifty little App that plots your journey when on the move and then produces a Google maps overlay. You can see an example of this here. The squiggly bits are when I went into a pub…

ET The Chocolate Croissant

The Price of Sobriety #2

64p for two pints of lime and soda. Fitzroy Tavern – Goodge St.

Signage

No, I didn’t make it in Photoshop…

Give me strength.

Location:Newman Passage,Paddington,United Kingdom

Recumbent Bench.

Middle Class Graffiti.

The Price of Sobriety #1

If you have ever been the nominated driver or happen to be avoiding the booze for whatever reason you can’t have helped but notice how ridiculously expensive soft drinks are in pubs. my golden standard is a pint of lime and soda – pretty much the cheapest pint you can buy consisting of a shot (or two) of lime, carbonated tap water and maybe a slice of citrus fruit. Today’s example:Rising Sun on Tottenham Court Road. Price 64pNo ice.

Government Elected Dictatorship

300 thousand (estimated) march in London as a result of government policy on cutting public services. The response?   Business Secretary Vince Cable said the government will not change its economic strategy as a result of the TUC protest. He told the BBC’s Politics Show: “Certainly we’re listening. I talk regularly to the trade union movement, I think it’s important we have a dialogue with them but we’re not going to change the basic economic strategy. “No government – coalition, […]

Botheration from my Relationship Account Manager

This dropped into my mail box this morning: Dear Mr. Rick Depending on your previous spend with Dell, you have been identified as one of the preferred accounts at Dell and your account is now assigned to me. What does this mean to you? You have a dedicated team who would recommend a tailor made solution to meet your IT needs and requirements No botheration about staying stranded in long telephonic queues and no more speaking to a machine – […]