Author Archives: adrian
Opera: accessibility vs snobbery
I hate it when someone dismisses a whole cultural genre or style out of hand, but I have to be honest here. I just do not like opera. I’ve tried my best, listening to examples of Mozart, Verdi and Wagner, … Continue reading
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The Easter break, in pictures
Forcing my reluctant brain back into work after the Easter break. Can’t think of much to write about, so here’s a few pictures of what we managed to do over the four-day holiday… FRIDAY Thanks to the 2-for-1 offer currently … Continue reading
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Freedom of speech again
The British National Party leafleted my street yesterday evening. I take this to mean that one of their candidates intends to stand in this ward in the forthcoming local council election. They’ve stood in other (more deprived) wards in previous … Continue reading
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In praise of BoingBoing
With all those links to so many Wonderful Things appearing every day on Boing Boing, I find myself becoming more and more selective about what I actually click on. It’s a shame, but real life has a habit of getting … Continue reading
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In the land of the careless, the man with a spellchekker is king
So it took me three days to notice the typo in that last entry. Whatever… ;-)
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Paul Ford’s Passivator
Ouch. I like to think that I have a competent grasp of my native language, even though I don’t claim to be a virtuoso performer. I’m not a writer, as such. Well, I’m a writer in that part of my … Continue reading
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Soon, you’ll all be using this word
Blog. Blogging. Blogger. See Jack blog. For a hobby/fad/lifestyle choice which is (or isn’t, depending on who you believe) taking the materialistic portion of the world by storm, it’s a pretty stupid name. Childishly lopping off an unwanted syllable isn’t … Continue reading
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You have no mail
The postman didn’t call today. My work involves a number of pieces of printed music being delivered to me each month, I subscribe to a couple of magazines and I’ve recently been selling lots of CDs on Ebay, and have … Continue reading
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Brussels II
So, anyway… after spending a pleasant, if cash-strapped, day in Payottenland, we got the bus into central Brussels (after a brief worry that our last Euros wouldn’t be enough for the fare. Yay for Belgium’s cheap public transport… only 80 … Continue reading
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Brussels I
I’m always up for a trip to Belgium, as documented here before (this time last year and in pre-archive days). Last Friday, I and my usual three travelling companions set off, cheap Eurostar tickets clutched in hand, for a long … Continue reading
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