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I sent an email to a friend the other day (update the website Tim, default Apache pages never look good). It got bounced by the content filter of his current employer. Tim, in case you were wondering, the word that I had to censor was “Wanker”. Whilst it doesn’t mean a jot in the great scheme of things, by this very action the Halifax have just been added to my list of the worlds top wankers. I even used to have an account with them, I’m just glad I closed it when I was 12.

Those of you who know me know that I can be a little grumpy at times. Well, I think I’ve found a soul mate. I’ve mentioned Stavros the Wonder Chicken before but one of his recent posts had me sitting here nodding my head in agreement. For those too lazy to go and have a look, the phrase that rang my bell was; “It’s important to keep your misanthropy honed to a keen edge.”

I was going to tell you all how bad my day was yesterday. But I don’t care anymore. Because I have just acquired some tickets to the Rugby Super 12 semi-final between the Waratahs and the Brumbies taking place this Saturday evening. Woo, and furthermore, hoo.

Did I mention how much I am enjoying Days of Speed by Paul Weller? No? Well I am. I suggest you rush out to the shops now and buy a copy, then you can enjoy it too.

Overheard on the Triple J breakfast show this morning. The presenter Adam Spencer was interviewing Shannon from Cockatoo, Victoria, their eleven year old punk “correspondent” Have you got a pet? We’ve got five chooks, a dog and a cat Which one is the most punk? Er, the cat The cat, and what is the cat’s name? Fluffy

Nothing to see here today, all of the action is over at Andrew Channels Dexter Pinion. [ mental note, time to change the name of my alternative blog ]. Suffice it to say that I am now an xhtml and cascading style sheet guru. Go on, ask me anything. If you are really lucky I might even answer.

… and that you should never use in my presence. Number 1 - “Going Forward” Number 2 - “Touch Base”

We went to lunch with some friends yesterday. The gentleman of the couple (we will call him “Chris” to conceal his real identity) is a definite gadget bloke. He has classified his seventeen gigabyte MP3 collection in every way imaginable. He has catalogued it in a database. Admittedly it is only Microsoft Access, but its appropriate to the requirement. Satisfied with this endeavour he has now undertaken a new task. He is collecting the top forty singles from every chart since they were first published in 1952. So far he has got all but about twenty tunes, and most of those are from the 1970s, bizarrely enough. Before we commit Chris to the loony bin he so surely deserves I have only one request, that Mr Molland gets to meet him. Because Matthew won’t believe that there is another pop fan around who is more in need of help than he is, the sad seventies throwback.

Oh good, we are now going to be evangelised to via email.

Can not resist IQ test. My score was 121, which means I only got 58 out of 70 questions correct. There go my dreams of joining Mensa.

This is what I do in my spare time; Release 0.6.6 includes 30 sample applications, new additions include a source code editor and a sample for creating flat file databases. This release also supports the new wxPython 2.3.3 preview for Mac OS X. All the information you need about PythonCard can be found on the project web page at: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/ The installation instructions and walkthroughs are available on the main documentation page: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/documentation.html

I would like to introduce you to the delight that is headshaver.org. [from MetaFilter]

Courtesy of Stavros the Wonder Chicken and Accordion Guy I tried out Battleground God. Here are my results; The fact that you progressed through this activity being hit only once and biting very few bullets suggests that your beliefs about God are well thought out and almost entirely internally consistent.Go on, try it. I dare you.

Blimey. I got a phone call yesterday to tell me that I had won a holiday. A seven day, all expenses paid skiing holiday in New Zealand. It came as a bit of a shock, but a very pleasant one. When I bought my digital camera I entered a draw. Well, what do you know, I won. Bobo’s reaction to this was to run around the lounge all of last night singing - “Andy’s a weeeeener” - I think she is quite pleased as well.

Number seven in an occasional series: No Cilla Black.

Today at lunchtime the sandwich shop had no bread. [ See 30th of April post for context ] That is it, life can get no more surreal. Fish Stick Egg Spoon.

I want one. That is all.

I was browsing through the racks at HMV at lunch time, whilst I waited for my passport photos to develop next door, when what should I find but a complete blast from the past. Winking at me from the “P-S” section was Wise up Suckers from the poppies. Well, at the bargain price of $10.95 (thats about four quid to you lot in the mother country) it was a steal. Its spinning in my laptop CD drive as I type this and its taking me back to old Birmingham town …

The photographer has been booked. My sole contribution was to get him to round his price down by three pounds. Small, but worthwhile I think you will agree. If you want an idea of what the snaps will look like, let me introduce you to Mike Browne.

Today I went to the sandwich shop for lunch. They didn’t have any ham. What next, no bread?