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So much for Mobile broadband

In which Steve mutters about the O2 broadband dongle and its broken DNS handling. Continue reading

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The Cast List of White Christmas

Emma Dreaming Arthur White Chris Muss Jess Likedy Juan Swee Hugh Sterno Wendy Treetops-Glissen Ann Chilled-Wren Liz Anne “Two Ears” Laybelle Cindy Snow Emma Dreaming Arthur White Chris Musswit Avery Criss Miss Carr Dai Wright Mayor Dazeby Mary-Ann Bright Anna-May … Continue reading

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A Thanksgiving Wedding

So what did you do on the Saturday following Thanksgiving on Thursday and the madness of “Black Friday”? Did you take it easy and watch some TV, or did you venture out to do some shopping hoping that things would … Continue reading

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American Customs

On Monday after returning from our weekend away in Kennebunkport I went to my first basketball game. It was a game between the Maine Redclaws and the Springfield Armor at the Augusta Civic Center. I had no real idea of … Continue reading

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What’s in a name?

There’s just something about the names of places in Maine: Perkin’s Cove, Nubble Rock, Cape Neddick, Cape Porpoise, Goat Island.. They sound like places out of a pirate story, but they’re all very real and we didn’t see a single … Continue reading

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The Rain in Maine…

…was mainly on the Interstate. The weather was pretty lousy when we drove down to Heathrow on Friday night and we took it steady on the M4 but several lunatics in BMW’s steamed past us at speeds that must have … Continue reading

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Look out Maine…. here we come!

Well not until some time on Saturday but we’re on the taxi-way. The house is pretty much cleaned up and de-fluffed and the parents will be here later this afternoon to house and cat sit whilst we’re away. Cameras are … Continue reading

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Posting to WordPress MU by Email Part 2

THIS POST IS OBSOLETE Warning: This post contains material of a technical nature, if you start reading and feel dizzy or nauseous then stop reading immediately and go and lie down. This is a follow up to my previous post … Continue reading

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Posting to WordPress MU by email

Warning: This post contains material of a technical nature, if you start reading and feel dizzy or nauseous then stop reading immediately and go and lie down. NOTE: The code and some of the details in this article have been … Continue reading

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Cats have feelings too

It feels odd being in the house without Kathy, I know I spend a lot of time during the day by myself normally but its in the evenings that I really miss her. It seems odd cooking just for me … Continue reading

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