Author Archives: Steve

Why Do People…

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Steve

vandalise other peoples property? Heading out today after the frost had cleared I noticed that the windscreen on my Saab 95 Estate has been smashed. It was OK when I parked it at 6:20 on Friday evening but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Tweaking a Calendar for WPMU.

Posted on December 1, 2007 by Steve

NOTE: Kieran has made a newer version of his plugin which works with WordPress MU and integrates by using an embedded Calendar tag to display the calendar. So basically I’m abandoning this plug in and suggest you get Kieran’s new … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Steve

If there is one depressing thing about Thanksgiving it is what comes afterwards – yes that’s right: Christmas, or as they say in America “Holidays”. Now I know the UK is far from perfect but we don’t leap into the … Continue reading →

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To the Coast

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Steve

It was a wonderful sunny day and we had things to do. Kathy wanted to see the coast and I needed to get my shoes replaced and we needed to do some Christmas shopping. So lets combine them all into … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Steve

Well its the day of too much food and too much turkey, and too much beer. The Antacid manufacturers must love Thanksgiving and Christmas! We are at Kathy’s parents for Lunch and then we will head back to Sue and … Continue reading →

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Let it snow!

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Steve

Apparently whilst we were getting rained on in Maine it was snowing in England. Typical! Anyway it started snowing here yesterday – it did about half an inch and its still lying on the ground this morning and we have … Continue reading →

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But cold is different

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Steve

Well the rain has all gone now and the skies are clear. With clearing skies the temperature has dropped. Overnight it was 19°F (-7°C), it is currently (10am) 34°F (1°C) and temperatures are supposed to be staying low for the … Continue reading →

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Rain is rain, no matter where you are

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Steve

It was raining last night and it was raining this morning. We flew several thousand miles and all it can do is rain 🙁 Although at one point the rain also contained some rather damp snow flakes we didn’t actually … Continue reading →

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Just relaxing doing nothing

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Steve

Sue and Jeff live outside Hallowell, and even though the interstate is quite close there is no direct access and its not actually that noisy As you can see from the photo the neighbours are slightly further away than they … Continue reading →

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Flying is never a really good experience

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Steve

I don’t care what any airline claims – flying is not an overly enjoyable experience : well not in economy any way. We got to the airport, dropped off our luggage and went through security. All remarkably painless and as … Continue reading →

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