Saturday we took a break from all the DIY that is going on in our house that we’re pretending not to be doing because it doesn’t need it (see previous post) and drove for two hours to the next state and spent the day at the Dayton Air Show. It was a beautiful day and […]
Filed under: indiana on July 31st, 2007 | No Comments »
Keith and I bought our house mainly because it needed nothing doing to it. One of my prerequisites of moving to the mid-west was that we would have an old house. Keith really dislikes old houses and would give anything to be living in a modern box like we had in Phoenix. His deal was […]
Filed under: home renovation on July 31st, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Jay’s favourite books are those by Richard Scarry, read dutifully by Keith or I every night along with our forced choice of something not by Lowly Worm’s creator. Sometime ago whilst reading What Do People Do All Day, I asked Jay what Mummy and Papa do for their work…
Me: “What does Papa do?”
J: “He […]
Filed under: literature, famille et amis on July 30th, 2007 | No Comments »
Me: “Ooo, it’s Doctor Who tomorrow night. Looks like a good one. The Daleks are back.”
K: “I thought he killed them off in the last season.”
Me: “Obviously not. Wouldn’t like to meet them on a dark night. The Doctor on the other hand…”
K: (ignoring my suggestive noises about the Doctor). I think people have the […]
Filed under: popculture, media on July 27th, 2007 | No Comments »
It seems that the proof needed to show that McLaren had indeed benefitted from any leaked material didn’t show and the FIA ruled today that no penalty should be imposed, although they are on “probation”, if future evidence presents itself they will be disqualified from the Constructor’s competition. While the council didn’t disagree with the […]
Filed under: Formula 1 on July 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I know I’ve not mentioned anything of the scandal going on between McLaren and Ferrari and certains Mr. Stepney and Coughlan, mainly because it seems to twist and turn so much with every passing Grand Prix that I almost can’t keep up. There’s an emergency meeting of the World Motor Sport Council next week in […]
Filed under: Formula 1, literature on July 23rd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was thrilled the weather threw a spanner in the works yesterday at the European Grand Prix at Nurnberg. It made for a more exciting race than I’ve seen for a while. I mean, in all honesty the season’s been rather boring - Lewis the wunderkind, Felipe and Kimi and Alonso and…oh you mean there […]
Filed under: Formula 1 on July 23rd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In the car after picking Jay up from school today…
“Mummy, can we listen to ‘Stacy’s Mom Has Got It Going On‘ on your iPod?”
Filed under: popculture, famille et amis on July 20th, 2007 | No Comments »
Having noted that once again it’s Ferrari, McLaren and BMW’s Nick Heidfeld that are ruling the roost with practice times today at the Nurburgring, I decided to totally drench myself in the top three and bought this month’s copy of F1 Racing. The magazine featured pieces, articles or interviews with every single driver. It made […]
Filed under: Formula 1 on July 20th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I came across this article the other day while doing my usual interent trawling. Shurd was Keith’s guitarist back in the USAREUR band and chorus, when we lived in Heidelberg. An unlikely soldier if ever there was one I still have clear recollections of Shurd’s voice saying, “But Sarge…” to Keith over some military protocol […]
Filed under: famille et amis, media on July 19th, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s so nice to read an article that doesn’t rack up feelings of guilt and child abandonment with regards to placing one’s child in nursery while maman goes out to work. And I have to admit that Jay’s language skills have really improved from being around other children. Well, if you can call “you’re […]
Filed under: media, global englishness on July 19th, 2007 | No Comments »
Is there any wonder that I have such a warped perception of reality when I grew up with these tv shows? Were all the BBC childrens’ programme creators on acid? It must have been put in the coffee during writing sessions.
Magic Roundabout
Button Moon
Mr.Benn
Bagpuss
Thunderbirds
Clangers
Wombles
Fingermouse (Fingerbobs)
Most of these shows were actually created in the […]
Filed under: popculture on July 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve always thought Indianapolis was perfect for the USGP, particularly in light of its racing history but aparently glitz and glamour and of course, lining Bernie Ecclestone’s pockets, is what F1 is all about…funny that, I always thought it should be about the racing.
Goodbye Indianapolis
Filed under: Formula 1 on July 16th, 2007 | No Comments »
I want one…
The new Fiat Cinquecento (500)
Filed under: popculture on July 13th, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m using a Wordpress theme, Peaceful Rush, created/designed by Small Potatoes over at Wpdesigner. I love the theme and although there are a few quirks (probably due to my lack of understanding of html) for the most part I have been able to easily modify anything I want. Except for the fact that I […]
Filed under: new site, tech on July 13th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I lose myself in the drive from dropping Jay off at school to my work. Every weekday morning I whizz down Bass road, windows open to catch the wind in my hair, aching for just a drop of salt-sea breeze that never comes, watching the mid-west corn fields and the west, with all its adventuring, […]
Filed under: indiana, popculture, living the dream on July 12th, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m always on the look-out for a car that is both kind to the environment and looks good. When it comes to cars I am completely shallow - how can I not be when my favourite car of all times is the Bugatti EB 110? However I am super conscious of milage and petrol consumption […]
Filed under: living the dream on July 12th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Oh my God! Someone please detach my fingers from the keyboard and delete Facebook. Who the f*%# thought it was a good idea to create that kind of social networking timewaster? I am getting NOTHING done. I’m supposed to be stripping the remains of paint from an oak window frame and instead I am […]
Filed under: popculture, tech on July 11th, 2007 | No Comments »
We recently put up a big, flat screen tv in our UTS (University Technology Services) area and now have CNN news distracting us all day. For the most part I’m able to ignore it but every now and then something comes on that has me rushing to my office doorway to watch whatever national crisis […]
Filed under: popculture, media on July 11th, 2007 | No Comments »
I finally got around to watching the British Grand Prix at 11 o’clock on Sunday night through a haze of red wine and good food*, having forced myself not to sneak onto the web and look up the results. It was quite an enjoyable race and there was a little interesting twist with Kimi ending […]
Filed under: indiana, Formula 1 on July 11th, 2007 | No Comments »
So Mr. Hamilton has pole for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The last Brit to win the British Grand Prix was DC in 2000 so naturally the pressure is on for the rookie. Kimi takes second place with Hamilton’s McLaren teammate, Fernando Alonso taking third on the line-up, (Heikki and Fisi are somewhere down […]
Filed under: Formula 1, englishness on July 7th, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m spending the Fourth of July doing absolutely nothing, (well except for enjoying a few beers), because I figure that’s exactly what the British did 200 odd years ago.
You know we let you win, right?
Filed under: englishness on July 4th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
