I stayed a month in Cyprus in 2008. It was one of the best months of my life. I love the island. When I left the beautiful villa we had been loaned, I left our absent hosts two gifts, a backgammon set, and this painting. Posted via email from Dean Whitbread
The following is an unedited thread. It’s a series of technical support enquiries and responses relating to my humble but decent HTC Hero, purchased November 2009 and as of this moment, still running Android 1.5. There are some things that a new Android OS will provide – memory management, for example – which are more [...]
This fabulous and articulate rant explains how some people use “Awesome” as a kind of personal competition. Make sure to watch all the way to the end… Posted via email from Dean Whitbread
I love the English language. It is a multi-faceted jewel of untold value. English is constantly shifting, changing and adapting, throwing new light and colour, and we English, the inhabitants of England, the progenitors of the second most spoken language on the planet (after Mandarin, vying for second place with Spanish) are particularly susceptible to [...]
Interesting exhibition by Alice Rolfe and Lisa Muten, two emergent artists, in an interesting space, an ex-public toilet turned art gallery in Nipper Alley, Kingston. On through Sunday 22nd August 2010. Posted via email from Dean Whitbread
Christophe explains how as a young man, he helped to restore large parts of this historic Wallonian castle. He also explained off camera how his friends tricked nearby campers by faking the vandalism of their tents and then pretending the same thing had happened to them – a scurrilous and enterprising way to meet girls, [...]
It’s the oldest joke in the world for the joggers who populate the park. Stretching one’s tendons, easing out the tension of limbs is a necessary routine before and after running, a must if one is to avoid a smooth, conditioned lope turning into a post-exercise jerky hobble. A really easy way to do this [...]