Archive of 2007 July
Out on the front line of psychiatric services
on July 31st, 2007 in General by Dan | 1 CommentIt’s a particularly quiet night at the mental health crisis team and my colleagues and I are sitting around the office watching a gritty drama on TV. “Does anyone mind if we change channels? I don’t like watching all this doom and gloom stuff” “I know what you mean. We…
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Taking out the trash
on July 29th, 2007 in General by Dan | 9 CommentsThere are two styles of housekeeping in this world. There are those who tidy things up as they go along: every possession has it’s own allocated place, and dusting and polishing is done little and often in order to maintain an atmosphere of consistent cleanliness. Then there is the other…
Continue reading...A short autobiography
on July 28th, 2007 in Uncategorized by Dan | 2 CommentsMy memes folder is starting to bulge alarmingly. I don’t have the stamina to attempt another official Meme Week, so I’m going to randomly stick one in every couple of posts or so. (un)relaxed dad has tagged me with a meme of his own devising: Birth – School – Work…
Continue reading...The Winner!!
on July 27th, 2007 in General by Dan | 11 CommentsYes. It’s true. I have finally won my very own iPod! But I didn’t get it from Coca-Cola, oh no. All this time and effort I’ve been wasting on collecting codes from Diet Coke bottles when I could have been entering Amazon.com’s contest instead. All I had to do was…
Continue reading...A highly accurate portrayal
on July 26th, 2007 in General by Dan | 5 CommentsAmy and I were messing around with the telephones. I was ringing the home phone with my mobile and we were having conversations while each in different rooms. “I know!” She exclaimed. “Lets pretend that you are the Mummy and I am the Daddy!”. This is nothing new. Amy seems…
Continue reading...The Wikipedia Story
on July 26th, 2007 in Uncategorized by Dan | Comments OffThe Wikipedia Story. Clive Anderson presents a BBC Radio 4 documentary about the mighty Wikipedia. You need realplayer to listen unfortunately and, as with most BBC radio shows, it’s only available for a week. Bookmark It
Continue reading...Radio Ga Ga
on July 25th, 2007 in Uncategorized by Dan | 11 CommentsTracklist 1. Keep the car running: Arcade Fire 2. Thunder Road: Bruce Springsteen 3. The Luckiest: Ben Folds 4. Annie’s Song: John Denver 5. Last Mango in Paris: Jimmy Buffett 6. Today Has Been OK: Emiliana Torrini 7. Isn’t She Lovely: Stevie Wonder 8. Mr Blue Sky: ELO 9. Sketch:…
A battle of minds
on July 25th, 2007 in General by Dan | 12 CommentsA while ago Oli claimed in one of his comments that: A shark will only attack you if you are wet. Oli Walker (2007) All That Comes With It: Branwell. WordPress. Scotland Oh yes; very clever Mr Walker. Coming over here with your university education, trying to impress all the…
Continue reading...Drawing Daddy
on July 24th, 2007 in Uncategorized by Dan | Comments OffDrawing Daddy. The local paper in Oxford has been holding a competition where kids submit pictures they have drawn of their dads and the public vote on them (on a 50p a minute phone line obviously). One of the prizes is a Chuckle Brothers DVD. I’m thinking about entering myself….
Continue reading...Fictional Bear IQ Scale
on July 24th, 2007 in Uncategorized by Dan | Comments OffFictional Bear IQ Scale. Becky over at Becky’s T-Blog has devised a useful tool by which we can determine the intelligence of bears. And I am happy to announce that Yogi is indeed smarter than the average. Bookmark It
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