Tuesday , May 9, 2006 – 11:42
I wish more than anything that I hadn’t tried to take Random Cat to the vet. He escaped from the cat box in the car park, and is now lost and alone in a strange town. Words cannot describe how awful I feel. He’s such a timid cat that even if anyone sees him, he [...]
Saturday , April 22, 2006 – 7:15
I awoke to a great commotion outside the bedroom door – the Mogret was miowing/blorping/chirping excitedly and insistently.
Then we noticed the half-a-whateveritwas that she was consuming.
Well that’s nice, Cat: bring us a present and then get overexcited and eat it yourself. Thanks.
I guess it’s baby-bird season, and there’s no amount of beeping collars that will [...]
Wednesday , April 19, 2006 – 21:16
So, the pixie and I accompanied most of my work colleagues to ten-pin bowling this evening. Well, we watched, they bowled – it all looks scary.
Sky sports was on the TV alongside the bowling-score screens. I was idly watching the Arsenal match, as one of my colleagues had gone to the match tonight, instead of [...]
Saturday , April 15, 2006 – 13:52
The lost Easter card mystery becomes even more mysterious: the card is addressed ‘Holyport’ rather than ‘Maidenhead’.
I had first assumed that they had simply consulted the phone book for ‘Bragg’ and assumed that I was their intended recipient. The phone book lists our address as ‘Maidenhead’, as does bt online.
Curiouser and curiouser.
We are no closer [...]
Saturday , April 15, 2006 – 13:06
This morning a lovely handmade Easter card was delivered through our letterbox. It was addressed to ‘Mrs R Bragg’ but with our address. I didn’t obviously know what the envelope contained, so I assumed it is easy to mistake a K for an R while copying out something. So, I opened the envelope.
Inside was a [...]
Friday , April 14, 2006 – 16:35
Today, along with most people with email addresses, I received yet another phishing email. It wasn’t a particularly fancy looking email, and it was purportedly from a bank that I don’t even bank with. That’s reassuring in a way, because if I receive spookily targetted phishing emails, I will start to worry. A lot.
It makes [...]
Sunday , April 2, 2006 – 20:00
We were starting to get a little concerned: she’s not allowed out at night, being nigh-on impossible to see, and it’s now dark. We’ve been calling and calling but no Mog.
Then, next door’s conservatory door opens just enough to allow a cat to leave, and then closes again. Suddenly the Mog appears at the end [...]
Saturday , April 1, 2006 – 16:06
I have decided it is now warm enough for our lemon-children to venture out into the sunshine. Of course this now means that I can take pictures of them, ably assisted, as always, by Mogret.
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Thursday , March 9, 2006 – 19:50
I’m doing another Open University course at the moment: Relational Databases. Admittedly it is more for light relief, but it is still 30 points towards a degree. So far I have read through all the materials and am impatiently awaiting the next batch. Due to be posted 7th April. Bah.
On previous courses there was a [...]
Thursday , February 9, 2006 – 10:16
I had occasion, yesterday, to assist the blind lady onto, off and onto a different train. She was effusively grateful, for missing the train at Reading would have meant missing her last bus home, and her son was still in London and unavailable for rescue purposes. So, as she was unable to run for her [...]