It’s been more than two years I think since I last wrote anything on here. There are many reasons for this. Some of them are related to live in the USA, and some of them are related to the things that have been going on in my private life. There’s been a lot of…. STUFF……
It’s Been A While
For some reason, this website has been offline for a while.. and it’s not until I was installing another website (the thing I’ll be telling you all about shortly) that I realised this one was broken. In my defense, I’ve had a fairly busy couple of months. There was the whole visiting the UK thing…
OMG! The UK’s Ministry of Defence tried to hack my Paypal. (Not)
I wish I had words for this. I’m afraid I don’t. It’s badly written. They’ve tried to make the Paypal logo using regular fonts. Half the sentences make no sense whatsoever. And the best bit? The IP address given resolves back to the UK’s Ministry of Defence. I wish I had the time to follow…
On Being More Honest With Yourself…
I spent this morning looking into shared office spaces in town. Working from your living room is fine and dandy for a while, but it makes you an isolated workaholic with little or no social interaction outside your family. And that stifles creativity. Also, it means that your studio set is actually your living room. No,…
So This Week Has Sucked Thus Far… And Its Only Tuesday
I am not one to moan. At least, I try really, really hard not to moan. But this week, in no particular order: I’ve had to make two separate hospital appointments with a stroppy teenager. I’ve had to content with more massive hospital bills (despite having good health insurance). Our RAV4 EV has finally given up…
Fixing a Seemingly Dead Drive… Thanks to TestDisk
Well, that was a fun afternoon (can you detect the sarcasm?) Those who know me well will know that I do like myself a little hardware and software fun from time to time. Fun equates to getting some program or other working, learning some new snippet of computer hardware fu, or perhaps getting my (now…
Because Organists are awesome
You may not know this, but I was, for a while, an organ scholar. I guess I was okay at playing the usual stuff and I did (for many years) play organ for Church services. It, along with Starbucks barista duty, was the way I supplemented my student loan (and parental contributions)*. Anyway, a fine tradition among…
I can’t think of any better way to pay tribute to David Bowie…
Than this. One of the few musicians in the world to have their music performed live in space. Here’s to your very own amazing space oddity, David.
U.S. Healthcare Isn’t the NHS. But Neither System is Perfect.
Watching my friends make their own trip from Bristol, UK to just a few hundred miles further north on our side of the U.S., I’ve been reminded how quickly we humans adjust to things. We’ve only been in Portland since the end of August, just three and a bit months ahead of our friends, but…
Safe Travels Dear Friends. We’ll See You On This Side
So today — or rather yesterday if you’re reading this from the UK — my dear friend Pyoor and her wife Kathryn started the second (or perhaps it’s third) stage of moving home. They’re following in our footsteps. With visas acquired for Pyoor (her wife happens to be American too) and their house sold, they have spend the…