Author Archives: Kai

God Jul! It is the turning of the year, and like Janus I am looking both backwards and forwards. Beware – today is a day of multiple posts. As is traditional at this time of year my online friends have … Continue reading →

Although according toTerry Pratchett it was more of a ho-ho… A ha-ha is a one sided ditch that prevents cattle wandering across your lawn, whilst still allowing you to enjoy the view  unenumbered by fences, inbetween the odd game of … Continue reading →

The relative results of grooming my three cats. Sadly the most productive in fur is also the most reluctant to be groomed. One domestic shorthair, black, very anti-grooming. One Bengal, brown tabby, very pro-grooming. One Oriental-cross, dilute tortie, utterly confused … Continue reading →

It started as an innocuous “what pet would be best for my child?” question. Of course I answered guinea pigs, or rats for older children. No brainer. However it got me thinking. Dingbat was the first to bring GPs into … Continue reading →

So I have a week off (ignoring that I’ve been in to work already to sort things out – the perks of being the boss!) and as I’m already behind with Christmas it is time to get in gear and … Continue reading →

“And with this *holds up microchip* capable of keeping a tally on those millions of opinions voiced electronically we might be able to lift the limitations of conforming to any centralised representational form of government, originally invented because there was … Continue reading →

On Wednesday 3rd Dingbat had a little girl! Nephew is very impressed with his new sister, although less impressed with the concept of changing baby nappies. A mindset I have sympathy with! Anyway, welcome to the world, Little Lee! Don’t … Continue reading →

So, one month ago I kinda bought a house… I am a homeowner. Properly, me, myself, and two furry little people who aren’t on the deeds but appear to own a good number of the rooms nonetheless. It’s 10 minutes … Continue reading →

Back in May 2009 I wrote a series of posts (parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) and this partial article as I built my new PC, my first ever attempt to build a PC. At some point (in the … Continue reading →

Lunch in the park. I’m trying and failing to find geocaches, but in the meantime I am finding nice places to eat lunch. Peacock butterfly from yesterday’s walk in another park with another failed geocache (although I think that cache … Continue reading →