by Neil | Apr 2, 2009 | commuting, cycling, London, Personal, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but I'm not proud
The cycle in this morning went reasonably well despite a rather amusing tour of Southwark courtesy of my lack of direction. I guess it shows you’ve not cycled in a while when you get lost on a route that should essentially be a straight line. Still, I managed to...by Neil | Apr 1, 2009 | ballistic fat welshman, cycling, Personal, Writing
London has, somewhat predictably, gone a bit weirder than usual this week. You’d be right to guess that there would be a somewhat more visible police presence but there was also an odd quiet around those areas of London not targeted for demonstrations, at least...by Neil | Mar 31, 2009 | Art, Life, Personal, Thoughts, why, Writing
A perfectly valid question that uses art, I think, in it’s broadest sense and includes fiction. Or at least it does in my head. The question was not asked of me (I saw it in the twitter stream), I’m not sure if anyone other than perhaps friends/family...by Neil | Mar 29, 2009 | Comedy, Gadgets, humor, Humour, Random
Prayer for the Shiny: Shiny, who art encased in metal or plastic, Hallowed be thy circuitry. Thy functionality amazes. Thy reassuring weight soothes, In pocket as it is in the hand. Give us this day our free firmware patches. And forgive us our hacks, As we...by Neil | Mar 28, 2009 | Entertainment, Music, Video
I happened by this on YouTube and had to post it as my father is a Fleetwood Mac fan. This looks to be the nearest thing to an original line up the band had, complete with the great Peter Green. One of my favourite songs growing up, enjoy:...