Monthly Archives: June 2006

No pressure!

Posted on Friday 30th June, 2006 by Gareth J M Saunders

It’s amazing the things that we get worked up about as human beings; we put so much energy into fretting about things that we have no control over, or which will never happen anyway. That said, that realisation was no … Continue reading →

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To err is Microsoft

Posted on Wednesday 28th June, 2006 by Gareth J M Saunders

This evening while uninstalling Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 I got this alert message: Erm… which applications? Install?! Later on I was pulling out my hair (what there is left of it) trying to work out why my Mozilla Firefox … Continue reading →

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My new treble booster pedal sounds sweet!

Posted on Saturday 24th June, 2006 by Gareth J M Saunders

Pete Cornish TB-83 Treble Boost guitar pedal. Sadly I don’t have one of these, though. For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved Brian May’s guitar tone. That unique combination of his fingers, his homemade guitar (the Red May … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Summer

Posted on Thursday 22nd June, 2006 by Gareth J M Saunders

Was that it? Where has the summer gone? Have I slept through it, or has it not begun yet? The first thing I did this morning was switch on the heating and make myself a bowl of porridge (or ‘porage’). … Continue reading →

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Drive-by album scenes

Posted on Wednesday 21st June, 2006 by Gareth J M Saunders

Each morning as I drive the 10 miles or so to St Andrews I pass a scene that reminds me, every time without fail, of a Pink Floyd album cover. Can you guess which cover it is? If you were … Continue reading →

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“Whatever tickles your pickle!”

Posted on Wednesday 21st June, 2006 by Gareth J M Saunders

One of the great things about Nikki in this year’s Big Brother — other than the great way that the Geordie voice-over man pronounces her name: Nih’ee — is her totally-made-up-phrasesâ„¢. This evening’s totally-made-up-phraseâ„¢ was: “Whatever tickles your pickle!” What … Continue reading →

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Back to Edinburgh and back

Posted on Wednesday 21st June, 2006 by Gareth J M Saunders

Last night a DJ saved my life. Oh, hang on … that’s not right. Last night I drove Jane down to Edinburgh because this afternoon she picks up our new car, a Renault Megane 1.5 Sport Tourer. Only ours will … Continue reading →

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