Goodbye, Tizzy

We said goodbye to our Guinea Pig Tizzy today. She had become very unwell over the last few days and was obviously in a lot of pain. We had no alternative but to take her to the Vet. We will miss her.

A room with a view

We've had a really great week staying at my Sister's summer retreat. Great weather, fantastic views. Oh, and no work!

.... and just look at the view from our bedroom balcony. Doesn't get much better than this!

Three in a row!

Excellent result for Ferrari at Hockenheim - third win in a row for Schumi and the gap to Alonso shrinks....

It's a real possibility that Schumi can win the championship now, e.g. if he wins all the remaining races it won't matter where Alonso finishes although even a Ferrari nut knows that's a pretty tall order. It'll be interesting to see whether Renault can come back at Hungary next week.

How times change...

"Computers in the future may have only 1000 vacuum tubes and perhaps only weigh one and a half tons."
Popular Mechanics, 1949.

"I think there is a world market for about five computers."
Thomas J. Watson (Chairman of the Board of IBM), 1943

"640K ought to be enough for anybody." Bill Gates, 1981

"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home."
Ken Olson (President of Digital Equipment Corporation), 1977.

Another 10 points for Schumi

A great result for Schumacher, Ferrari and Massa.

Watched Lucky Numer Slevin last night. What a brilliant film!

World Cup Tickets

A man had two great seats for the World Cup final. As he sits down, another man comes along and asks if anyone is sitting in the seat next to him. "No", he says, "the seat is empty".

"That's incredible!" said the second man, "who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the World Cup final, the biggest sporting event in the year, and not use it?"

The first man says, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. My wife was supposed to come with me, but she passed away. This is the first World Cup Final we haven't been together since we got married".

The second man says, "I'm sorry to hear that. That's terrible... I guess you couldn't find someone else, a friend or relative or even a neighbour to take the seat?"

The man shakes his head... "No. They're all at the funeral".

Ham and Eggs

A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

Smith and Wesson

The original point and click interface.

A Riddle

You are driving in a car at a constant speed.
On your left side is a sheer drop and on your right side is a fire engine travelling at the same speed as you.
In front of you is a galloping pig, which is the same size as your car, and you cannot overtake it.
Behind you is a helicopter flying at ground level.
Both the giant pig and the helicopter are also travelling at the same speed as you.
What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?






















Get off the children's Merry-Go-Round, you're p*ssed.

Ferraris at the Brickyard

Great result for Ferrari today at Indy - 1st & 2nd. Alonso could only manage 5th. Still a way to go but well done Michael!