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Good sci-fi

Dr Who praised at TUC conference. Writers have praised BBC One hit sci-fi series Doctor Who at the TUC annual conference in Brighton, in a call for more funding for UK TV productions. It showed there was "still an audience for quality family entertainment", the Writers' Guild

Signs of Friday

* The song lyrics going through your head are badly wrong (Ballad of San Francisco by Caedmon's Call - "I love anonymity and I love eating carrots just the same as anybody else."). * Saturday is already planned in detail (breakfast, knitting morning, swimming with Rox and Eric)

Born abroad

I'm always interested when immigration is in the news. The BBC have a story (and map) of immigration to the UK in the last decade, many of them land in the Southeast. I am a first-generation immigrant to America. Maybe that's why the Ellis Island Museum

Surprise!

Trip to Nashville TN: two tanks of gas. Birthday present arranged in May: two autographed Rich Nathan books. Surprising Sehlat on her birthday: Priceless! It's all about the planning. You have to ask for the boyfriend's cell phone number well in advance of using it to

Roundup

Donate something to the Red Cross to help the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, even if it's only a little. Added a new section to the site for yarn reviews. This is my opinion on yarn I've used, including fibre content, who makes it, and whether it&

Maintenance lessons

My first car was a silver Rover Metro 1.3S made in 1981 with a four speed manual transmission and Pirelli P4 low profile racing tires, the license plate was something like SPV 918 W. Dad bought it in 1992 and we cleaned it up, repaired it, and I drove

Good things

* Sehlat coming to visit this weekend. * Misty mornings. * Finding the latest state quarter (Oregon) in the change pot. * Seeing a deer and faun on the walking trail at work. * Faina's Scarf is still going well. * Brown Cow Cream Top Maple yogurt. * Battlestar Galactica season 1 on DVD at

Logo

The observant may have noticed a new logo on this page: It was created by Gloria Buckman and I'm so happy with it!

Love and Like

This is why I read the Ferrett.

Best and Worst of the UK

Hull 'worst place to live in UK'. According to Channel 4, these are the top ten best and worst places to live in the UK. The best are: 1. Epsom and Ewell (Surrey) 2. City of Westminster (London) 3. Harrogate (North Yorkshire) 4. Ashford (Kent) 5. Stratford Upon

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