Archive for January, 2010

I’m writing this as Andy Murray plays in the semi final of the OZ open.  I’m hoping it isn’t prophetic.  That said, whatever happens in the tennis, the graph holds as the Scottish only call Murray British if he loses.  He’s Scottish, not English, if he wins.

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• Murray through after Nadal injury (news.bbc.co.uk)

Two weeks ago I was a younger man.  I was naive. Looking back I had so much to learn.  Two weeks ago I wrote the following post:

“For all you Apple evengelists out there who enjoy nothing more that trying to get me off my Blackberry and onto an iPhone.  Although, I’m sure you’ve probably got one of your apps to stop anti iphone messages from displaying on your scratched little screen …”

I am happy to admit I was wrong. I now have an iPhone and am concerned I’ve wasted 2 years of my life by not having one.  Admitedly – the time would have been spent playing with apps.  But it would have been happy time.

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• AaplNow.com – It Is All About Apple Applications & News (killerstartups.com)
• Let your undies power your iPhone (news.cnet.com)

I’m a dog person.  We’ve got a cat at home and, to be honest, we don’t get on.  I know what’s going on in my dog’s mind when she’s looking at me – happy thoughts.  I am convinced, behind the whiskers, my cat has spent her whole life looking down her nose at me.  She’s planning stuff and most of it revolves around getting me either humiliated or killed.

So there you have it – behind dolphins, cats are the animals I trust least.  Don’t get me started on their owners.

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• Owners pay to be buried with their pets (telegraph.co.uk)
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• 10 Ways Your Cat Will Punish You for Traveling (gadling.com)

A friend of mine met someone for a coffee in Starbucks today and they ordered tea.  It’s been bothering me ever since she told me about it.  I’m not convinced I could relax with someone drinking tea in Starbucks.  It feels sinister.  Sneaky.  Sly.

Believe me – I don’t think you should drink the coffee in Starbucks either, but that’s not the point.  Drinking tea in Starbucks having specifically met someone there is devious – you’ve been warned.

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• Coffee should not be served in ‘regular’ because it does not make size clear (telegraph.co.uk)