Life's about experiences. These are mine.
At the beginning of the year Amazon introduced in the US a new feature called “AutoRip” which does pretty much what it says on the tin in that it automatically creates an MP3 version of any CDs or vinyl that you bought though Amazon. These tracks are then available for you to play through either Amazon’s cloud player …
It’s been a long time coming but we finally got to see Elvis Costello last night. We had initially been scheduled to see him play May 2012 but the gig was cancelled due to Costello losing his voice. When it was finally rescheduled it was for 13 months later! Given that the last time I …
Everyone that sees male members of our family remarks how alike we all are and we are, I guess. So I decided to put together a picture of five generations of the Thompson line to see if you could discern the similarities. The result is above (you can click on the image for a larger …
So Mat has completed his first year at Uni while Alex has just finished his last. Where did the time go? The picture below gives a very good snapshot of student life in halls of residence. The top picture was taken last Monday when I was on a flying visit and shows Mat’s room in …
Case Histories is a TV series based on the books of Kate Atkinson about the private detective Jackson Brodie and set in the beautiful city of Edinburgh It is a marvellous series spoilt only by there not being enough of them. The second run that has just finished had only three 90 minute episodes. There’s a …
This is without a doubt the funniest thing Peter Serafinowicz has ever done. Makes me laugh every time I see it and it is a great track.
Amsterdam is one of my favourite cities. It has a wonderful mix of laid back charm and frenetic sleaziness. We were back there last weekend for what is probably our third or fourth visit. Every time we go we discover something new – either deliberately or by stumbling over it. This time it was the Rijksmuseum, which …
Today I very nearly spent £29 on a Nook eReader. £29 on an eReader? That’s ridiculous – ridiculously low! When I bought my first (and last) eReader, the Sony PRS300 pictured left I paid £170. £170 on an eReader? That’s the price you pay for being an early adopter. In the few years since I bought the Sony …
Looking on the BBC website this morning I saw something that looked pretty familiar. I knew that I had seen this image of the opening of the George W. Bush Library, or something very similar, recently. And then I remembered, it was the opening of the Francis J. Underwood Library on Netflix’s House of Cards. I’d …
For some reason Reading doesn’t seem to attract many big name bands to play in the town, probably because it is so close and easy to get to London where everyone plays. So that Simple Minds played here was a big deal. It was odd turning out to the Hexagon last Thursday to find queues …