Life's about experiences. These are mine.
A few months ago I received an email via Flickr asking me if some of the photos that I had taken while in Bruges, Belgium  and posted to the photo sharing site could be used as inspiration for an art project. I have had requests to use various photos that I have taken and posted to …
For those that are still willing to listen I will happily tell them that my all time favorite album is Strange Kind of Love by Love & Money. I first saw them while at Uni in about 1986 and then not again until they reformed in 2011. However, over the years I have continued to buy what …
Looking through my credit card statement this week I noticed that there was a £12 charge on there for late payment. I was certain that I had setup a direct debit and so wasn’t sure why there would have been a charge. Either way I felt that I had kept my account in good order …
Just on the way back from a long weekend in Yorkshire. It is bright and sunny as we approach Birmingham and not like the winter wonderland we left behind in Harrogate. However, the weather we fine yesterday when we went over to Saltaire and the the Five Rise locks at Bingley. Why anyone thought that …
I have just spent the day in London for work, something that I will now be doing one day a week for the foreseeable future. To get to the office I took public transport all the way using the bus, train and tube. You are encouraged to use public transport through a variety of means …
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Have you discovered the Harlem Shake yet? If you haven’t then consider yourself very lucky that this latest “internet sensation” has passed you by. Basically is is usually one person moving in time to the music before the break and then everyone taking part after that. See the video below for an idea, there are …
I am current waiting patiently (ok impatiently) for a parcel to be delivered. This being the 21st century I am able to track the progress of said parcel on the internet and I can see that it is tantalisingly close having only been dispatched from Utrecht in The Netherlands some 264 miles away as the …
So I’d be the first to admit that Birmingham wouldn’t have been my first choice as a destination for a weekend break, it’s hardly mentioned in many travellers top 10 but then we had an ulterior motive for coming as we have a son studying at the university here. The first issue Birmingham has is …
I know that the title sounds like it should be about the next Apple operating System release but they are actually a band from Glasgow (there is definitely in why so much music comes from North of the border but that’s for another time). Have a listen to the below, reminds me a little of Snow Patrol which …