Monthly Archives: November 2009

November 2009 Round-up

Posted on Monday, 30th November 2009, 7:34pm by Les

And still the purple bird of motivation[1] declines to fly towards me….. Weight The weight thinginess has been suspended for the time being. Eating I have been managing to restrict my lunchtime eating most days. In fact, I’ve been quite … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who – The Waters of Mars

Posted on Sunday, 15th November 2009, 9:41pm by Les

Well, that was interesting. Yes, it was the usual fun and games, lots of running down corridors, a Mysterious Menace, a quick K-9 reference and the rest. But this was different. The scariest thing in this special wasn’t the menacing … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.8.6 – Security Release

Posted on Thursday, 12th November 2009, 7:35pm by Les

OK, this one is only important if you allow users to upload files to your WordPress site – if your blog is your own personal one with no other users, you can probably bypass this, but for the benefit of … Continue reading →

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Should I shave or should it grow?

Posted on Sunday, 8th November 2009, 2:31pm by Les

Having had a week off, I haven’t actually shaved for a while. Now the question is, should I keep forgetting to shave?

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Woo! Hoo! Smilies! Really!

Posted on Saturday, 7th November 2009, 11:06am by Les

Regular[1] readers will recall that I’ve been having a bit of bother with the smilies on the comment form lately. For a while it seemed I had a choice between the nicely interactive comments with threaded replies and having working … Continue reading →

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Eldon Square South – Progress

Posted on Saturday, 7th November 2009, 10:41am by Les

What with a general lack of tuits and one thing and the other, it’s been ages since I took any pictures of the redevelopment of Eldon Square in Newcastle. And in that time, it’s gone from a shell to something … Continue reading →

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Another day out

Posted on Tuesday, 3rd November 2009, 8:33pm by Les

Having survived yesterday’s walking session, I decided to go for a repeat performance today. First I had a wander round Saltwell Park – my first in quite a while. I was aiming to get some autumnal pictures, and when I … Continue reading →

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The playwriting business must be slow

Posted on Tuesday, 3rd November 2009, 11:34am by Les

Must be a sign of the times, or something, when one of our leading playwrights has to take up other lines of work. Either that, or it’s a tribute to his enterprising spirit, made even more impressive by the fact … Continue reading →

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Blue Eyes

Posted on Monday, 2nd November 2009, 8:19pm by Les

Sports Day is a large sculpture in Gateshead town centre. When it was new, it was painted in full colour, unless my memory is playing more tricks than normal. But at some point, it was decided to turn it into … Continue reading →

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Getting out and about

Posted on Monday, 2nd November 2009, 7:40pm by Les

What with one thing and another, I’ve been remarkably inactive lately. I haven’t walked to work more than about once a month, and I haven’t done nearly enough photography. And since walking and taking pictures are things that: I generally … Continue reading →

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