Park bench

Park bench -
Originally uploaded by gilest

Kate and Charl were deep in conversation on the park bench, while us dads entertained the kiddies.

Noah

Noah

Originally uploaded by gilest

So here’s my new little nephew, Noah Kruglianskas Turnbull. Barney and I have just returned from a few days visiting him in Barcelona. He’s a little cutie.

Thinking about the weather

Some of you might be familiar with Rising Slowly, the weather weblog I’ve been writing on and off for a while now.
I’m pondering a plan to re-boot it under another name and another domain, and with some Adsense ads down the side. If I did, would you still read it? Would you start reading [...]

More tips for working from home

Claudine C asked the internet for advice on working from home. I have some opinions about that.

Stay warm. Proper offices are well heated or air conditioned, but your house probably isn’t normally warm during the day, if you are not normally in it. You need to think about how you will keep your work space [...]

What they used to say

In the 1970s: “A20, M25, M1, M6, M54, A5.”
In the 1980s: “For your maths homework tonight…”
In the 1990s: “Giles, can you cover mags court today please?”
Early 2000: “No, that’s all wrong. Do it again.”
Late 2000: “Sorry, we don’t take freelance contributions.”
Between 2000 and 2005: “The deadline for completing your tax return is only
a month away.”
Recently: [...]

My ratings, sideways

People whose lives have been transformed by the internet

At the local school recently, attending an Open Day for prospective new parents (Barney will be starting school this time next year - how quick is that??), the head teacher made a fascinating point.
He said that the school’s ethos is not to train kids for a career, but to train them to learn anything that [...]

Barney and his treasures bag

Barney and his treasures bag
Originally uploaded by emmajc.

Walk Like An Egyptian

Walk Like An Egyptian
Originally uploaded by andipantz.

Men in hats

We went to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol, and took some pictures.