Memory Feat
Hopefully someday law exams will change and the primary skill that is being tested won’t be memory but rather understanding. The material I’m sent about the exam implies that the examiner is looking...
View ArticleStrange Morning
This morning I got to hear Autrijus and Allison read poetry, listened to Leon playing groovy music on his PSP, and watched a crazy french man in a pink t-shirt dance to the batman theme! Where else but...
View ArticleProblems with Buses
Marty and I have been taking a bus from Aalsmeer to Amsterdam each day to get to the conference. As part of the route the bus goes through the flower auction in Aalsmeer. But today, for whatever...
View ArticleStudy Break
My law exam was strange. I arrived about 15 minutes before the exam started and got shouted at for being late for the announcements! It was just like being back at school. I didn’t get to speak to...
View ArticleWeblogs and Why I Read Them
I really like Jakob Nielsen’s article on “Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes”. Mainly because it has reminded me that blogs are actually web-sites. That sounds silly but I don’t read blogs...
View ArticleOnline Christmas Shopping
Marty and I buy Christmas presents for about 40 people. This year I’m determined to buy at least 90% of these online. I keep records of our previous Christmas spending and last year I still had to trek...
View ArticleCarrickfergus Borough Council Minutes
Reading Tony’s post regarding the minutes of Belfast City Council meetings made me curious about my own local Council. The Council website contains minutes for the Council meetings from February 2001...
View ArticleToo Busy to Blog
I keep meeting people who tell me that things should be winding down as it’s nearly Christmas. But I appear to be busier than ever. I have been out every night this week and tonight I’m going to the...
View ArticleYAPC::Asia 2006
Marty and I are going to be in Tokyo during YAPC::Asia as Marty is taking me to Tokyo to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. When I asked him about this coincidence he told me it was destiny. Now I...
View ArticleEighteen!
When describing the age difference between myself and my baby sister I have often said, “I’ll be 40 when she’s 18″. That year has finally arrived, Sarah is 18 today and I’ll be 40 soon. I’ll have to...
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