Today, I had to pass up an opportunity to go to Malta for three days in the beginning of June for work. We'll be on holiday in France that week and the arrangements are unbreakable. Malta in June would probably be too hot for me in any case.

Ah, me...


djp

Just what is it about the words "I've just varnished that door. Please don't touch it!" that women don't understand? Must be all the multi-tasking...:-)

Regards,


djp

Today, for the first time ever, I replaced the siphon in a WC cistern. Not entirely successfully, unfortunately. The toilet flushes OK, but everytime there's a flush, a small leak springs from under the cistern. Obviously a joint is not tight enough or a seal is not...er...sealed enough. I think I've done what I can for now. I may need to call in the professionals in time.

Flushed with failure (part deux),


djp

This evening, for the first time in probably 25 years, I cooked meself some scrambled eggs. I used a Delia Smith recipe. Ah, Delia Smith. Infamous director of Norwich City F.C. "Where are yer? Let's be 'avin yer!"

Indeed,


djp

My Top 10 iPod tracks - 1 April, 2007

1. Albatross - Public Image Ltd.
2. She Goes Off At Night - Guided By Voices
3. Feel Too Good - The Move
4. Sheep - Pink Floyd
5. Alone On Piano - Colin Newman
6. Strange Kind Of Woman - Deep Purple
7. Discs, Winds & Veiling Curtains - Jah Wobble
8. Invaders Of The Heart - Decadent Disco Mix - Jah Wobble
9. Neon Lights - Kraftwerk
10. Elements - Lemon Jelly

Regards,

djp

Li'l Momma arrived back this afternoon totally unexpectedly. We reckon she must have got trapped in someone's garden shed over the week and only escaped today. She seems to be perfectly OK, although she seems to have lost a bit of weight. Not that she had much weight to lose in the first place.

Much relieved...


djp

One of our three cats has been missing for a few days. If any of you find L'il Momma, please send her home...:-(


Regards,


djp

I'm not usually one to moan, but I'm currently enduring my second headcold of the year. Right now, I'm going through the "internal balaclava/half-deaf/head full of mucus" phase. I can't think straight and have little enthusiasm for anything other than crawling under a rock and dying. If someone could invent a little vacuum device that would suck all the snot out of my nose, I think I'd gladly pay any amount of money to use it for the day. Barring that, I'm just going to have to suffer on for another wee while...

...oh, and Happy Mother's Day...:-)

Snot funny,


djp

If anyone thinks that the infrastructure in Ireland has improved out of all measure as a result of our recent booming economy, one should try to do what I had to do last night - drive from Nenagh to Mount Bellew over backroads. At night. What a nightmare! I would've been quicker driving to Dublin. And my blood pressure would've been much lower.

Seriously...


djp

There was supposed to be a performance of "Carmina Burana" in Dublin last night, but it was carl'd orff...

I'll get me coat...:-)

Regards,


djp

My Top 10 iPod tracks - 3 March, 2007

1. Albatross - Public Image Ltd.
2. She Goes Off At Night - Guided By Voices
3. Feel Too Good - The Move
4. Sheep - Pink Floyd
5. Alone On Piano - Colin Newman
6. Strange Kind Of Woman - Deep Purple
7. Discs, Winds & Veiling Curtains - Jah Wobble
8. Invaders Of The Heart : Decadent Disco Mix - Jah Wobble
9. Neon Lights - Kraftwerk
10. Postcard Of A Painting - Maximo Park

Regards,

djp

To drop one mobile phone down the toilet is unfortunate. To drop two mobile phones down the toilet seems like carelessness. But to drop two mobile phones down the toilet at the same time is sheer idiocy.

Flushed with failure...


djp

Emirates Airlines have an ad with the tagline "When was the last time you did something for the first time?"

One doesn't like to live one's life in accordance with advertising, but that's one hell of a motto...

Regards,


djp

My Top Ten iPod tracks - 02/02/2007

1. She Goes Off At Night - Guided By Voices
2. Feel Too Good - The Move
3. Sheep - Pink Floyd
4. Albatross - Public Image Limited
5. Strange Kind Of Woman - Deep Purple
6. Discs, Winds & Veiling Curtains - Jah Wobble
7. Invaders Of The Heart : Decadent Disco Mix - Jah Wobble
8. Neon Lights - Kraftwerk
9. Postcard Of A Painting - Maximo Park
10. Fun House - Red House Painters

Regards,

djp

There is absolutely nothing to be said in favour of the winter vomiting bug...:-(

Cleaned out...


djp

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I rather like what I've heard of the White Stripes' "Elephant" album. I always hated the idea of the White Stripes - no bass, inept drumming, all the hype. But this album isn't half-bad. There used to be a radio ad in Ireland back in the day for a brand of soft drink which was not particularly popular. The tagline for the ad was a lady saying "I never liked it 'til I tried it..." That sums up my view of the White Stripes - never liked 'em 'til I tried 'em...:-)

Regards,


djp

My Top 10 iPod tracks - 01/01/2007

1. She Goes Off At Night - Guided by Voices
2. Alone On Piano - Colin Newman
3. Signal & Sign - Maximo Park
4. The Certainty Of Chance - The Divine Comedy
5. Bulldog Skin - Guided by Voices
6. Discs, Winds & Veiling Curtains - Jah Wobble
7. One In Seven - Jah Wobble
8. Postcard Of A Painting - Maximo Park
9. Albatross - Public Image Ltd.
10. Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa - Sigúr Ros

Happy New Year, y'all...:-)

Regards,

djp

Heard Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" today for the first time in over 25 years. God, but it's crap...:-)

Regards,


djp

One doesn't normally expect to find words of wisdom on Myspace, but I came across a profile there today which had as it's slogan "No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent". Now, ain't that true, but...

Regards,


djp

Can anyone please explain to me what was the point of the Cocteau Twins?

Regards,


djp