Bristol Temple Meads railway station…9.55 am…the information board at the bottom of the stairs reads “Warning: Filming in Progress”, or somesuch, for Casualty, which is filmed in Bristol. I get to the top of the stairs, just as the director says ”Action!“. I carry on walking, confident that, in my bright red hooded top, I will be easily spotted should the take survive the cutting room floor. My sister is an avid Casualty fan, so I’ll get her to look out for me. Read more...

As of last Friday (5th September), we have the following insurance products: Car (approx 1/5th the value of the car) Home (buildings & contents — 1/250th the value of the house) Central heating Dental, and now… Pet Insurance! And never has insurance been so timely. On Tuesday (9th September), Ella managed to bring down one of our KEF Cresta 1 speakers, recently placed atop Gale S50 stands, onto (we presume, as we didn’t see it happen) her front-left leg. Read more...

The new film by Full Monty writer Simon Beaufoy will become the first to be launched officially over the internet. This is Not a Love Song, which stars Harry Potter actor David Bradley, will be streamed from 1800 BST on Friday. — http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3082856.stm.stm The film’s web site is here. But… “You will need: To be based in the UK To be running Microsoft Windows XP, 98, SE, Me or 2000 (gah! Read more...

Like me, these people are Bored of the Beckhams!

BBC SPORT | Football | Premiership | Beattie sinks Man Utd To be honest, I would have been happy with another 0-0 against Man Utd, as they’ve been scoring goals for fun, but to get a win against the champions was sweet indeed!

You’re in for a big surprise. Well, I was. Firstly there was no queue whatsoever to get in. Then, in the pile of unwanted electrical goods I found two good-quality tape decks (one Sony, one Technics, both 3-head, Dolby HX-Pro monsters), a CD player and a minidisc recorder. So the minidisc doesn’t actually work. Everything else does. I’m going to pay £20 to get it looked at, and then we’ll see. Read more...

I use a mixture of Mandrake Linux and Windows 2000 on the small LAN(Local Area Network) I have set up at home. I was unaffected by Blaster/Lovesan because I patch my boxes regularly and run a firewall. But this is no reason to be smug. The recent virus/worm attacks have munted the internet for all users, of whatever platform, because Windows is so insecure. As Mike Wendland (“Mac Mike”) says: Read more...

Life lately has been so manic: we have been heavily involved in the design of Lorna and John’s wedding, which was on Saturday. Months of nervous energy expended, a big Grolsch-and-champagne-fuelled blowout, a late night, then…a sore throat and a dodgy tummy. Oh, and I really can’t stand people who change lanes without indicating…

At last! I thought we’d miss out on KP, but his wages must have been pruned to fit within the wage structure at St. Mary’s. Hopefully the JB/KP partnership will be a fruitful one… BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Southampton land Phillips UPDATE Once, just once, Saints are the top story at BBC News > Sport > Football!

America may have its faults, but Hershey’s Peanut Butter Cups? Mmmm…