tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.comments2019-11-16T05:33:31.139+00:00Brain Tracings (Saw This and Thought of....)Brain Tracerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441537319439268497noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-61365989605170752722015-10-05T22:41:12.886+01:002015-10-05T22:41:12.886+01:00How terribly kind of you to say. I have fairly re...How terribly kind of you to say. I have fairly recently lost Alfie as well, who was with Elsie her whole life, and they are both desperately missed, much loved souls. What a lovely thought to picture them appearing on a heavenly doorstep one day.Brain Tracerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441537319439268497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-46104825050720000892015-09-13T12:28:47.357+01:002015-09-13T12:28:47.357+01:00A loving tribute to a precious girl--and I must sa...A loving tribute to a precious girl--and I must say, a photogenic one at that. May Elsie be waiting on the doorstep when we go to the other side.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918341506709200415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-28028520281616365232012-06-17T19:18:06.389+01:002012-06-17T19:18:06.389+01:00Lovely! :)Lovely! :)WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811120659303207428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-43554863654083053642012-06-17T19:17:30.564+01:002012-06-17T19:17:30.564+01:00Lovely! :)Lovely! :)WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811120659303207428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-86992186028654560312012-04-04T00:43:43.617+01:002012-04-04T00:43:43.617+01:00A breathtakingly tardy thanks from me....this is t...A breathtakingly tardy thanks from me....this is the first chance I've had to get out the old laptop on which blog posting works (my case in point). I'd tried without luck all the things you've mentioned except for looking at Chrome, so maybe I'll try that, too, although I have IE on all PCs and it works on this one. I remain hopeful that Google will tweak something one day so Brain Tracerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441537319439268497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-17750042102471384802012-02-13T23:12:17.894+00:002012-02-13T23:12:17.894+00:00No proper answer from me I'm afraid, but check...No proper answer from me I'm afraid, but checking if the same problem happens with Firefox or Chrome would be a good start (i.e. is it a browser problem, or a computer problem). The usual answer is to clear all browser caches (delete all cookies in particular), and lower any security settings (could well just be IE being overjealous in its protections).<br /><br />WillWHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811120659303207428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-90086856798664940012011-11-20T06:52:32.909+00:002011-11-20T06:52:32.909+00:00What a goldmine of information! I knew there was n...What a goldmine of information! I knew there was no tea made by chimps, though. Chimps prefer mineral water.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-61459918337934546822010-10-31T14:58:58.239+00:002010-10-31T14:58:58.239+00:00It was amazing, wasn't it? Such a small venue ...It was amazing, wasn't it? Such a small venue made for a very intimate evening. Absolutely gorgeous.<br />The song you don't know the title of is called Serge (Late in Rome). Never heard it live before. And loved Try Whistling This as wellUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310997487108989875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-80565697221157415012010-04-09T21:16:52.901+01:002010-04-09T21:16:52.901+01:00Bye bye Finsbury Circus. I had lunch there almost ...Bye bye Finsbury Circus. I had lunch there almost every day in the summer. Where to go for greenery now in the City? Hardly a place that isn't ringed or fenced by traffic. A sad day!WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811120659303207428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-25640260641873154202010-02-19T09:52:18.691+00:002010-02-19T09:52:18.691+00:00Glad you're okay isn't it the way though t...Glad you're okay isn't it the way though that this sort of thing happens during a cold snap.<br /><br />As for the CallerID number there's a couple of reasons - you're calling a central switchboard which trandfers you through to the relevant section so ID can get lost at that point, and secondly calls are recorded so they're stating the number for the tape.<br /><br />In FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-30418934036090364172009-12-14T17:10:49.220+00:002009-12-14T17:10:49.220+00:00I do hope you get to share your stuff before you t...I do hope you get to share your stuff before you turn 70, but this was pretty inspiring - it's never too late! <br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/11/paddy-jones-salsa-dancing_n_388703.html<br /><br />Might also be worth exploring just how much you'd need to do to have your creative side be satisfied. Do you need to be on tv or would posting a YouTube video or a night out Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328837483013737761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-84433763924206786662009-12-14T04:01:21.573+00:002009-12-14T04:01:21.573+00:00Another NC-based artist that Mitch Easter just fin...Another NC-based artist that Mitch Easter just finished working with is The Houston Brothers, a sibling duo with a new album out in January. Definitely worth checking out! www.myspace.com/thehoustonsBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10590822040710119218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-53778189754668482952009-10-11T23:53:58.694+01:002009-10-11T23:53:58.694+01:00HB, greetings! And funnily enough....Though my sm...HB, greetings! And funnily enough....Though my smartphone accepts handwritten notes via its screen, I couldn't resist a mini-Filofax sale recently as I missed the capability of instant paper notes (and a nice bit of leather...), and here was one time it came in particularly handy. Yes, it was only my second time ever of, well, expressing fury through the pen in a way that I never could Brain Tracerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441537319439268497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-68616304230126358722009-10-11T23:12:00.732+01:002009-10-11T23:12:00.732+01:00Heather, I'm so pleased that you survived to t...Heather, I'm so pleased that you survived to tell the tale! We're both lucky to have second chances, I just worry that I'll slip back into my old ways too easily; after all, I've always been fairly confident in my abilities to cross a road, so it's hard to accept I need to think twice about it. But I must, and I'm very glad that you're sensibly listening to that Brain Tracerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441537319439268497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-47221975046555931942009-10-01T20:38:45.545+01:002009-10-01T20:38:45.545+01:00Too bad you didn't have the special notebook y...Too bad you didn't have the special notebook you had in the Venice train station. You could have added another page of "colorful" language to go with the colorful landscape! :-)HBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396638158068683260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-53920598690008612882009-09-28T03:25:08.528+01:002009-09-28T03:25:08.528+01:00Good reminder stories! I once was trying to pour ...Good reminder stories! I once was trying to pour myself a glass of water while driving down the highway, (stupid, I know), ended up with one wheel off the road on the gravel shoulder, and when I tried to correct for it, I ended up doing a 180 and sliding off into the ditch. I was able to start my car back up again and drive up to the shoulder where 3 different people had stopped to see if I wasHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328837483013737761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-61876911970305657522009-05-25T10:08:52.323+01:002009-05-25T10:08:52.323+01:00Boo-tiful playlst (sorry)! Eddi Reader's a wonderf...Boo-tiful playlst (sorry)! Eddi Reader's a wonderful artist, I've bought all of her albums but unfortunately still not managed to catch her live.<br /><br />This an excellent Spotify playlist, why don't you add it to one of the playlist sharing sites? e.g. http://www.sharemyplaylists.com/<br /><br />Cheers, JerAfronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630378459973921273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-30682552986019024312009-04-29T01:14:00.000+01:002009-04-29T01:14:00.000+01:00Michelle, thank you so much for your comments; it ...Michelle, thank you so much for your comments; it is lovely to hear from you (in addition to your welcome tweets!) I'm afraid, like most of my rambling posts, I did this in rather a hurry whilst half asleep, so thank you for pointing out some errors eg that I had David down as Scottish, when of course I know he's English but my brain clearly malfunctioned at that stage; I've since amended that Brain Tracerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441537319439268497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-34550291404043592272009-04-20T10:21:00.000+01:002009-04-20T10:21:00.000+01:00An absolutley wonderful tribute to Lone, David and...An absolutley wonderful tribute to Lone, David and the team at BOS Nyaru Menteng. Having worked with Lone now for 15 years, I believe she is the most remarkable individual on earth. (She is also my best friend!) I shall be sending this story to her so that she can know that people care. <br />I will be back in Nyaru Menteng in a few weeks and will suggest to David that he use twitter, but savetheorangutanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952413350557520603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-10619412897133362662008-12-24T22:33:00.000+00:002008-12-24T22:33:00.000+00:00I made the mistake of showing my daughter, a Wodeh...I made the mistake of showing my daughter, a Wodehouse fanatic, the Jeeves alarm clock. Now she must have one.Claude Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183579833702456213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-57091278331504577462008-12-24T22:32:00.000+00:002008-12-24T22:32:00.000+00:00I made the mistake of showing my daughter, a Wodeh...I made the mistake of showing my daughter, a Wodehouse fanatic, the Jeeves alarm clock. Now she has to have one.Claude Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183579833702456213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-20552816682433156602008-12-06T12:41:00.000+00:002008-12-06T12:41:00.000+00:00From the writers of "Let's Not Fight This Christma...From the writers of "Let's Not Fight This Christmas" - Chris Difford, Kevin Malpass, Myself (Kenton Hall) and Tom Houston - thank you for downloading the song! <BR/><BR/>It will be available from other download sites soon... We'll keep you posted. But thanks for the plug, and we're thrilled that you enjoyed it. It's a bit of a ride for all of us and we hope we can raise a lot of money for Kentonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570569481000906931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-38034981434508587672008-01-03T09:20:00.000+00:002008-01-03T09:20:00.000+00:00I wasn't sure if I'd simply offended you :-)It may...I wasn't sure if I'd simply offended you :-)<BR/><BR/>It may be a bit unfair of me to blame the USA I'm sure if ultra-cheap outdoor lights were more easily available here earlier on then at night Britain would have been visible from the Moon every Christmas.<BR/><BR/>Admittedly some of the displays are for 'charidee' though I wonder why they just don't donate the savings they'd have made on FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-15757852685407561272007-12-24T18:44:00.000+00:002007-12-24T18:44:00.000+00:00Flipc, a million apologies in that your comment fo...Flipc, a million apologies in that your comment for some reason never appeared until I changed PCs ages later.<BR/><BR/>I never really realised that the tacky light worshipping was an American trend, though I should have guessed (although GMTV does manage to find sorrowful exceptions over here). As a child on our drive to the airport to fly to our grandparents at Christmas, we and most other Brain Tracerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441537319439268497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411375806218611736.post-65293168846199919662007-12-05T09:47:00.000+00:002007-12-05T09:47:00.000+00:00As has often been said - you know you're getting o...As has often been said - you know you're getting older when you look around and exclaim "They're not getting ready for Christmas already are they, it's not even Hallowe'en!"<BR/><BR/>As for turning your house into a paean to light, I always used to like the fact that we as a country didn't follow that American trend; way too tacky and gauche. Decorate the streets certainly, but turn your own FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.com