I Want To Win A Yoda Plush Backpack

Posted on December 20, 2007 by admin

This is a shameless blog entry to try to win a contest with a cute little gift.

The cost of entry is to write a blog post that links back to the site running the contest. I think that’s a very cool way of getting some incoming back links and Gobala, who runs the site, offers a link back to anyone who’s making a post, so everyone wins in reality.

So, if you fancy a fun contest, have a look here.

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Amazon Kindle Internet Interest

Posted on November 19, 2007 by admin

Lamentable play on words, but Amazon’s new e-reader device appears to be generating some interest out there.
An ugly device, expensive too, the Kindle might be like the first iPod and actually create an entirely new market.
There’s a good write up about it here.
Speaking personally, I’d love a device that lets me keep a small library in my pocket, ready to dip into whenever I feel like it. But the screen would need to be crystal clear and pure white with the ‘ink’ as black as traditional text on paper.
And – I have to admit – it would need to look much more stylish than the Kindle!

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The Long Kiss Goodbye – part 2

Posted on October 19, 2007 by admin

This is the second part of the first chapter. You can read the first part here.

As I walked through the halls of the hospice to her room, I was struck by the silence. Deathly silence really.

Inside her room everything seemed as it was before, except for her lifeless body, twisted as though in pain. I fell to my knees and started sobbing. This was not something I was ready for, despite 18 months of expectation. I don’t recall what time I left, or what was said. But the next day was a flurry of activity.

There’s just so much to do when someone dies. Certificates to collect, funerals to arrange, relatives to tell. So many officials and functionaries to deal with.

Strange how easy it is to forget that she’s dead. For a moment, after walking out of one funeral director’s office in disgust at the callous and impersonal way he was treating us, I thought I’d ring my mother for her advice on who to use.

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