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Wishlist
10:46pm, Monday 17 September 2007

To whom it may concern:

I have updated my wishlist. (Ta!)

Alton Towers and rain
11:25am, Wednesday 29 August 2007

Alton Towers is considering cloud seeding to control rain.

The cynic in me can see a business opportunity there. They can charge extra for tickets on guaranteed-sunny days...

Peeve, unpeeved
9:36am, Wednesday 29 August 2007

I was going to write a bit about one of me pet peeves, which is people who use the word notice when they mean show: "That's a small detail, it won't notice."

Then I checked the OED and unexpectedly I found:

notice, v. 3. e. intr. To be seen, to be noticeable, to show.

What a surprise! And that usage dates from 1961. One of the quotations given is from "Only Fools and Horses" which certainly places it as contemporary usage rather than traditional.

Things we've been growing
3:33pm, Thursday 28 June 2007

Pansies, wild flowers, jalapenos...

Er, and a baby:

Biscuits, take two
9:09pm, Tuesday 12 June 2007

After the first disaster we tried again - with a proper Dalek cookie-cutter this time. Much better results! We haven't tried eating them yet...