July 30, 2004
I think I just heard this phrase on the radio: "...meanwhile, over on Radio 4 long wave, lawn mower racing..."
A bit of digging reveals racemower.co.uk, and the fact that today is the British Lawn Mower Racing Association's annual 12 hour race.
"As the grasshead racers gun their Atcos and Qualcasts round a field in Dorset at a dizzying 35mph, Murray [Walker] is moved to pick up his commentator's microphone once more to describe this most spectacular, and democratic, of motor sports. "
I'd better go tune in...
Posted by Richard at 9:52 AM
- "grassheads". That's wonderful.
Posted by Cait on 2004-08-02 21:57:37
July 12, 2004
Stella screen on the beach
Last Saturday evening we managed to catch an hour or so of the Stella Screen on the beach showing of Quadrophenia. Probably not the best way to really see a film, but a lovely way to spend part of an evening.
Posted by Jane at 8:10 AM
We went to see Sussex v Hampshire at Twenty20 cricket on Friday evening. I'd expected a far higher scoring game, and at 6 for 3 I was wondering whether I should change allegiance to become a Hampshire Hawks supporter. It was my first cricket match, and it was quite enjoyable (although I didn't get the hang of all the Twenty20 rules). I was very impressed with how family oriented the whole occasion was, with children playing ball games before the match and a good, friendly atmosphere with home and away supporters mixed together.
The beer was good, but the sausage and chips was a total rip off.
Posted by Jane at 5:35 PM
- We Yanks are totally cricket-challenged. I have never been able to make sense of the game. Are there American sports that baffle you as well?
Posted by Cait on 2004-08-02 21:59:30
July 10, 2004
Someone at work send this around today. It's pretty impressive! It's not really much cleverer that the Tree of knowledge program we used to have on BBC Micros at school, but it's quite a nice way of demonstrating knowledge based systems.
Posted by Jane at 1:09 PM
July 09, 2004
I had a lovely surpise arrive in the post this morning. My copy of Muriel Spark's All the Poems arrived. It's the hardback version, published by Carcanet Press and it has one of my pictures on the front of it, and a credit on the back. There is also a softback version published by W W Norton in the US.
Posted by Jane at 7:49 AM
For anyone who missed the NotCon'04 (like me), there's now audio and video to watch.
NTK described NotCon as: "is an informal, low-cost, one-day conference on things that technologies were perhaps not intended to do". I can recommend "Telling the time (not very accurately) using a Marks & Spencer prawn sandwich and a BBC micro".
Posted by Richard at 11:07 AM
July 08, 2004
Moomins
I've had the above newspaper clipping for what must be 10 or 15 years. I've no idea why I've hung on to it, or rather, I've no idea why I like it so much. Children's TV is good.
Posted by Richard at 7:38 AM
July 06, 2004
Park here and the car gets it
Seen in Brighton the other day.
Posted by Jane at 7:31 AM
July 04, 2004
Happy Birthday Caty
Posted by Richard at 5:24 AM
July 03, 2004
So Greece are the champions of Europe. I didn't expect that when then the tournament started a month ago, but they deserved it.
Posted by Jane at 9:02 PM
- Ah, now this sport I understand and adore. The Princess Daughter played all through school. Sadly, we get an absolute dearth of European football on TV here. Having the World Cup in the US was fabulous and I think I watched every minute of it. Of course, here we call it "soccer", since "football" is a different game altogether.
Posted by Cait on 2004-08-02 22:05:57
Happy Birthday Jeremy!
Posted by Richard at 7:52 PM
