Here I sit on a Sunday morning drinking tea and contemplating the intricacies of life. Have decided to do the London to Brighton bike ride again this year, anyone interested in forming a team let me know. Will need to get the push bike out and clean it up a bit and start getting fit. The ride begins at Clapham Common, the last time I did it our team got a lift in the back of a hired Luton Van that my then, “Brother’s Father In-Law” drove and he picked us up in Brighton later, I finished in about 5 hours and boy did my arse hurt! On a different note, had some bad news on moving out, I’m gonna have to be a lot more ruthless this year otherwise I will wither away and become a total useless fart!
January 13th, 2008
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January 7th, 2008
I’ve just spent the best part of the afternoon building an active sub woofer to compliment my HiFi system only to test it and find out the amplifier module is knackered, so another project in the bin and now I’m twiddling my thumbs with the prospect of a depressing evening sat here.
Went for a walk over the downs earlier as the sun was shining and peculiarly, it was a nice day, found myself knee deep in mud only to witness the onset of clouds and gloom so had a flick around on the radio while on the hill, only 2 other operators heard in Worthing so gave up on that.
January 6th, 2008
As we enter a new year we tread further into the realms of uncertainty, will 2008 create a miracle and actually give the British people hope? ..err, no! As things have been spiraling downhill for this country since Thatcher they will continue to do so unfortunately, me I’m ok, I don’t own sod all. But there are millions of us who have adopted a comfortable lifestyle, something that in our imaginations, cannot be taken away. The thought of downgrading because of world economic turmoil seems to some to be ludicrous because of the power of borrowing, it is a downward spiral. I can guarantee a record rise in repossessions this year with the dark grey suspicion and undertones of the beginning of recession.
Sorry to make the first entry of 2008 a bit gloomy, but there really is no point glossing it over.![]()
January 1st, 2008
I got a christmas present today…
December 25th, 2007
Wahey it’s Christmas Eve:
Lick my balls with boughs of holly fa la la la la la la la la
Tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la la la la la!
Advice for the chilled at heart among us, ignore the queues at (*insert preferred supermarket chain here*) or the fairy light daubed habitats of neighbour’s you don’t even know the names of, just sit back and remember what the celebration is all about:
“As Christmas draws nearer once again, it is worthwhile to consider the origin and meaning of this celebration which has become deeply ingrained in our national psyche. All readers will be familiar with the story of the Nativity, but what about the other things for which this time of the year has become known?
Father Christmas:
Not many people know that Father Christmas is based on a real person, St. Nicholas, which explains his other name ‘Santa Claus’ which comes from the Dutch ‘Sinterklaas’. Nicholas was a Christian leader from Myra (in modern-day Turkey) in the 4th century AD.
He was very shy, and wanted to give money to poor people without them knowing about it. It is said that one day, he climbed the roof of a house and dropped a purse of money down the chimney. It landed in the stocking which a girl had put to dry by the fire! This may explain the belief that Father Christmas comes down the chimney and places gifts in children’s stockings.
Christmas Cards:
The custom of sending Christmas cards started in 1840 when the first ‘Penny Post’ public postal deliveries began. As printing methods improved, Christmas cards were produced in large numbers from about 1860. They became even more popular when a card could be posted in an unsealed envelope for one half-penny – half the price of an ordinary letter.
Christmas Day:
Although there is no evidence that Christ was actually born on Christmas Day, the prevalence of the pagan Winter Solstice festivals centred around 21 December were absorbed into the Christian calendar to mark the events in the Bible.
The prominence of Christmas Day increased gradually after the Frankish King Charlemagne was crowned on Christmas Day in 800. Around the 12th century, the remnants of the former Saturnalian traditions of the Romans were transferred to the Twelve Days of Christmas (26 December – 6 January).
Other Names:
The word Christmas originated as a contraction of “Christ’s mass”. It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse. Since the mid-16th century, the Roman letter X, was used as an abbreviation for Christ. Hence, Xmas is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas.
After the conversion to Christianity of Anglo-Saxon Britain in the very early 7th century, Christmas was referred to as geol, the name of the pre-Christian solstice festival from which the current English word ‘Yule’ is derived. Yule was a pagan Northern European tradition which was centred around gift giving, the “burning Yule log” and other symbols which have long since been incorporated into the celebration we have today.
The Christmas Tree:
The Christmas tree is often explained as a Christianisation of pagan tradition and ritual surrounding the Winter Solstice, which included the use of evergreen boughs, and an adaptation of pagan tree worship. The English language phrase “Christmas tree” is first recorded in 1835, and represents an importation from the German language.
The modern Christmas tree tradition was introduced to England, first via Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, and then more successfully by Prince Albert during the reign of Queen Victoria.
Boxing Day:
In English-speaking countries, the day following Christmas Day is called ‘Boxing Day’. This word comes from the custom which started in the Middle Ages around 800 years ago: churches would open their ‘alms boxe’ (boxes in which people had placed gifts of money) and distribute the contents to poor people in the neighbourhood on the day after Christmas. The tradition continues today – small gifts are often given to delivery workers such as postal staff and children who deliver newspapers.”
source: www.bnp.org.uk
December 24th, 2007
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December 17th, 2007
Unless you live elsewhere other than East Sussex.
Went to Brighton Center last night to see the Manic Street Preachers, as live performances go I would say they are a bit good! Brighton Center is, unfortunately, a bit of a crap venue so the band has to perform to make up for that.
I think that a venue should be established in Eastbourne for the more mainstream bands to appear as appose to The Bootleg Beatles and Abba tribute bands we occasionally get. But, our town with all it’s potential has a council led by a load of old fashioned, bigoted idiots without a scrap of interest in driving away the “God’s Waiting Room” reputation this town has, customary, habitual, traditional, uncreative, unimaginative, a few synonyms that come to mind. They tend to cling to traditional values that are long gone, the idea of a holiday by the seaside? Oh please! All but expired in todays society except in the memories of the over 70’s who may venture here in the summer for nostalgic purposes, what happens in the future when they’re all DEAD!? The council need to be more creative and inspire the younger generation if there is going to be any prosperity in the future.
This part of the country as a whole seems to have a kind of dreary and dull atmosphere about it, (take Bexhill, Folkestone, Hailsham, Hastings, Lewes, Uckfield as examples) it’s only when you get to Brighton and westwards, that gloomy, depressive ambiance that East Sussex permeates into your soul and destroys all hopes and ambitions dissipates. Can you think of anyone extremely successful who was born and bred in Eastbourne?
Graham and Yve at the Brighton Center.
December 15th, 2007
Your Brain is Yellow
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Of all the brain types, yours is the most intellectual.
You crave mental stimulation, and your thoughts tend to very complex.
Your thoughts tend to be innovative and cutting edge, though many people don’t understand them.
You tend to spend a lot of time thinking about science, architecture, and communication.
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December 14th, 2007
Decided to make one of my large generic vegetable soups today which end up very tasty and nutritious and last a few days… I summarised my dietary situation and guessed my phenylalanine levels would be high as I’d eaten some fish, tut tut… I have an amino acid supplement tyrosine, which I take as it battles with phenylalanine across the blood brain barrier and as my levels would be high I decided to add some of this apparently tasteless powder to my soup. Oops! it tasted bloody awful, what a waste of all those veges, let alone time and preparation. So I did what the Indians do when meat has been lying rotting on the plains in the middle of summer and they want to eat it, I used a whole (nearly) jar of hot curry paste, added some garlic, tomato puree and extra seasoning. It seemed to do the trick and was actually reasonably palatable. Having had a couple of large bowls today I’m beginning to get the full effect though, it’s a good job I’m on my own and don’t smoke.
December 10th, 2007
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