Archive for December, 2008

And the Xmas tree is up!

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We went out and bought a Christmas tree this weekend, then spent yesterday evening setting it up. I might get a few photos up if I have a chance to upload them, but it’s great that the house is starting to feel all Christmasy. We took q few photos of the tree in various stages…

Use your webcam at the casino

Here’s a cool concept. Lucky Live Casino is an online gaming site that lets you play games like live roulette, blackjack, baccarat, and live poker. And when they say live they aren’t joking, because you can see the dealer right on your screen and make use of your webcam to participate in the proceedings. It’s…

Updating the wardrobe

I received a package today which was some clothes we bought a week ago from Marks & Spencer. It took a bit longer than expected, but then they did warn us that they had loads of orders that day (they had a 20% off day). I’m trying to move away from geeky T-shirts of which…

Where in New Jersey

Here’s a place I wouldn’t mind going on holiday. I was speaking to some friends of ours about a Jersey Shore beach vacation they had taken. Now I’ve never been to New Jersey, but apparently one of the top New Jersey attractions are the rides down at the amusement park called Morey’s Piers. So I…

Christmas card

Have you started receiving Christmas cards yet? We haven’t really started sending ours yet, but some have already come in. There was an ominous envelope yesterday that looked a bit like it contained a tax bill or maybe even term life insurance quotes, but it was really just a collection of cards some friends had…

Sick leave

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We haven’t had a joke here in some time, so check out this thread … From: Niresh Regmi Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 9:35 a.m. To: Kyle Doyle Subject: Absence on Thursday 21st 2008 Hi Kyle, Please provide a medical certificate stating a valid reason for your sick leave on Thursday 21st 2008. Thank You…