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Archive for November, 2009

How about a joke?

A picture of Pisgah Baptist Church in Four Oak...

Image via Wikipedia It’s been some time since we had a joke on this blog, so here’s one that tickled me pink: The little church in the suburbs suddenly stopped buying from its regular office supply dealer. So, the dealer telephoned Deacon Brown to ask why. “I’ll tell you why,” shouted Deacon Brown. “Our church…

Back to the gym

I’ve managed to start going to the gym again even if it’s only twice a week. My mornings are shot now, as the twins keep Camille up all night, so I’m on Arthur duty, getting him ready for school and all that. However, I have managed to find a slot during my break. I only…

Films with Flashbacks

PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 18: Actress Zooey Des...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Watching an interesting film at the moment called “500 Days of Summer“. The bit I’m really enjoying about it is the instrument that’s being used to tell the story. The narrative jumps backwards and forward in time showing snippets from the story, but letting the viewer piece it all…

Chillaxing at home

You know, every now and again, it’s great to spend time at home, just chillin’. We’re sitting here watching a movie called “The Proposal” with Sandra Bullock; Arthur is fast asleep upstairs, the twins and fast asleep down here. Absolute bliss. I’m sure someone will wake up soon, and all hell will break loose again,…

Learning to type with one hand

Well, looking after the babies is pretty much a full time job, which means more time with the family and less time to blog; though I do get the time every now and again to spin one off (just like this one). I am getting better and better at typing with one hand though. I’ve…

A quiet evening

We’re sitting here at home and we’re actually managing to watch TV. Arthur is in bed, and the twins are miraculously both sleeping at the same time. There’s FlashForward on TV (we have an old CRT at the moment, not a flash bell tv) and Camille and I both have our feet up. It’s a…

Household gadgets

Sky HD Box and the Sony DVD/HDD Recorder

Image by William Hook via Flickr Have you ever stopped to wonder how much technology we have around the house. I’m not talking about computers, TVs, DVD players and everywhere else you expect to find technology. But there are things we tend to rely on in other parts of the house. There are visible ones…