In other news, I have been hot under the collar about ID cards, and more specifically the latest story about proposals for their mechanism for introduction. Interesting arguments on the site (which I joined in on!) A leaked government memo describes… more »

DVD. It's a bit scary to me, as a child of the '70s, that Jess, who is not yet two years old can not only open DVD cases and remove the discs (before dropping them on the floor), but now knows what they're called too. It came out while she was watchi… more »

You may notice a new theme to the blog, which strikes me as a bit Night Garden... I've just upgraded the blog software to a new version, and this is one of the styles that's available. I'm going to bed now, so I'll leave customising it any further to an… more »

Originally uploaded by Vimrod1I subscribe to the daily dose of Vimrod. Today's cartoon made me laugh rather too loudly... more »

I'll try to be brief (but will inevitably fail - bear with me)... After new year, I had a bit of a sore back when I got back to work. On Saturday 5th (i.e. after 3 days) I woke up and couldn't walk. I did some stretches on our pilates machine, and that… more »