Category Archives: Misc

“Cushioned seats”

Posted on Tuesday 27 February 2007 by Hazel

Very expensive for visitors though.

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11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

Posted on Saturday 11 November 2006 by Hazel

Today is Remembrance Day, a day bound up with the Royal British Legion and the Poppy Appeal. I don’t want to wear a red poppy: the British Legion supports servicemen and not the civilians who gave their lives in munitions … Continue reading →

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How to fold scarves

Posted on Thursday 9 November 2006 by Hazel

Google Analytics has revealed that my site is very popular for people looking for information on folding scarves (in fact it’s number four for the search: “how to fold scarves”). They must be mighty disappointed to find this place then! … Continue reading →

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Xena is no longer

Posted on Friday 15 September 2006 by Hazel

Sad news: the dwarf planet nicknamed Xena has officially been called Eris which is fair enough because it continues the gods and goddesses theme of all the planets (except ours) but where’s the fun in that? At least Buffy is … Continue reading →

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What a cat

Posted on Friday 8 September 2006 by Hazel

A cat of many talents: particularly good are fetish, stealth and thief.

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StumbleUpon

Posted on Wednesday 16 August 2006 by Hazel

I stumbledupon StumbleUpon because the BBC News website was reviewing Time’s fifty something or another websites and a reader’s comment said you have to try SU: it is wonderful (and an awesome timewaster!).

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Without it

Posted on Thursday 27 July 2006 by Hazel

I love the Internet which I suppose is as inane as saying I love books but plenty of people do say they hate or distrust the Internet so snap. Anyway, two things I have discovered lately which I owe to … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on Friday 23 June 2006 by Hazel

Quite a lot really, so why Audrey? There are several possibilities: number one is a love of Audrey Hepburn, or since they are young things, Audrey Tautou. Maybe they have been watching too much British TV and have a thing … Continue reading →

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Special random

Posted on Sunday 18 June 2006 by Hazel

Thanks to Inky Circus, I have discovered the joy of Georgemas, AMA Computer University and a list of Assyrians. Just click on “Random article” from the left-hand naviagation.

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I can’t be asked to do that

Posted on Thursday 4 May 2006 by Hazel

There are some absolute corkers of “phonetic near-misses” here. One of my favourites in fan fiction is peeked or peaked for piqued: it crops up all the time and I cheer when it is spelled correctly.

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