Solar lights

It a bit of a surprise just how many solar lights did not make it through the winter this year.


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BBQ

So today I had my first BBQ at it was very nice thank you


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Flstudio

Just downloaded a Demo version of Fruity-loops Studio, thanks to a utube video I have now managed to get some noise out of it, note I said noise, as that's what I have managed so far to make. I suppose that it is progress as for about an hour or so I could not get any thing out of it.


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First see

Today for the first time this year I have seen my first dandelion


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Podcasts

I listen to a few podcasts , well six of them if you want to know numbers, three of them are music and the other three are all voice shows all are science based, as I happen to like that sort of stuff.

One podcast that I have started to listen to just a few months ago is called recycled electrons, for some reason it just is a fun listen the two presenters have fun and I get the impression that the banter that you hear on the podcast is the same as what they are like without a microphone in front of there faces.
One of the presenters is used to speaking in public and on television while the other is not, although it must be said as the podcast has gone on he has got much much better at speaking and I think now forgets that there is a microphone in front of his face, both presenters have easy to listen to voices and the subjects that they talk about are always interesting and have a typical British look to them which for me is great as its nice to know that there still some British science go on.

So if you like science and astronomy and acronyms then have a go and download a podcast from recycled electrons, what have you got to loose?


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Peace

Do you think there is such a thing as no sound but at the same time there is sound?


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Spring

Just noticed that the old hawthorn bushes are starting to go into leaf, and that I have to say its a very nice light green.


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Not much

I have not had that much to write about


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How to make a Largerita ( Updated Content 2024)

Largerita 2024

This is a great summer drink (Yes, it's true that the UK does have summers, it's just they don't last long! one or two days mostly!)

 

UK Summers can normally last 3 or 4 days then it's rain, rain and rain!)

 

So, this drink is great with food and friends, it’s a very nice drink that always goes down well, and is also a hot summers day drink, a hot summer is even better 

 

(But much much rarer here in the UK!), and a BBQ is well even better! 

 

(hey English is my first language, which I am still trying to learn!)

So to make my version of a Largerita you will need;

(I did say to make my version of a Largerita! you may find others that have similar ideas, they are also worth having a go at, it may be that one of the versions is just what you are looking for! )

So, you need the following bits and pieces, leaving any of these items out, will as you have worked out in you not making or being a Largerita!

Bottle of Mexican Beer

 

(For me this is Sol, as I have not here in the UK found anything else for sale from Mexico!) (330 ml) make sure it's cold, (I said Cold got it?)

 

If you have no Sol, (yes, and I also do bad puns!) I have found that any 5% (Alc vol ABV) bottled larger works, but for some reason the less "sweet" ones work much better, your taste buds might have other ideas!.

 

(And if they do, give them a taking to.....)

 

(make sure the beer is cold, you will see a theme, about cold here....so the beer has to be cold, okay? got that!)

One shot of Tequila

 

(The best you have around, also without this ingredient you will not have a Largerita, and I mean the best you have (Tequila that is),

 

your Largerita will taste much better if you don't skimp on the quality of the ingredients honest.....

 

If you happen to have Patron Platinum, and who doesn't? then go for it, it really does make a big difference to the final drink,

 

 I should know as I have tried this drink with several different Tequila's and its sad to say that in the case of Tequila you get what you pay for, at least that's what my taste buds are telling me!)

One shot of Triple Sec

 

(Any make seems to work, but please do note, that different Triple Sec's do have different tastes, and deep flavours so find one you like.)

One shot of Lime Cordial 

 

(The higher the Lime content the better, here in the UK, I have found that Britvic and Rose Lime Cordial work well, for me that is (my taste buds again).)

Fresh Lime Juice to taste 

 

(Not really needed, but try it for the first glass or two, it's a real surprise what a little fresh Lime juice can do to the taste of a drink.)

 

 No, I don't know why but it just makes a difference!

Mix vigorously & serve with ice. 

 

(Well don't ask me why, but do not leave this out, as it makes all the difference to the final drink, you end up with in your hand, well to me it does...and I promise you, I have tried this recipe both ways and this is the best way (with Ice that is.....)

I have read somewhere that it deepens the taste, whatever that means!

(All I know is that it really does change the nature of the drink into something-worth having on a hot day, with lots of blue sky, your shades on and a BBQ near by...)

So there you have my version of a Largerita, which I have to say it always works well for me.

I suspect that the better the ingredients the better the end result, but then you know that don't you?

Also it's a bit like when baking, keep to the measures given, as it makes all the difference.

 

(Yes, just a little bit over on just one of the items can change the whole nature and the final taste of resulting drink) 

 

(I have warned you, as I know from my own experience! that it can make a great drink, complete crap!)

Have fun and let me know how you got on, and if you can remember what Larger, Lime cordial and Triple Sec and Tequila you used, let me know, so that I can try them out assuming I can get them in the UK that is.

Largerita How to make one.

Largerita

This is a great summer drink that with great food and friends is nice, a hot summers day is even better, and a BBQ is well even more better.

So to make a Largerita you will need

Bottle of Mexican beer (Sol) make sure it's cold, if you have no Sol I have found that any 5%

One shot of tequila

One shot of triple sec

One shot of lime cordial

Fresh lime juice to taste

Mix vigorously and serve with ice.

Spring yet

Saw my first bumble bee of this year, not sure if this is the earliest I have seen a bee.

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Music for Audio movies

This is my new project and I must say that I am very happy with it so far, I must be as I released the first album in the project on 26 Feb 2012' which comprises of five tracks, I must have been even more pleased in that I have put two of the tracks up on Sound cloud for all who care can listen to them.

The second album in the project is also well under way as I have lots of tracks in various states of near completion, which was a bit of a surprise to me when I looked in my project folders and saw just how many different tracks I have been creating, with a lot of them at nearly 90 percent complete.

I as yet do not have a name for the next album, and I also have not yet managed to update my music website with the details of the new album, which is where I will make all the tracks available for download.

The first album has the name of Fade into the Night as was I think inspired by the fact that a lot of personal friendships seem to either start or finish in the night?

The album only has five tracks with the first track very different from the other four, the opening track is a lively introduction to the album, while the other four tracks are a more soulful marking I think that relationships that fade into the night can be good or bad.


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Fade into the night

I have finally completed some music, the first time in several years to be precise. I have not stopped making music it's just that I have tended to have played with lots of new software and made lots of great sounds and soundscapes, but no tracks for an album.

The new album is called Fade into the Night and has five tracks on it, sadly the track names leave a lot to be desired in that they are parts 1 to 5!

Don't know why but that's how they ended up being called, it's not as if I have any control over what the tracks where going to be called.

The album is part of my new project called music for audio movies. At this time it has only the album Fade into the Night as part of it, but I seem to be creating a lot of tracks at this time so I don't think it will be long before the second album in the project will has tracks and a name.

The tracks are coming think and fast for some reason I have lots of musical ideas at this time so I am putting them down as fast as I can.

Audio movies need good music and I have plenty of tracks that have been inspired by many different things, from books other music and the weather!

I think the project will be fun and as I get inspired I will theme up each album in the project.

As a start I have put tow of the tracks parts 1 and 2 on sound cloud for people to hear if they want to.


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Updates

Finally after I don't know how long I had the inspiration to do some work on the Dirk Maggs productions website, I have almost but not quite got all of the pages working correctly, I did take more than two hours to alter almost all the pages, to my knowledge I have missed just two pages, which out over 500 is not bad going.

I don't know how soon I will see in the website stats the number missing pages count drop.


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Daylight

Just a note to me that it's now starting to get obvious that the days are getting longer, and about time to.


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Warm

The weather men said that it was going to be mild and it was!

It got to 16 centigrade and very nice it was to.


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Water

So earlier this evening a very unusual thing happened no water. There appears to have been a problem with the mains somewhere that took out all the water to the street.


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ISS

I was luck today in that the skies where clear at 6.12pm as that's when the ISS when overhead here in Hampshire, thanks to Chris Lintot for tweeting in plenty of time I had the chance to go outside and see it for myself for the first time this year.


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Butterfly

Just for the record saw my first butterfly of the year today. I don't know what type only that it was large and had orange and black on it and appeared to have double wings.

I wounded just how many more butterflies I will see this year as last year was not so good for seeing them, I suppose seeing a butterfly in Feb is early.


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Website

As you know I have a website or two on the Internet and its sad to say that for some unknown reason I just don't feel like updating them at this time. I don't know why it is as there has been a lot of time and effort put into them over the years.

I have lots to do on them to bring them right up today's standards and also update the contents, but for some reason I just can't be bothered to update them, it would not take too long to do the update perhaps some five or six hours in total, and because of the way the websites are built it can all be done in bits and pieces.

So why?

I don't have an answer


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Warm

Well today if what the weather men have said is correct it's going to be warm, they say that it could get up to 16 centigrade, which if true will be more the ten centigrade warmer than normal for this time of year.

So it will be interesting to see if it happens just as the weatherman say it will.

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Pancakes

So yesterday was here in the UK pancake day and yes we had some pancakes and they were very nice thank you very much.


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Sunrise

So today there was a great sunrise, lots of yellow and red sky, I suppose this means that we are due some rain soon, which is something we have not had in a while here.


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Filters

How come the paper coffee filter always seems to move so that I get bits in my coffee, why is it?

All I know is that it can make for an interesting cuppa if you are not expecting bits when drinking your coffee.


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Warm

According to the weather people it's going to get to 14 centigrade either today or tomorrow, this is something that I find hard to believe, but if it happens great as I like the idea offspring is just around the corner so to speak.


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-5

So it's cold again I thought spring was on its way.


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Happy

When does a person know when they are happy?


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Cold

Why has it turned cold again


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No blogs

Funny earlier in the year I had lots that I wanted to say on my blog, but problems with BlogPress stopped me from doing that. Now that BlogPress has been fixed I find that I just don't want to or don't have anything to say....strange that.


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Still cold

Why is it still so cold, I have had enough of it I want spring and I want it now.


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Nokia N8

This is my current phone and just for the record I am on O2. Earlier this week Nokia release a nice, or so I am told up date to the N8. I don't know what it's like as O2 for some unknown reason have not let us have it yet, even though the rest of the world have it, and from what I have read it appears to be working well.

Why are O2 so slow?

Do they care about there customers?

They have not even thought to let us customers know when they are going to let us have the update.

As you start to read the blogs and comments on the net about this, I have realised that there are some very angry people out there and that O2 have not done themselves any favours.

It also turns out that they are already selling N8's with the update already installed, so on the face of it it would appear being an existing customer is being a second class citizen.

I suppose that in the fullness of time we will find out why the delay and also get to enjoy the update.

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BlogPress

Finally BlogPress have released an update, or is it rather apple have allowed the update out?

Not sure which one it is, the main thing is that the fault what ever it was has been sorted and I now for a while until the next update have a working blogging programme yeah!

It's just nice to be able to blog when and where I want to.


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Snow

Yet again we have snow, did I tell you I hate snow.

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Cold

Wow is it cold or what today

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Arrghhh

Why do things that were working get broken?

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Blogpress

Blogpress updates itself to a new and improved version, so that's why I cant upload blogs to my blog, if that makes any sense.

Bad News

So I have had some bad news today, news that from one way of looking at it should have been 20 or even as little as 4 years ago.

But for the fact that the UK health service does have some very clever and caring people my Mother would have died 4 years ago.

Now in the grand scheme of things, e.g who ever writes this script called life we get the news that she now has a fast growing tumor in her airway that is inoperable.

The even evil bit is she gets this news 10 years to the day we buried my father, so someone somewhere does have a very sick sense of humor.

Hearing the news form my sister who was wither her I don't know how to feel about it, as in one sense it was always going to happen some time, just I don't want to hear it now.

My Mother on being told this news is reported to have remarked "What a shiter"! which I suppose does rather sum it all up.

As the lady has always lived her life how she wants to, it comes as now surprise that she has already started to put her life affairs in order and has already stated that she wants an eco burial, and is going to look at where she wishes to be buried...

I have told her since hearing the news that I love her and she replied that she loved me and that she would talk to me until the end, for reasons that I will not put in here, I shall only talk to her.

I can't face seeing her face to face as she declines, as I want to remember her as she was fit and fighting, she has said that she understands this, for which I am happy for her support.

So how long has my Mother got?

She says anywhere between 2 weeks and 2 Months but thinks from what the consultant said 8 weeks is probably very optimistic.

So I shall talk to my Mother until its time and tell her that I love her.

Moon

Last night it was a very clear night and so I was surprised just how great the moon looked its at what I think is one of the more interesting phases, in that it's a crescent or wane Moon.

What I like about this phase is that the unlit side of the Moon sort of glows in Earthshine and you can see it but not see it.

Not very far from the Moon in the sky was a really bright star, which when I used an app on the iPad showed me I was looking at a very bright Venus, the app also pointed out where Uranus is but as where I live is rather well light up at night I have no chance of seeing it and also I reckon you need a telescope to see it.


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Cold

It has turned just a bit colder this morning but lucky for me no ice to scrape off the car windows.


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Cars

So I found out that the car that I have just brought has things missing from it that I thought would have come as standard.

It does not have front fog lights, and it does not have a range function which I find a bit of a surprise as it has a function to tell you when to change up or down gear, just like a formula one but without the speed!

So it would appear that I have brought the wrong car and I will now be stuck with it for two or more years. I suppose that it is my fault for not checking the specs.

But apart form the two things that I said above its actually a nice car to drive and is okay.


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New car

So do I have a car with lights that I can't use or do I have a car with something wrong with it?

I shall find out soon.


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Blogs

Just noticed that I am not doing that many blog entries at this moment in time, I think that it might have some thing to do with the fact that I have found a couple of games on Facebook or all places that I like to play at this time.

This will of course change as I tend to get board with the games after a while but at the moment I am enjoying myself.


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New car

So I have my new car and it's interesting how things in the old car that you took for granted and different in the new car and that even though my old car was three years old how much has changed and also how much has not.

As I said before I have downsized on the car and the new car has stuff that it did not have before like cruise control and stuff like that, but one thing that it does not have is the range the car can do with the amount of fuel it has inboard.

It does have Bluetooth for the phone, a jack point for your mp3 player it even has a feature that tells you when to change up or down a gear, which is just like a formula one racing car, but a warning on just how far you can go before you run out of fuel no, nothing.


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New car

So I got my new car yesterday, why is there so much paperwork to sign?

As I think I said before this time I have downsized the car, so one of the things that I have noticed is that the new car feels lighter which of course it is, as it's smaller.

The one thing that I did not check and thinking about it I should have is that my old car had a feature which told you how much range the car had with the fuel in the tank, it would appear that the new car does not have this, but it does have cruise control.

If I ever buy another new car a note to my self is to check what information the car can give me.

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Website

I have managed to finally get some website software that I can actually use, which is good Asti means I have finally been able to start to edit and correct the faults that have stopped the Dirk Maggs Productions website from working correctly.

I am not sure what has caused the faults on the site as its an exact copy of the site that was working before I changed web hosts.

And I have checked more than once that I uploaded all the files that make up the site more than once but I still seemed to have the same sort of problem of links not working and of images missing, yet when checking they are there but for some unknown reason that just don't load.

Any way the good news is that with the new software I have managed to sort some of the problems out, the site works better than it did and more of the links now appear to work, which is always good.

What's sad is that when doing the site is just how little new work Dirk has done over the last few years, it would appear that the number of radio plays that the BBC use has dropped big time, which is sad.


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Bots

As I said in another blog post I have been updating the Dirk Maggs Productions website, after I got some new website editing software that I can actually use, which out my head exploding.

One thing that I noticed while looking at the website logs was just how quick the various web bots notice a change in my website and that scan right through it.

The Google bot appeared to hit my website within a few minutes of me uploading changed and updated pages to my web host.

But the thing that opened my eyes was the fact that there are lots of other less well known bots out there that are if any thing quicker than the Google bot.




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Still cold

It's still rather cold and it looks like its going to be that way all the weekend.


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Cold

Wow has it got cold, which as this time of year is I suppose what it should be.


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Updates

It's funny in that last year when ios5 came out it took some eight or more weeks for a corrected version of BlogPress to come out.

Now in the space of less than that time it's had two more updates, not that I am complaining as I now have a working programme which lets me blog as and when I want to.

I just hope that the next time that iOS gets updated and BlogPress for some reason does not work that they update quicker.


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Cheque books

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Darkness

How are you supposed to like the dark? Ik now that as I get older the one thing that I want more of is daylight, why that should be I just don't know but that's what I am finding as I get older. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Radio

Just how much radio do you listen to? An hour a day? Or more Do you just listen to radio in the car? To and from work I wounded if where you listen to the radio makes a difference as what you think of radio and also the type of radio that you listen to? - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

New car

So I have put down a deposit for a new car at 0% interest will let you know when I get it. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Abbots ale

Just a note to me that for some reason Abbots ale with cheese and crackers Appears to work well. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Windy

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Back to work

Is there such a thing as back to work blues? And why is it that the first day back the day never seems to end yet the day before the time just seemed to fly by? So many questions, and from me at least no answers. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Shopping in reading

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Starting again

So it's now been 2012 for a few hours and all I can say is that so far it's been okay, as I did not drink very much in seeing the new year in I don't have first day of a new year hangover. But I bet lots of people do. The fire works in London where really very good and I was lucky to see them in HD without any stupid presenter taking all over them. Any way happy new year. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Buffet meal

so it's the last day of 2011 and in 6 or so hours we start 2012.

So a buffet meal at home with a glass or two of Abbott's Ale I think will go down a treat.

Last day

So this is the last day of 2011, I see from my logs of my blog that this year I have written more blogs than I have ever done. I think it's because I now have access to software that makes it easier to do a blog when and where I have the idea for a blog. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

View

Do you sometimes fell as if you are viewing your life through a camera lens? I mean have you had that chance or feeling that you can relive part of your life thought your memories and that as you relive those memories it's as if you are seeing the world though a camera lens? Well if the answer is yes then you are not alone in that I have the same experience. Not that is either good or bad As far as I am concerned its a good experience in being able to replay in your head things that have happened, the good news is that when you replay your life in your head what you see is in 3d and in stereo and is much much better than anything you can see on the telly or at the movies. No it's true What you see in your head will always be better than anything that you see on tv or at the movies, the other great thing about it is that when you recall the events they will always be the same no matter how old you are when you recall them. It's also a bit sad that as you get older you will find yourself relieving the same events over and over again, I am told that it just something that happens as you get older! So my advice to you is make the most of the here and now as you are going to be able to in enjoy them more than once as the years pass you by and that in the end all you will have will be your memories of what was,and as they are so precious why not make sure they are the best memories you can have so that when you relive them that they are the best they can be! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

New car

So I said a while ago in another blog post that I am going to get a new car, now one of the biggest questions that needs to be answered is just what colour the car is going to be. I mean this is not a question that can be answered lightly, in fact as it is such an important question that needs an answer my wife and daughter are involved in this very important question and they have to be involved in the process. So even though it's me car the colour of the car is that important that wife and daughter will make the final choice! I know! But in my experience they have always made the right choice when it comes to car colour! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Rain

So guess what it's raining, it's not heavy rain, but it is rain nevertheless, I do wonder just how many days have passed without rain or it has rained but no one has recorded the fact. It must be many So I want to record the fact that today it started to rain in the afternoon, in fact it got that dark that I had to turn on the lights at 3 in the afternoon, which well before sunset at this time of year, I looked it up a d sunset is about 4 in the afternoon. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

New car

The joy of buying a new car is the fact you find out just how much money your car looses in the couple of years that you have owned it for. In my case I appear to have lost more that 5000 in just two years. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Boxing day

Well another boxing day over with and so onwards to the end of the year which seems to be approaching very fast. The holiday so far has been mostly good, it's just sad that daughter is not with us but that's what happens when they grow up. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Blogging

I have just noticed that I have done more blogs this year than I ever have, which is I suppose because I now have tools or the software to blog easier. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Fresh coffee

So fresh coffee in the morning , what else is there to say other than its great and sets you up for the rest of the day. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Cooking

Been cooking all afternoon been fun - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Xmas

Food brought, beer brought,now to tidy up house and start baking, while having a drink...always good - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Cold

So it's turned cold yet again - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Looking back

Looking back on 2011 one thing that has stood out for me is the fact that the year has gone passed so quick, and the fact that many others have stated the same thing. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Work

Well today was my last working day of 2011 and so I am glad that I can put my feet up for while and have a rest. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Updated BlogPress

Finally after rather a long time I am not to sure just how long it has been but it's more than four weeks BlogPress has finally arrived on the apps store of iTunes and it all appears to be working well, which is good as without the proper working version I have not done much blogging. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Winter solstice

So how did you spend your solstice?


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Work

Well one day left and then a few days off, which will be really good, as I need a rest.


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Xmas

So Xmas is yet again about to hit us big time and you know this when you find yourselves doing ordinary shopping at nine at night and it's busy and when you get home you find that you have not brought everything you need to for a normal week of living.

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Is it the right day

I wonder if I have got it right and it's winter solstice today or was it yesterday any way happy solstice day.

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Website Updates

I did some more work on the Dirk Maggs Productions website, not a lot as there is lots of other things at this time of year that one is supposed to be doing.

I managed to add tome pictures to the site for some of Dirks's early productions, eg his Flywheel stuff and also his Superman series two stuff.

The things is that redoing the website is taking so much longer than I remember it taking last time!

Why that is, I just don't have a clue.

But I suppose any progress no matter how small is better than nothing.....

Snow part2

So we were very lucky and the only snow we had did not last that long and did not settle.

Although I had to drive in it and it was not that bad, it did bring back memories of the snow from last year and also from earlier this year, which are ones that I really did not want to re live.


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Snow

There is a really horrible rumour that we could have snow in the early hours of Friday, I am hoping that the weathermen are wrong about this...


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Daylight

If I am right I think the shortest day is less than a week away and then the nights will finally start to get shorter.

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End of year

So the end of the year is fast approaching!

Has it been a good year?

I for one am not sure?

But a lot has happened this year some good some bad.

There has been some good books, tv,DVD's, holidays and food.




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L and lies

It would appear that L had been laying to me, it's sad when you find this sort of thing out, and it does open ones eyes to just how one can be deceived and also how people can deceive.

What benefit L got from lying to me I have yet to work out.

I suppose that this is all part of the human condition.


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Reading

Still reading books when I get time, the thing is at this time of year there never seems to be a lot of free time.


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Tom Tom

Has something bad happened to Tom Tom ?

As I don't seem to get connected to the Tom Tom server why?


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BlogPress

So where is the update to this programme it's over a month now....


I am not happy

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Website Updates

My main website Dirk Maggs Productions is as you will know from reading this blog being rebuilt after backups of backups not working and all that sort of stuff, one of the things that I have yet to work out is how to make sure that when its complete that the site can correctly be found, I have not yet worked out how to set up the web direct on my web host I am hoping that it will be just as easy as it was on the other hosting site I used to have.

Its not something that I have to worry about now, as the rebuilding of the site is going slow and at the rate of progress I think it will be this time next year before the site is fully back together again.

blogs

I have just seen how many blog entry's I have done 1266!

which is an awful lot from someone who does not have a lot to say.

Bored

Can you be bored when there is lots to do


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Cold

Still too cold for my likening

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iPod

Wonder when the ipad3 is going to come out and if it is worth getting?


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Still cold

My blog and I am going to moan that it is still cold.


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Cold

As this is my blog I am going to complain that I am cold

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Cold

So we are in the middle of a cold snap, and I must say I am not enjoying it very much. I think I have forgotten just what a frost is like....


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Website updates

Did some work on my database driven Dirk Maggs website, for the first time in many weeks as I had some free time.

The site has a lot work left to be carried out on it, and so far I can not see it being finished until late 2012, unless I get some free time from somewhere.


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Reading

I have finished the Clive Cussler book that I spoke about the other day, and for a fun read it was good, unfortunately the end of the book to me felt a bit rushed, but don't let that put you off, if you want some entertainment for a few hours then this could be a book for you.


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Bad news

The bad news is that BlogPress still crashes if used in offline mode, and to add to the bad news the update still has not appeared on the apple store why?


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Reading

Currently reading the following book, in fact I only have about twenty pages left its called Crescent Dawn and it's written by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler, I suspect that most of it was written by Dirk as it does read differently to a Clive written book.

As a story for entertainment it's great stuff, sadly it's something that could never be filmed as the costs for some of the set pieces would just be too great, it would I think work real well as a radio show, so if I had the odd 20k I could always commission it, you can guess who my producer and director and adapter would be?

Yes your right!

Dirk Maggs would be my choice, that is if I can get him away from his drums or the kitchen!

Anyway back to the book, it's a good read if you just want some simple fun entertainment with the characters written large and the scenery that is great and an eye opener, I really liked the very first opening scene and would so love to see it in audio and the big screen.


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BlogPress

Well it's a bit strange in that I had to reinstall most of the apps on my iPad and among them was BlogPress and guess what?

It all appears to be working under ios5 it's the same version so I am not too sure just what's going on with it all, but hey it's working.


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Test

Just a test from my iPad


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