Thanks to Mike Pickard for correctly identifying that this is the sort of thing that I would be interested in and pointing me in the direction of twitalyzer. Can you hear me say Yay! Pointless statistics about twitter! Twitalyzer breaks down your Twitter feed into five categories: Influence, Signal, Generosity, Velocity and Clout. Influence is [...]

I’m beginning to wonder if I’ve talked myself into a corner on this one. Am I now morally obliged to stand as an MEP? Read on… One of my most frequent complaints about the government of the country is the fact that people are not so much disillusioned with politics, they are disillusioned with party [...]

I’ve come across a lot of the above in the last few weeks, in social networks of varying types. It’s important not to confuse the three. The first two will always pose as someone they aren’t, in some way shape or form — either by using the same name as someone and attempting to pass [...]

For World Book Day, BTP’s school is trying to encourage children to read by asking them to bring in pictures of them reading in all sorts of different locations, ideally unusual ones. This isn’t perfect: unlike me, he’s only five, and therefore doesn’t spend all his spare time wandering about with his nose in a [...]

It’s slightly disconcerting when you aren’t expecting any visitors, and someone rings on your doorbell at twenty past ten at night. So you find your keys, slip some shoes on and make your way to the door. “Hello?” And there’s an old lady there. Now I’m not great at estimating ages, but she is at [...]

…for the lack of a proper blog post today. I’ll try to make it up to you tomorrow.

High temperature (although admittedly not as bad as yesterday afternoon). Sore throat — can hardly speak, and the idea of eating food causes me to wince with the antipation of pain. Bah. Not much to say therefore unless I have any draft posts kicking about I can dust down, or I feel better later on. [...]

After allowing the Environmental Health chappie time to read my emails, I gave him a ring to find out what the situation was. Now, I’ve got no complaint with him: he’s got to do his job, and if you get a complaint, you investigate it. Perfectly logical, and I have no problems with the way [...]

Anyone who has cats will be familiar with the concept of presents. Because your cat loves you and appreciates you feeding it, stroking it, keeping it warm and providing a loving home for it, it wants to do something for you in return. And what could you possibly want more than a small animal, half-disemboweled [...]

After my recent post Four Christmases (Dinners), and now Three Nativities, you may well be wondering precisely when the Partridge is going to appear along with a tree of variety Pyrus communis. However, I can assure you that at present I have no plans for such a post. Three Nativities? Well, you have to bear [...]