Category Archives: travel

The power of horns

Posted on October 6, 2009 by blogmywiki

An odd thing happened to me on the way to work today. I was standing on Platform 3 at Hither Green railway station and a non-stopping train slowly rolled through. It blasted its horn and a plastic bottle hit me … Continue reading →

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All Cornwall is latent and the remoter west

Posted on April 16, 2008 by blogmywiki

I read this fine passage from E M Forster today, on the train appropriately enough, and wished I’d spotted it in time to add it to my essay on train travel between Paddington and Slough. Somehow it is made even … Continue reading →

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An appeal

Posted on December 7, 2007 by blogmywiki

To the nice young man in the baseball cap on the train who was drinking Stella and listening to KissFM at full volume: you’ve got my brand new phone, why not get in touch and you can have the charger … Continue reading →

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Less is More – the Asus eee PC

Posted on November 28, 2007 by blogmywiki

OR: NEVER MIND THE $100 LAPTOP, GET A LOAD OF THE £200 LAPTOP! I’ve had my Asus eee PC for a couple of days now, and can set some thoughts down… as you know this is a tiny £200 sub-notebook … Continue reading →

Posted in Asus eee PC, commuting, computers, Linux, thrift, Xandros | 6 Comments

Bloody kids

Posted on October 10, 2007 by blogmywiki

A week ago, during a stressful visit to Bluewater, I was dragging the kids around and my youngest was screaming. I wanted to scream too, but possibly for different reasons. I was in M&S trying to buy food and they … Continue reading →

Posted in children, commuting, family life | 2 Comments