http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com Me, three kids, him, a Land Rover and an allotment. A bit of home ed too, here and there. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:51:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Let’s have a little hypothetical game, shall we? Let’s say, just for amusement’s sake, that you could take a year out of your life. Say you could just pack up. That you could spend a year doing what the heck you wanted to. You’d have to take the ... http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/08/20/where-would-you-go/ A month or so ago, I went and did something just for me. I went and took my Grade One piano exam. I’ve been having lessons since the start of the year, as although I’ve been able to plink my way through most tunes since school, I’ve never ... http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/08/13/grade-one-piano/ http://www.digicc.com/fido/ Please explain the logic behind this. I’ve done the puzzle a squillion times… well, a dozen or so. Fluke or no? http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/08/13/maths-brains-please/ Apart from the smallholding, polytunnel and twelve acres of market garden, my wish list is actually quite sparse. So I thought I’d add a few bits to it. First up being this. Now isn’t that the neatest gadget ever? http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/08/12/my-wish-list/ MIT figures out how to save the planet. Not that I’m cynical or anything, but which giant energy corporation is going to buy up the rights to this to ensure that it never gets made? http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/08/10/solar-power-for-all-at-last/ September last year, friends of ours were involved in a truly terrible accident. Four children were lost - four lovely, funny, happy friends of our own kids who had only been here less than a fortnight before. You’d think that that was about as low as ... http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/07/23/the-idiocy-of-life-2/ ‘Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.’ http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/07/23/thought-for-today/ Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away if your car could go straight upwards. -Fred Hoyle The more you think about that, the more your brain hurts. At least, mine does. Until it starts actually designing a car that can do just that… Need More Vodka http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/07/14/quote-of-the-day-2/ You Are Chopsticks People see you as exotic, unusual, and even a bit intimidating. You are a difficult person to figure out. In truth, you try to live a very simple life. But most people are too frenzied to recognize the beauty of your simplicity. What Utensil Are You? http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/07/07/im-chopsticks/ Normally I can’t breathe when reading through the icanhascheezburger website. But today, a photo popped up and I found myself looking at it most thoughtfully. Anyone care to elaborate on why, exactly, this photo makes you stop and think? more cat pictures http://mudandmischief.blogsome.com/2008/07/06/lol-catz/