Human-heartedness
Posted by jamesk | Filed under Stuff
I’m listening again to a podcast recording of Alan Watts, courtesy of iStore, on my new iPod Touch (courtesy of Pa Brandon). I first listened in on the train home last night when, even though it was humid and I was very tired, I was fascinated by his talk.
“Human-heartedness was regarded by Confucius as the [...]
Testing wordpress for itouch
Posted by jamesk | Filed under Stuff
A friend very kindly gave me an ipod touch that he’d won, as his work was just about to give him an iPhone.
I’ve been trawling through the free apps and found an online/ offline tool for blogging to wordpress, so here’s my first attempt.
addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hoardinghopes.com%2Findex.php%2F2008%2F07%2Ftesting-wordpress-for-itouch%2F’;
addthis_title = [...]
Braeriach and the Lairig Ghru
Posted by jamesk | Filed under Stuff
My oldest friend Matt and I spent three days in the Cairngorms last May Day bank holiday weekend. I was expecting everything, and got more!
I used to spend my childhood holidays up there, but haven’t been back for over twenty years. Now that I have a growing family, I’m increasingly aware of the importance of [...]
Off to The Cairngorms
Posted by jamesk | Filed under Stuff
Today is a day that I’ve promised myself for many years: I’m heading back to the Cairngorms.
I spent several happy summer holidays playing around the area bounded by the Cairngorms to the south, Grantown to the east, Kingussie to the west, and as far north as Nairn. The area was thick with relatives in those [...]
Tags: cairngorms
All change, all stay the same …
Posted by jamesk | Filed under Stuff
So, the new company’s been up for a few weeks, and there are still problems with my chosen bank which is a massive pain, as I can’t access my accounts without going into a branch. If I ever set up a new business, my first questions will be “how long will it take to set [...]
Tags: business, change, contracting
Flexible Diamond
Posted by jamesk | Filed under Stuff
Well, I was in a hurry, and I don’t like the word “Flash”, even though it’s a great technology. Flex gave me room to play around more. Don’t ask me where diamond came from.
So I’m setting up my own company, and trying to do a full-time job at the same time. There’s a lot of [...]
Tags: business, contracting
Noodles and sake
Posted by jamesk | Filed under Stuff
We woke at 7am this morning, after getting to bed 6-something hours before. Mai had been out for food after her evening class, and had come back late full of noodles and sake.
Within minutes, she was in the loo throwing up, which was repeated sporadically through the morning, alternating with events of equal import from [...]
