Today, for the first time in what feels like quite a while I wasn’t scheduled to be an usher at church.
Longer Post
I don’t often share my thoughts on things, but when I do this is where you’ll find them. Longer posts are about anything.
They are typically (but not always) longer than a four-minute read based on an average 200 word per minute reading rate, which is apparently the new norm, down from 300 wpm in the fifties.
Lancia Stratos HF Zero – I was a school kid when I discovered this jaw droppingly awesome car. It caught my imagination and made such an impression that forty years on, I still think it is one of the most stunning vehicles ever built. Video: 2 clips, ten-minute read, 2 pictures
March 25, 2013 23:34
Remain Calm – This is only a drill… (365:136) – This is not today’s picture, it’s a picture I took back in December 2010. But it is very representative, as this is the tee shirt I just had to wear today. Anyway it amused me. My actual picture for today is at the bottom of this post and shows my cut hand without bandages. Three-minute read, 3 pictures
May 16, 2011 10:02
Three x-rays, one tetanus shot and twelve stitches later (365:135) – Do not try this at home.
May 15, 2011 19:17
Friday night I had my first opportunity to try out night fishing. Tom invited me to go night fishing with him on Stockton Lake. 1 4
July 2, 2010 20:55
Ginger and Gary’s Wedding day – At four pm on 20 February 2009 we got married. Here are a small sample of the 800-odd photographs we have of the day. Album: 9 65
February 20, 2009 16:00
The last lap (Part One) – It is nine fifty-five pm in the UK and three fifty-five pm in Dallas. I got up at four am this morning to travel to Heathrow with Ian and Robert. 3 2
November 28, 2008 21:55
Still lots to do and a couple I’ll pass on, thank you — This is one of those lists of things you should do / have done. One-minute read
November 23, 2008 16:36
Gary’s last day working at the University of Southampton – Today was my last day at the University of Southampton. This is what I said to my friends and colleagues… One-minute read, 2 pictures
November 21, 2008 12:35
Missouri Angel – Oh how I chuckled when I found this place, it’s opposite the office block where I worked in 2000, in America Square. The fact that I discovered this bar on the day my American K1 Visa interview was held and approved at the American Embassy is quite auspicious.
October 21, 2008 20:45
Gary By Nathan – Back in August I was asked if I would mind if one of my nudes was used for a drawing.
September 28, 2008 12:01
Identity Crisis – My mother’s Christian name is a little different. Which led to some confusion when I started completing my emigration paperwork. 2
August 31, 2008 15:59
k1 Visa – After a lot of debate, we are going to file for the K1 Visa. Essentially the immigration choices are … Two-minute read
February 25, 2008 20:31
Saint Nicholas’ Church, Great Hormead – My first visit to my childhood village in around 30 years. 3 16
June 22, 2007 17:12
I don’t remember how I found this, but ten years after I left Futuremedia it was good of Andy to mention me in his comment on this blog post. And the page is still there…
May 26, 2007 16:04
Calm Centre (365: 135) – Many years ago I visited this spot at a time when I needed to make an important decision. At that time, I also needed a place and memory to act as a calm reference point to carry with me and help in the years to come. 3 | 2
May 21, 2007 18:53
Another Shower shot, only this time I didn’t get wet (365: 43) – I thought one of the ideas behind the 365 days project was to help people get to know themselves. This poses a problem when you find you don’t like the person you’ve come to know. 2 2
February 18, 2007 18:34
Hadham Hall School, Form 5T, 1972 — The Power of Mnemonics — A friend posted a mnemonic on Facebook for the sequence of the royal houses of England in chronological order. It reminded me of one my uncle taught me, which in turn reminded me of a couple I learned at school. 2 3
July 21, 1972 1:21
They Built Their Own Yacht – Packed away in a box under the bed I found this newspaper cutting from 1960. It tells the story of how my father and a work colleague built their own yacht. 5 5