A painted smile

Friday, 5 April 2019 - 1:07 am - No comments
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Both Hannah and I suffer from depression. We have our own flavours to deal with. Mine is (thankfully) largely contained, with usually a ... [Read on]

A design for life

Sunday, 3 February 2019 - 1:48 pm - No comments
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I only learned to use a computer in 1998. Prior to this I had no interest in computers. Maybe it was the rising popularity of the internet ... [Read on]

Double it up

Thursday, 27 December 2018 - 8:10 pm - No comments
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In 1983 the Electric Light Orchestra released their album Secret Messages. Originally conceived as a eighteen-track double album, it was ... [Read on]

Break and enter

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 - 11:43 am - No comments


Early this morning we suffered an attempted burglary. Attempted, but quickly aborted. Possibly due to my loud voice coming at them from the ... [Read on]

Gone but not forgotten

Sunday, 4 November 2018 - 12:53 am - No comments
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In 1992, in the race to replace the humble compact cassette, Sony launched the MiniDisc format. This was in competition with Philips and ... [Read on]

The spirit of radio

Saturday, 27 October 2018 - 5:24 pm - No comments
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Another item joins the music system, and this time it is a good old-fashioned FM/AM tuner. The model is a Denon TU260L, and dates back to ... [Read on]

Rewind and try again

Thursday, 11 October 2018 - 12:46 am - No comments
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The assembly of our audio system continues, though only because I was able to perform a successful repair.

A month ago I purchased a Sony ... [Read on]

Spin doctor

Monday, 17 September 2018 - 8:06 pm - No comments
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My birthday fell on the 10th of this month, and for it, my partner allowed me to spend £100 on a second-hand turntable. While that same ... [Read on]

Sound decision

Thursday, 6 September 2018 - 9:46 pm - No comments
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I have started to assemble an audio system once again. I have always taken my listening seriously, yet for the last near 20 years have ... [Read on]

Sheeple carrier

Saturday, 4 August 2018 - 7:06 pm - No comments
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Early in 2017 I attempted to follow the herd and become an iPhone user. This I did by purchasing a thoroughly prehistoric 3GS model for ... [Read on]
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