When Lucas joined our household, I knew he'd make a great working dog. His dad was a steady, dependable sort who is a champion at working dog shows and used for picking up at pheasant shoots – and Lucas took immediately to retrieving. Not only do I like the...
People tend to make the mistake of giving the puppy attention for making noise in the crate. When you do this, you confirm the puppy's instinct that being alone is death (it would be, in the wild), and that calling for help will bring someone. -VeterinaryPartner.com...
1, 2, 3...4. That little bit, between each number—count it: 1, 2, 3, 4; The essence of the fourth dimension, the way our bodies, lives, minds and souls are moving through spacetime; When it's even, when it's expressive in and of itself; Circadian, pulmonary, seasonal,...
Image via Wikipedia This morning, after switching on the kettle, I set my laptop on the kitchen surface and shuffled through the BBC iPlayer's "Factual" category—looking for something interesting to keep me company as I made my porridge and coffee. I stumbled across...
So, I've been "tagged" on Twitter to post a recipe and pass on the goodness. I really enjoy cooking, but trying to write down a recipe that I like making is tricky. I tend to cook like recipes my Nanny (great-grandmother) handed down: "pinch of salt, splash of oil...
Having been inspired by Lifehacker's workspace show and tell, I've decided to organise my workspace a bit. I have a quite deep, wooden desk with drawers which tend to fill with clutter. I've decided to feed a power strip through the back of one of the drawers so I can...
I was listening to one of Stephen Fry's 'podgrams' – "Wallpaper" – in which he briefly touched on the idea that the English tend to classify something as pretentious if they don't understand it. It's a form of defense of tradition or perspective. Intelligence or...
Last week, I wrote about Nick Carr's new book on ZDNet's Web 2.0 Explorer blog. I got home last night to find a note from the Post Office confirming that the anticipated Amazon parcel had arrived. Also waiting for me were three editions of the Financial Times, this...
It is now 2008, and I wish you all the best for it. I've been asked by all the friends who shared the ringing of the new in last night about new years' resolutions I might have. I tend to be very abstract, and can't really put an exact goal down, and have always felt...