Well it all depends on when you ask me. It has so far been a bit of an up and down time. Firstly I am getting a well-earned (I think so) rest from work/vocation/calling* that will see me not returning till 13th February. There is no way that this can be seen as a 'down'. However I had so many plans and hopes for this time and so far they haven't been realised.
Having said that the plans have been realised, what I have done is a big pile of positive things, things that I hadn't planned but which have been buzzing in and out of my consciousness for quite a while. So from that point of view another 'up'.
I certainly feel more organised than I have been and I have also managed to sort a few 'core' issues regarding my meager existence. As for whether this is what I should have been doing or not is something else. I suppose I am paying the price for not spending enough time in the not urgent but important quadrant, because so far January has involved a fair bit of firefighting in the urgent and important category.
Oh, and I also used some concrete yesterday to fill a couple of holes. (I am not the most enthusiastic d.i.yer on the planet.
*delete as you feel
Wednesday, 24 January 2007
Icing arrives a day late
But better late than never.
A thin layer of icing was applied to Milton Keynes to celebrate its 40th... bless
This was the view from my back window
A thin layer of icing was applied to Milton Keynes to celebrate its 40th... bless
This was the view from my back windowTuesday, 23 January 2007
Happy Birthday to us
Yes, it is time to celebrate, crack open the champagne and ice the cake. Milton Keynes is now 40 years old. Well that's not quite true. Milton Keynes is over a thousand years old as it was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, however, Milton Keynes as a 'new city' is 40.
They say life begins at 40 and for Milton Keynes, about to put on some middle-age spread in the form of 70,000 plus new homes, things are certainly exciting - trust me :-)
For more info about this momentous celebration you can read the BBC's article.
They say life begins at 40 and for Milton Keynes, about to put on some middle-age spread in the form of 70,000 plus new homes, things are certainly exciting - trust me :-)
For more info about this momentous celebration you can read the BBC's article.
Saturday, 20 January 2007
Why didn't I think of this before?
I mean really, it is my email address and all, but I didn't think of using the name as a URL. So now I have something that will probably take precident over all other blogs, well almost. This will be my public blog that all can access, see and comment on.
Thursday, 18 January 2007
Milton Keynes life branded 'lonely' and 'confining' by Mr John (BSE) Gummer
Anything popular will be used by politicians to make themselves appear 'in touch', whether it be 'webcameron' or 'celebrity BB Galloway'.
Milton Keynes is the famous whipping boy when it comes to towns/cities in the UK, possibly only surpassed by Slough and Staines. So, Mr John Gummer, the politician who famously got his young daughter to eat a beef burger at the height of the BSE scare is joining in by slagging off life in Milton Keynes. Basically he says that the place is so spacious we don't have any social mix, this coming form a Conservative who during the 80s was a part of a government who did more to destroy local communities than Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris.
Anyhow, I'd just like to say here and now that Milton Keynes is not like Mr Gummer describes, it is much more 'communal' than the London suburbs where I used to live. There is nothing so lonely as being in a crowd - as any Conservative MP should know.
Mr Gummer's post
Milton Keynes is the famous whipping boy when it comes to towns/cities in the UK, possibly only surpassed by Slough and Staines. So, Mr John Gummer, the politician who famously got his young daughter to eat a beef burger at the height of the BSE scare is joining in by slagging off life in Milton Keynes. Basically he says that the place is so spacious we don't have any social mix, this coming form a Conservative who during the 80s was a part of a government who did more to destroy local communities than Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris.
Anyhow, I'd just like to say here and now that Milton Keynes is not like Mr Gummer describes, it is much more 'communal' than the London suburbs where I used to live. There is nothing so lonely as being in a crowd - as any Conservative MP should know.
Mr Gummer's post
Saturday, 13 January 2007
Racism reported in Milton Keynes
As I sipped my weak tea and dunked my digestive I read the local newspaper - MK Citizen - and was shocked to read an article about badges on sale in Punkyfish that contained the swastika and word nazi, that I would advise you all to read here.
Yet again we have some interesting reporting from the city some love to hate. What interested me in the report was the implication that only mixed race and Polish people in the shop would be offended by the political emblems.
The article isn't very balanced though, for instance they didn't ask the local BNP representative whether he (or she, you see apparently they can be female ballet dancers too) felt 'free speech' was being eroded by our current nanny state.
As for the badges, it did lead me to do a little thinking. I was never upset or adverse to wearing a hammer and sickle badge in my younger days, and yet Stalin did as much for the friendly face of ethnic cleansing as Hitler did... and the cross I wear around my neck was the symbol that represented the wonderful missionary movement of the crusades in the middle ages, where racial stereotypes under girded the decision to send someone to meet their maker sooner rather than later.
Yet again we have some interesting reporting from the city some love to hate. What interested me in the report was the implication that only mixed race and Polish people in the shop would be offended by the political emblems.
The article isn't very balanced though, for instance they didn't ask the local BNP representative whether he (or she, you see apparently they can be female ballet dancers too) felt 'free speech' was being eroded by our current nanny state.
As for the badges, it did lead me to do a little thinking. I was never upset or adverse to wearing a hammer and sickle badge in my younger days, and yet Stalin did as much for the friendly face of ethnic cleansing as Hitler did... and the cross I wear around my neck was the symbol that represented the wonderful missionary movement of the crusades in the middle ages, where racial stereotypes under girded the decision to send someone to meet their maker sooner rather than later.
Thursday, 4 January 2007
Prediction for Milton Keynes 2007
After the merriment and festivities it is time to get back into the swing of life in MK. I wonder what the year will hold for this wonderful place. I gaze into my crystal ball and with confidence can make the following predictions - Russel Grant prepare to be dazzled.
1 Roundacow will become the premier site for information regarding Milton Keynes
2 The MK Citizen will add another section destroying woodland the size of Kessingland each week
3 The MK Dons will be promoted causing Pete Winkleman a problem. He's always smiling and happy, so what will he do when something good actually happens?
4 Despite being a city that was created to grow and relieve the pressure of over-crowding in London, Milton Keynes' citizens will continue to complain about expansion plans
5 Although rail fares increase above inflation you'll still not be able to get a seat on a Silverlink train back from London after seeing the Cardiacs play
you see if I'm right
1 Roundacow will become the premier site for information regarding Milton Keynes
2 The MK Citizen will add another section destroying woodland the size of Kessingland each week
3 The MK Dons will be promoted causing Pete Winkleman a problem. He's always smiling and happy, so what will he do when something good actually happens?
4 Despite being a city that was created to grow and relieve the pressure of over-crowding in London, Milton Keynes' citizens will continue to complain about expansion plans
5 Although rail fares increase above inflation you'll still not be able to get a seat on a Silverlink train back from London after seeing the Cardiacs play
you see if I'm right
Sunday, 31 December 2006
Wednesday, 27 December 2006
2006 to 2007
Peace to you all*
*even Iceland managers, chicken manure farmers and people who don't like Milton Keynes
*even Iceland managers, chicken manure farmers and people who don't like Milton Keynes
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