Recently I went shopping for a new car stereo. I wrote about my experience here, but also hinted at a problem with the Pioneer DEH-4700BT which is not quite enough to justify returning it to Halfords (I never want to … Continue reading
Attentive readers will recall that the display on our car stereo has been going for a while. Inattentive readers may wish to refresh their memories. Since October, and that ill-fated dalliance with a cheap car stereo, we’ve been bumbling along … Continue reading
David Bowie’s a very versatile chap, easily adapting his style to suit the fashions of the day. A perfect example of this is Little Wonder which draws upon the jungle/dance music that was so prevalent in the late ’90s. You … Continue reading
Upon my first listen to this album, I thought “oh no, not again.” It seemed to be more of that pretentious nonsense that Brian Eno came up with last time he worked with Bowie. However, upon further listening, it’s really … Continue reading
Things are going well in the garden, and Karen’s been out there with her ho, tidying up where required. Going to have some fine spuds at the end of all this. The beers are in the garage, undergoing the final … Continue reading
First, a quick update on the homebrew! As planned, I bottled up the lovely stuff at the weekend, with some help from the team. 17 and a half pints, and it’ll be a few weeks conditioning before we can see … Continue reading
It’s a Spudwatch update! Oh yeah! And this time, there’s something to see! In other news, Snappy III had a bit of a close call recently. Remember that surprisingly hot week that we had a little while back? Well, after … Continue reading
Not much going on in the spud department so far… However, we’re also kicking off a parallel project, which we call Beerwatch! Yes, I’ve set up a batch of homebrew, for the first time in years. Here’s a soothing video … Continue reading