Bit Hot, What

See, England does get hot days. Today for example, 18 June 2005 - scorching 28C. FYI, Bracknell is the closest Met Office to us, hence I use it for my weather predictions.

Freedom Toaster

What a brilliant idea. This is the Freedom Toaster that is being deployed in locations all over South Africa, enabling people to "bring and burn" open source software for their own use thus allowing people to get free software without the additional cost of dial-up internet or broadband - both of which are hellish expensive in SA still.

Hotter Still

Today (19 June 05) is even hotter than yesterday. 31C and quite humid too (42%). It's like being in Durb's or Madrid.

Bangladesh Beat Australia

Who'd have thunk it?

South Africa's New Deputy President

SA's new deputy president has a bit of baggage troubles to sort out.

Summer Solstice

London 2012

London is no longer a candidate city for the 2012 Olympics - it IS the Olympic City

Mum's House on Google Maps

I've found mum's house on Google maps. Granted it's not of the quality seen for the UK or the US, but it's kind of cool you can find places in South Africa too. The location of the Dome at Northgate helped a lot.

Retourched

I thought this picture was so cool. It's by an American artist - Noli Novak. Check out some of her other work at www.nolinovak.com

MAD Poop Invention

This cartoon appeared in a 1975 edition of MAD magazine.

Creativity Award

A basic diagram explaining the use of a

Stupidity

This is the wall outside the Olivedale Spar

Inconsiderate Drivers

My rendition of the stickers we should all be allowed to stick onto the windscreen of inconsiderate drivers. These are the drivers who insist on parking across two bays when one would do fine, park in disabled bays when not disabled or any other offense that could be deemed inconsiderate - the list is far too long for this explanation.

The 4 gram Butterfly Plane

How's this for a cool toy. It's a 4 gram radio control plane - check it out at www.plantraco.com/hobbies/product_butterfly.html

Sick Note - South African Style

See how easy it is to pull a sicky in South Africa.

Popular Science Puzzles - April 1960

Puzzle I found linked off one of the blogs I read.

iPod Nano

The new iPod Nano - available in black or white, 2/4Gb.

iPod Mini

The Silver iPod Mini - image saved for posterity as it's been superceded by the iPod Nano

Inside Jack

This is Jack from

My Current Avatar

Created using the Avatar Maker

Sun Fire X4100

Sun's record setting, super cool, super cheap and super efficient Sun Fire X4100

Ubuntu Logo

Stars and Stripes

Wallace

Khomanani Day Logo

9 October is Khomanani Day in South Africa - Khomanani Day is a national social mobilisation campaign focusing on the impact of HIV and AIDS – promoting Community, Action, Partnership and Awareness

Impractical, yet Practical

I want one. Bet they look cool ram jam full of books.

The New iPod (Video)

The iPod has been upgraded again, and now you can view videos on your iPod... coooool.

Jack o' Lantern

Picture taken from the Halloween page on Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

Hamster Deathmatch HOWTO

I found this brilliant HOWTO here and couldn't resist keeping a copy for posterity.

Virgin Digital Advert

This is the new advert from Virgin Digital - apparently there are 75 bands/artists represented in this image.

Virgin Ad - Glued (With Answers)

This is the virgin digital advert with the extra inch or two

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everybody

iPod Dock Bog Roll Holder

Listen to your iPod whilst having a poop or having a shower without, losing shelf space - courtesy of http://www.atechflash.com/products-icarta.html

Lovefilm.com Film Desktop

lovefilm.com have a cool picture cryptically depicting 100 film titles. See how many you can find. I'll update this, like I did the Virgin music one with the answers when I've got them.

Update: The official answers aren't out yet, but I've added notes for the ones I've found.

Sangoma Flyer

Got this through the letter box today. Looks like we may have an enterprising local sangoma.

Half Bridge, Half Tunnel

Got this and thought it was a pretty ingenius bit of engineering. It's half bridge, half tunnel and links Denmark and Sweden. The tunnel bit is so ships can pass without having to worry about heights or pillars. I think they should do the same thing on the Channel... I'd certainly use it, even if I had to pay a toll for it.

Concorde on Heathrow Roundabout

Take it in, cos this (pictures) is all that remains of the model Concorde on the roundabout at the entrance to Heathrow T1, 2

Strictly Halaal Nandos

Nandos come up with some of the best adverts I've ever seen. Here's another one advertising that Nandos chicken is not only fantastic, but Halaal too.

Accident (5)

Believe it or not, the driver of this car actually got out alive. There were no fatalities at all.

Talk Like a Pirate

Chris created this nice backdrop for the day.

Accident (3)

There were no fatalities at all.

Accident (2)

There were no fatalities at all.

Accident (1)

There were no fatalities at all.

Accident (4)

There were no fatalities at all.

Mum's Fine

Pretty comprehensive and impressive fine letters they use in South Africa. There's not really any point in attempting to contest it.

Accident (6)

There were no fatalities at all.

Mum Speeding

How's this for impressive. If the quality was better, I could add this to the family photo collection.

Outwell Ohio Tent - End

Our new tent for the summer hols. Put it up this weekend for a bit of practice and to see how big it really is.

Outwell Ohio Tent - Diagonal

Our new tent for the summer hols. Put it up this weekend for a bit of practice and to see how big it really is.

I Google, Therefore I Am

I'm on google

Outwell Ohio Tent - Side

Our new tent for the summer hols. Put it up this weekend for a bit of practice and to see how big it really is.

Is Smoking Really THIS Bad for You?

Hmmm, surely smoking isn't getting this bad in the UK.

Arno Carstens - The Hello Goodbye Boys

Arno Carstens, of Springbok Nude Girls fame, has released another solo album, and this time in the UK too.

Happy Birthday

Smoking is Bad For You - Full Article

A bit of an editing cockup here. The full article if your interested.

Sun and Google Logo

Vinnige Volksie

Don Patrick is a 47-year-old engineer who built himself a Volkswagon bug with a jet engine attached to the back of it. He spent about $250,000 to do so.

Source: www.sfgate.com

Garage Roof

Any one seen our neighbour's garage roof?

Security Tagged Chickens

Yes, crime must be getting so bad in my local Tescos that they are forced to put security tags on the free range chickens. Apparently they've now also got them on the lamb and beef joints too.
(Blogged)

Another Security Tagged Chicken

They were all security tagged.
(Blogged)

100 More Films to Find

(Blogged)

Percy Montgomery's 100th Cap Tribute (1)

(Blogged)

Percy Montgomery's 100th Cap Tribute (2)

(Blogged)

Percy Montgomery's 100th Cap Tribute (3)

(Blogged)

Percy Montgomery's 100th Cap Tribute (4)

(Blogged)

Percy Montgomery's 100th Cap Tribute (5)

(Blogged)

Tap water sold for a fortune.

(Blogged)

NASA really needs to employ more South Africans.

Zakumi: the World Cup 2010 Official Mascot.

Designed by Andries Odendaal, stitched together for this image by Damien du Toit (coda.co.za).
(Blogged)

Zakumi: The Official World Cup Football 2010 mascot

(Blogged)

Gorilla Art Memorial to a Boom Economy

A city worker laughs at a spontaneous art installation of wilting flowers and messages topped with a plaque reading 'in loving memory of the boom economy' in the City of London October 13, 2008. The piece is stamped with the monogram K.GUY and appeared overnight near the Bank of England
(Blogged)

I'm getting the 24" iMac.

The Queen Loves Top Gear

Viewing the Queen's speech on iPlayer suggests Top Gear is related. Nice. (Blogged)

Purple Flowers

RyanAir's New Safety card.

Hot on the heels of news they are considering charging people £1 to use the loos on their planes.

Father Jack Hackett from Father Ted says Happy St Paddy's Day.

Eukanuba Fetch

What a brilliant advertising campaign from Saatchi & Saatchi, Johannesburg, South Africa
(Source - Blogged)

The New Springbok Rugby Jersey

Note, the springbok has moved to the left and the Protea has appeared on the right.

Family on TV

Ian and Judith were fortunate enough to attend the Trooping the Colour ceremony for the Queen's birthday this year (13 June 2009) and we spotted them on TV.

Where's Stig (Example)

Where's Stig (Cover)

Playing with Baby

Nursing Baby

Massaging Baby

Making Baby Smile

Walking with Baby

Washing Baby

Lifting Baby

Waking Baby

Testing Baby's Bottle

Stimulating Baby

Exercising Baby

Checking Baby's Diaper

Calming Baby

Bundling Baby

Bonding With Baby

Choosing a Babysitter

Containing Baby

Fun Games for Baby

Feeding Baby

Drying Baby

Helping Baby Teethe

Oracle Advert

VivoBarefoot Evo Press Release

VivoBarefoot Evo in Black

VivoBarefoot Evo in Yellow

VivoBarefoot Aquas on From Side


VivoBarefoot Aquas on From Front


VivoBarefoot Aqua


What's in The Box


This is what comes in the Terra Plana VivoBarefoot Aqua shoebox. Everything which isn't part of the shoe is recyclable/bio-degradable.

Terra Plana Recycling Suggestions


This is the recycling message that occurs on the back of the box of Terra Plana VivoBarefoot Aquas I got.

South African National Anthem for English Speakers.

No idea who the original creator is, but I found it here.

Sterilising


Sterilising all the equipment I'll be using in making my beer.

Hambleton Bard Strong Bitter Kit


The beer kit I'm making. To this I just need to add water and brewing sugar (glucose).

Beer Kit Is Ready To Start Fermentation


All mixed and now just waiting for the bubbles to subside a bit so I can take an approximate specific gravity reading.

Specific Gravity


The first specific gravity reading for this batch. It's about 1038.

Fermentation Home


The fermentation vessel's (bucket) home for the next week or so.

My Office


... which happens to be right next to the boiler in my "office" at the end of the passage.

Aggressive and Accusatory Terms and Conditions

Hows this for some pretty aggressive and accusatory Ts & Cs. The reason for this? This company takes your money at the point of placing the order and not dispatch, and given the fact they have this term/condition would indicate I'm not alone in experiencing some terrible customer service from this company.

Fermentation Finished


It's been a week since I mixed up my brew and fermentation seems to have stopped now. No more bubbles are bubbling up to the top.

Final Specific Gravity


We started off at about 1038 and have now ended, about 10 days later, at 1006. This gives us an approximate ABV of 4.34%.

The Bottling & Kegging Setup


Everything setup ready for my to start bottling and kegging my beer.

Secondary Fermentation


The beer's home for the next 3 -4 days (somewhere warm) to kick start the secondary fermentation process.

Seymour on TV (1)

Seymour on TV (2)

Seymour on TV (3)

Snow Route


Today's planned route. As you can see, it's not a popular one today.

Hey!! Where'd my Foot Go?!


9 inches of snow is a tad deep for running.

Barefoot in The Snow


Yes, it was a barefoot run.

Foot Hole


The Finished Route (1)


The Finished Route (2)


All of 5 meters at the very most.

White Britain

Satellite Photos from NASA of Great Britain on the morning of 7 January 2010.
(Source and higher res images)

Aliens WILL Eat The Fatties First

Kulula Flying 101 (1)

Kulula Flying 101 (2)

Kulula Flying 101 (3)

Kulula Flying 101 (4)

Kulula Flying 101 (5)

Why pirated DVDs are better

VivoBarefoot Evo - What's In The Box


VivoBarefoot Evo - Top & Bottom


VivoBarefoot Evo - TPU Cage (1)


The Evos employ a TPU cage to form the outer structure of the shoe which is clearly visible when looking from inside the shoe (even though the TPU is on the outside).

VivoBarefoot Evo - TPU Cage (2)


As you can see, the upper is very thin and lightweight.

VivoBarefoot Evo Sole Next To Aqua Sole


The Evos have a much chunkier appearing sole but end up only being 1mm thicker than the Aquas. I think the Aquas are ever so slightly more flexible too, but you don't notice this when actually wearing them.

VivoBarefoot Evo - Side Close-up


VivoBarefoot Evo - Side


VivoBarefoot Evo - Heel


VivoBarefoot Evo - On From Above


They look a little odd because I have large feet.

VivoBarefoot Evo - On From The Side (1)


VivoBarefoot Evo - On From The Side (2)


VivoBarefoot Evo - Posed


Note how the upper crinkles over the toes. Unfortunately, this leads to blisters.

George Davidson - Labour Candidate for MP of Wokingham

Would you vote for this man to be your MP? I wouldn't. He looks a bit ropey and he doesn't even live IN Wokingham constituency.

Why is the McFlurry spoon shaped the way it is? <a href="http://colinseymour.co.uk/mcflurry-spoon-design-quandary">Find out now</a>.

Wenlock - London 2012 Mascot

Mandeville - London 2012 Mascot

My First Barefoot Race

(Blogged)
Reading Parkrun - 22 May 2010

The Barefoot Runner and His Lovely Wife

Reading Parkrun - 29 May 2010

The Feet of a Barefoot Runner

They look like... well... feet.
Reading Parkrun - 29 May 2010

I See you Baby, Shaking that Ass

Reading Parkrun - 29 May 2010

Just Over 500m to Go

Reading Parkrun - 29 May 2010

The Finish: 19:41

A new PB too.
Reading Parkrun - 29 May 2010

32 Nations

South Africa

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Cameroon

Chile

Denmark

England

France

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Honduras

Italy

Ivory Coast

Japan

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nigeria

North Korea

Paraguay

Portugal

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Korea

Spain

Switzerland

Uruguay

United States of America

The Road from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg (1)

The Road from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg (2)

The Road from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg (3)

The Road from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg (4)

The Road from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg (5)

A South African Football Fan (1)

A South African Football Fan (2)

A South African Football Fan (3)

A South African Football Fan (4)

Free Lunch To Mexicans

See, I run on the gravel too

This is a great picture. Think I may be leading slightly with my right foot though.
Reading Parkrun - 12 June 2010

On The Gravel, Lap 2

Reading Parkrun - 12 June 2010

Free Coke for South Americans

Thomas Muller's 2nd Goal

... in their 4-1 drubbing of England in the World Cup 2010

I Love Colin (1)

I Love Colin (2)

I Love Colin (3)

The End of History (1)

The End of History (2)

Double Sign - Motorist's View


Nice to see my tax being put to good use.

Double Sign - Front


Double Sign - Back


Reading Road Going Into Wokingham

Reading Road Coming Out of Wokingham

Blackberries (1)


Blackberries (2)


Z$10 Million Note


Imagine having money with an expiry date on it.

Z$10 Million


And some rubber duckies. It is in the bath afterall.

$10 Million in a Bathtub


Ever wondered what $10 million looks like in a bath? Well now you know.

Blinking Reflection

How's this for a challenge - this photo has NOT been Photoshopped. Explain why the kid's eyes are closed in the picture but open in the reflection.

Ingredients


The ingredients for my first extract and speciality grain all lined up and ready for brewing.

Measured Out


Hops and malt measured out.

Grains Steeping


Grains steeping at a comfortable 66C

Extract Added


Malt extract and more water added. Time for the boil.

Hops Added


Once the wort reached the boil, I bunged in the hops. I've put them in a very large bag to make removing them easier.

Fermenting


The finished brew in it's fermentation vessel and location. It'll sit here for the next 2 weeks.

Mr First Extract Beer

Wheelchair spotted in Kopanong Hospital, Vereeniging, South Africa

My Stolen Bicycle


My stolen bicycle after being "lost" for over 10 years.

Wear it with Pride

Life Saving Info

Definitely not genuine, but funny none-the-less

Sourdough Hot Cross Buns


My first batch of sourdough hot cross buns. Very yummy, though they could do with waaaay more spices.

Sourdough Hot Cross Bun Starter


The sourdough hot cross bun starter after a good 12 hours of fermentation.

House of Signs

This is why you need SatNav in South Africa - all the signs go to building houses.

Shinfield 10k 2011

Looking fresh just after the 1k mark. Check those crazy shoes the lady in front is wearing ;-)

Stupid Kids


Our stupid neighbourhood kids who think it's fun to dangle off the balcony by one hand.

Iskiate aka Chia Fresca


My iskiate freshly stirred after leaving the chia seeds to soak for about 5 to 10 mins.

Bloody Minded Stupidity

30 Day Challenge Completed

South African Flag

Well, today is Freedom Day in South Africa, so it's only apt I signal the holiday with this cool picture I found.

Our Flat on Google Map

In conjunction with Geobloggers.com and Google Maps, I've managed to get the pic of our flat to appear in the description. Cool huh?

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Sweetest Fire

My niece made her first braai fire the other day. About 10 pieces of coal in total: a ring of 6 or 7 around the fire lighter and 2 or 3 over the firelighter. And yes, this was sufficient for them to cook two hamburgers.

Bruised Toes


I had a little stumble and quite a severe toe stubbing out on my run this morning. I don't think my toes are broken, just a little bruised and tender.