Monthly Archives: December 2005

Blah, the flu

Posted on 29/12/2005 by BigAl

The worst thing about this time of year, apart from the gross commercialism, is the inevitable flu and everything that comes with it. There are two kinds of flu I get. There’s the headache/nausea/squirty bum flu which is NEVER good. … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on 24/12/2005 by mrBen

Just a quick note to wish you all a very Merry Christmas from all here at JediMoose Enterprises

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Kelly Clarkson – burstin’ for the loo

Posted on 21/12/2005 by BigAl

There’s an advert on the box at the moment for Kelly Clarkson’s album, the name of which I neither know or care to know. Kelly Clakson, apparently, is the winner of the American Idol and as such will probably fade … Continue reading →

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Transformers – a gift that keeps on giving

Posted on 20/12/2005 by BigAl

Easily one of the coolest gifts I’m giving this year (and it’s for my nephew who has no idea that I blog, or even what a blog is, so I’m not really giving the game away) is a Transformer. It’s … Continue reading →

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Hit and Myth

Posted on 13/12/2005 by mrBen

One last post for the moment about MythTV. (I may consign all these posts to a page at some point….) This morning I got the frontend working on my main desktop, and was pleased to discover that, freed up from … Continue reading →

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MythTV progress report

Posted on 12/12/2005 by mrBen

Following on from Jono Bacon’s MythTV progress, I thought it was time to give a bit of a progress report of my own. First of all, however, I thought it was probably time to give a bit of a introductory … Continue reading →

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A day not to do my Christmas shopping would be…

Posted on 10/12/2005 by BigAl

Today. On the third Saturday to go before Christmas, I braved the streets of Glasgow to get some (or any) of the necessary shopping done. Fortunatly Ruthy was there to make the experience a bit more bareable. With all the … Continue reading →

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MythterBen

Posted on 8/12/2005 by mrBen

Well, after a bit of deliberation over how to restructure things at home, I have decide to do…… neither. Instead, I’m going to take my TV card out of my desktop and turn the old desktop into a MythTV box, … Continue reading →

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Thanks Mr Driver

Posted on 7/12/2005 by mrBen

Although I doubt he will read this, I want to say a big public thankyou to the bus driver on the bendy number 9 bus at 0656 this morning. Not only did he wait for me as I ran down … Continue reading →

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Compensation Culture

Posted on 6/12/2005 by mrBen

You have got to be kidding!?!? What kind of warped country do we live in when someone who basically botches their own suicide can sue the NHS for not arriving on time? I think the NHS should counter-sue for her … Continue reading →

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Films….

Posted on 5/12/2005 by mrBen

Feels like I’ve seen a lot of films recently. Here’s some snapshot reviews: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang – a totally brilliant film. Laugh out loud funny in many places. A completely unexpected delight. I intend to buy it on DVD … Continue reading →

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Hustle and bustle

Posted on 2/12/2005 by mrBen

Wow – it’s a while since I blogged – bad me [slaps wrist] The titular bustle is my new job – I’ve moved over to the autoreporting team at work, and there’s tonnes more work to do, but it’s a … Continue reading →

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