Today’s Photohunt theme is “public”.
Sometimes the public art here in Sevilla is really good.
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31 Saturday Jul 2010
Monthly Archives: July 2010
the ultimate stephen fry quiz
30 Friday Jul 2010
Posted in quizzes
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Stephen Fry is precious to us. In fact we pretty much love the man. How much do you know about the mighty Lord of wit? Are you able to rival his grey matter, or would you struggle to outsmart a drunken Alan Davies?
Not bad … apparently Stephen Fry only scored 24/25.
The Ultimate Stephen Fry Quiz
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29 Thursday Jul 2010
magic dusters!
28 Wednesday Jul 2010
Posted in home
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I have often spoken about what a crap housecleaner I am. Because although I do tend to keep things tidy(ish), I don’t go big time on tedious stuff like dusting, window washing, oven cleaning … but one thing that cannot be avoided here in Sevilla is THE DUST. It gets everywhere all the time (not unlike an unruly orange kitten I know) and so trying to keep dust off the furniture becomes a daily, well, waste of time, as far as I’m concerned. But even I get to the point where I concede that things need dusting, which always ends up with dust flying all over, much sneezing, and other general annoyance. But then…
A few weeks ago when I was cleaning up next door for my last ever new tenants I saw that one of the ex-tenants had left a box of these “plumeros mágicos” (magic dusters) in her wardrobe. And so, since I was cleaning anyhow and it was plenty dusty over there I gave them a whirl … and well, I never! I just slid the thing along dusty surfaces and they not only came out clean, but all the dust and grime ended up on the magic duster and not all over me and the floor. And that was all it took for me to adopt this new cleaning item. The refills will cost me about 75 cents a week. WHATEVER. I don’t care what they cost because they actually make dusting fun! Yeah, I know how pathetic that sounds … but it is just so darned satisfying to use this thing that I find myself enthralled.
What is your favourite labour-saving device?
tone check
27 Tuesday Jul 2010
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Heh, of course this would be developed by a Canadian company! And although I can think of a few people who would benefit from this sort of “emotional spell check” tool, I reckon most people do well enough by re-reading their emails (or blog comments) before sending them and, if they are feeling a bit emotional, simply waiting until the next day before deciding whether or not to hit the send button.
When was the last time you interpreted an e-mail the wrong way? Or wondered what got a customer, friend, or colleague so upset – only to discover it was your perceived tone?
Words are loaded emotional weapons.
ToneCheck™ ensures your tone is clearly communicated and understood before you hit the SEND button. It evaluates words and phrases for the intensity of 8 primary emotions, allowing you to make corrections and adjust the overall tone before you send the wrong message.
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