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In the summer, one of the main reasons that temperatures of 40 degrees Centigrade and higher are bearable, compared to occasional low 30s in Britain, is the humidity - in ...more »

» by ChrisM April 30th, 2007 at 11:02 pm » Comments (0)

Ira passed a link onto me, with details for the many possibilities concerning how to lace your shoes... All of the images are taken from this page. I've directly linked to ...more »

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I can't decide whether I'm appalled or impressed by this product, but, well, anyway... This post isn't sponsored, I'm not part of their affiliate scheme or anything, it just really stuck ...more »

» by ChrisM April 30th, 2007 at 2:24 pm » Comments (0)

Since seeing this on a French music channel, I can't get the tune out of my head! I challenge you to listen to it (for the male readers out there, maybe ...more »

» by ChrisM April 30th, 2007 at 12:17 pm » Comments (0)

Assel found a brilliant card for my birthday... more »

» by ChrisM April 30th, 2007 at 11:50 am » Comments (0)

Assel went on a business trip to Britain, and asked if there was anything I'd like bought back from Britain. I think they only asked for a laugh, anyone who knows ...more »

» by ChrisM April 28th, 2007 at 5:02 pm » Comments (3)

OK, it is not definite yet, but it appears that www.ChrisMerriman.com may have achieved a higher Google PageRank :> I need to wait for all of Google's data centres to finish ...more »

» by ChrisM April 28th, 2007 at 4:34 pm » Comments (0)

McMaster Bujold for now. You'll now see a little more variety in the book reviews, but I wanted to write out all those that I'd read in one go, to try ...more »

» by ChrisM April 28th, 2007 at 12:48 pm » Comments (2)

The Hallowed Hunt - Lois McMaster Bujold The final book in the Chalion series, this one strongly reminds me of the 'A Song Ice and Fire' series of books. (Their reviews ...more »

» by ChrisM April 28th, 2007 at 12:11 pm » Comments (0)

Paladin of Souls - Lois McMaster Bujold This novel focuses on a character from the previous book (The Curse of Chalion), Ista, and her journey, in both the physical and meta-physical ...more »

» by ChrisM April 28th, 2007 at 1:00 am » Comments (0)

The Curse of Chalion - Lois McMaster Bujold On a rather different tangent to the Vorkosigan saga, Lois has written a trilogy of true fantasy novels, without a nerve disruptor or ...more »

» by ChrisM April 27th, 2007 at 4:51 pm » Comments (2)

At least I'm assuming that is what the police car, 5 car transporters and a mini-bus PA system was about. The cars were all pretty badly mashed up, and I am ...more »

» by ChrisM April 27th, 2007 at 4:47 pm » Comments (2)

After a hard day working... more »

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Cricket for Blind and Partially Sighted People has been played since the 40s in England & Wales. The sport offers solidarity and a chance to contest on equal terms for blind ...more »

» by ChrisM April 27th, 2007 at 1:08 pm » Comments (0)

Stephen Hawking has progressed further in his bid to fly into space. I caught this on the BBC World channel earlier this morning, and it looks like Professor Hawking had no ...more »