Author Archives: Ponder

About Ponder

I'm a train driver from Cardiff, have been married a long time and have 4 wonderful kids... all grown up now! Warning: I tend to lose The Game a lot.

New Toy

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Ponder

I bought this from the compensation following my cycling accident: It’s an HTC Advantage X7510, Pocket PC / Phone / GPS / Camera. It arrived, following many delays, last Saturday and it’s an absolutely amazing piece of kit. Pricey but … Continue reading →

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Google Street View

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Ponder

It seems this is coming to Cardiff. I spotted this near my home yesterday: I have mixed feelings about this. It’s a nice idea but I have some concerns about privacy. OK, it only takes what you can see walking … Continue reading →

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What a bargain!

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Ponder

Shopping in Tesco this morning I happened across this massive saving. I often wonder how we’d survive without such discounts 😉

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Comment Spam

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Ponder

Askimet has been getting a bit pants lately, and over the last day or so is almost completely failing to trap any trackback spam, so I’ve switched to Spam Karma 2. I’ve actually disabled trackbacks on all new posts anyway, … Continue reading →

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Meet Chocolate

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Ponder

Courtney was feeling left out, so she bought Chocolate on Saturday. That makes a grand total of 4 hamsters here now!

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Social Networking

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Ponder

In short, I don’t do social networking. I have a website, this blog, msn, ICQ, IRC and more e-mail addresses available than you can shake a shitty stick at so I’m just not interested. I neither have the time nor … Continue reading →

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Meet Toffee and Cream

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ponder

This is Toffee… This is Cream. Both actually joined our family on 27th December, but I’ve only just got time enough to photograph and post this entry. Toffee is quite mad, and Cream goes flat when petted but is really … Continue reading →

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Cardiff Bus’ new double deck buses

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Ponder

I’ve just had to get off one of these super new buses to wait for the next one. I’m a shortarse at only 5’3″ and my feet don’t touch the floor when I’m sat in any downstairs fixed seat. Now … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Muffin :-(

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Ponder

After a short illness, Muffin the hamster died this morning. Not a bad age (about 2 years old) but still a bad time for such a loss.

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Registrations

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Ponder

Due to random user registrations suddenly starting I’ve decided to restrict registrations to those who mail me via the contact page on my main web site. What spammers hope to gain from this is anyone’s guess, but they never have … Continue reading →

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