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.

Comment Spam

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

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

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

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

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 :-(

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

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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Disney and the Great Euro Ripoff?

I was walking around the Disney Store with my family yesterday and noticed a few “interesting” prices. Now with an approximate conversion rate of £1 to €1.50 that should really be closer to €18.00, but it doesn’t stop there: Same … Continue reading

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Meet Rose and Martha

Meet the latest additions to the Cavy Clan; Rose is topmost. From the names some of you might guess my daughter is a Doctor Who fan 😉 We’ve spent half the day so far just introducing them on neutral ground … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Munchkin :-((

She was fine this morning. I noticed her looking listless in her hutch this afternoon, got her out and I could tell she wasn’t well. She felt too cold for my liking. She wouldn’t eat a carrot, and she’ll normally … Continue reading

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