Personal blog of a writer/horseracing journalist who's into coffee, quilts, fountain pens, books, movies, food, and other good stuff.

A diary of progress in the renovation of my old 1933 Ford 8hp Model Y and all the problems that I have to solve. Any advice by way of comments appreciated.

怎麼版面又出問題?, written 2 weeks ago, 很奇怪耶,我用firefox看板面的時候,發現這個yahoo的痞樣式出了問題,左邊的欄位一直看不到,所以,今天乾脆來換版面,挑了http://borghrose.pixnet.net/blog/preview/4715 的畫面,但是怎麼每次我 "套用"...

mumblings between word overloads and writers' block; readings, of lines and everything in between; writings on the apparent gestures and implied language; noise in, noise out

Nick from Pinballers Anonymous writes about organising the UK Pinball Show and pinball life in general.

The Jumpy Mod, written 2 weeks ago, A dramatic amp mod as well as the simplest in the Epiphone Valve Junior Head Tube Guitar Amplifier is known as the “JP1 Mod”. The name derived from the jumper labeled JP1 on the board. It basically morphs the tone of the guitar amp from one with no definition...

--------------------------------- Helping Children This Holiday Season!!!----------, written 2 days ago, $399 gets you one laptop shipped to your house, sends another laptop to a child in another country. It's not a gaming laptop, I'd definately buy it for a child. But it's a durable, lightweight ...

Dumpdiggers Arena: Best Bullet Battle, written 1 week ago, It's almost midnight and the Best Bullet Battle inside the Dumpdiggers Arena is about to end. The winning photo will be prominently displayed in the Dumpdiggers Hall of Fame for the rest of time... But who will win? This is what the final ho...

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2008 - Patrick Berry (Singer/songwriter Gilmore / Garden pests in Harry Potter books / Symbol of dissent against British rule), written 2 days ago, Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: none A remarkably wide-open and free-wheeling grid from Mr. Berry today. Huge white ce...

Vote!, written 4 weeks ago, I’m not here to sway your vote, but that won’t stop my oldest from telling you who should be President.       

KD0BIK Podcast added to HamLinks toolbar, written 1 week ago, Another ham radio podcast has been added to the HamLinks ham radio toolbar. Jerry, KD0BIK, wrote to let me know that he has been working on a podcast and now has 11 episodes available. I’ve added this to the HamLinks toolbar. What is t...

It gets dark too early!, written 5 days ago, I was forced to make most of this video indoors because of the sun going down too quick. Winter blows! I can't wait for the summer again. I've been using footbag as a cardio exercise lately, I wanna gain more endurance so that I can play footbag for longe...

Calling All Christmas Track Plan Designers, written 3 days ago, Christmas is just around the corner and according to the OGaugeWatch visitor stats, lots of folks are looking for O Gauge track plan ideas for their Christmas layout (my O Gauge Track Plans and Building Your First Christmas Layout posts...

daily inspiration::Geninne's Etsy Shop, written 2 weeks ago, daily inspiration::Geninne’s Etsy Shop, originally uploaded by simplyembellish. I’m in love with these lovely bird prints . The detail and vibrant color would make a perfect addition to any bird lover’s home.  Find Geninne’s Etsy...

iCarly A Huge Hit, written 2 weeks ago, By Al Carl It didn’t take long for Nickelodeon to realize they had a hit on their hands and increase the number of shows in production. And why shouldn’t they? The shows executive Producer is none other than Dan Schneider, the man who brought you Drake ...

Sand Castle, written 6 days ago, Sand Castle Originally uploaded by Model GalI had my doubts about this LEGO element. We jokingly referred to it as a SLURP (Sandy Large Ugly Rock Piece). But now, I think I need to eat some humble pie, because I love this sand castle! Model_Gal did a great job mak...

Kolner Miniatum Ink, written 3 days ago, Here are some notes and guidelines from the manufacturer of Kolner Miniatum Ink: Kolner Miniatum Ink has been designed as a supplement to Kolner Miniatum. Finest lines can be made with a variety of drawing instruments laid with gold or silver leaf. In combi...

Things that are dropping..., written 1 day ago, Gasoline prices are now below $2.00 a gallon!  This was what our gas receipt looked like at the end of August 2008. This wasn't even for a full tank of gas because the pumps would only allow a maximum of $99.00 on one receipt. In order to fill the ...

Military able to regrow naughty bits, other useful body parts, written 4 days ago, Nanoscaffolding. No, it's not a ladder-thingy for tiny painters. Nanoscaffolding is what military researchers are calling ultra-fine polymer fibers they have successfully used to regrow limbs and organs. read more

Various News and Thoughts, written 2 weeks ago, 1) AJ Burnett's agent has notified the Jays brass that he plans to opt out of his current contract, thus allowing him to test the market as a true free agent. Basically this means that AJ's days in Toronto are over. We cannot, and should not overpay a ...