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Phonics
Hmm, so I see with interest that English five and six-year-olds are going to face a new reading test next summer. They will be asked to "read" a list of twenty made-up words "to check whether children can use their
On The Demise of Woolworth's
I was just thinking - now that Woolie's has gone under, where will the losers of bets expose their rears?
Ock-a-Ooogle-Ooh
I’m about as proud as a Daddy can be. This weekend Benjamin made a stellar leap from uttering only one and two-syllable phrases (“All Gone”, “Night Night”, “MORE!”) to trying out a whopping five-syllables in one go. We were
Strange Surname Of The Day
Looking through a database today, I noticed a person record containing a "6" in the "LastName" field. I suspected that this was duff data, but it turned out to be this guy. Wikipedia reveals that he used to have a
First Day Of Contracting
0822: I think I was a little over-cautious regarding my travel arrangements. I'm supposed to be pitching up at the office at 0930 for my first day, yet here I am already, killing time by having a coffee a few
Two Silly Signs
We had a day out in Harrogate today, during which I saw two signs which confused me a little. Firstly, en route there was a sign which read "For Wetherby Follow Existing Signs". Which got me wondering what the possible
Where There's Muck...
I didn't think it was possible, but by the appropriate use of a Yorkshire phrase, my opinion of Joel Spolsky has just risen even higher.