Category Archives: twiku
The Eighteenth Camel
The story is told of a Middle Eastern traveler making his way on a long journey across the desert. As he plodded on his camel steadily through the dry heat, he came upon an oasis. Approaching the desert spring, the traveler … Continue reading
Once More Unto the Breach
Again I shall take on the might of French Estate-Agents and the legal hurly-burly of property regulations and French government legislation and, hopefully, Affright the very air of Pezenas After retreating three years ago to heal my wounds from a … Continue reading
And Monarchs to Behold the Swelling Scene
Well – anyone really. A year away from the Hurly Burly of Internet an a couple of months back in and it is a can of worms. So I am testing some old ideas of “popularity”, for example This is … Continue reading
Bonjour Paris
A very good newsletter and valuable website for anyone thinking of visiting or living in Paris is <a href=”http://www.bonjourparis.com/”http://www.bonjourparis.com/ . Karen Fawcett puts a lot of love and effort into these friendly and helpful pages
Enjoy Your Paris
Another service I found on my Facebook wall is EnjoYourParis – like TripBod , this gives you a person to person experience on your travels.EnjoYourParis takes this a stage further and gives you (the possibility of) an instant social life … Continue reading
Nanocrystalline titanium dioxide photoelectrodes
Titanium Dioxide – interesting stuff. Google tio2 and get a glimpse of what photovoltaic technology might be morphing into. I am spending a quiet Sunday thinking about this as I was shown some interesting technology last week which is making … Continue reading
Kwiqq me a Tripbod
The Internet is fascinating – it is like watching a million years of evolution condensed into a month with a time-lapse camera. I have been writing on the Internet, one way or another, for over ten years – before broadband, … Continue reading
Raisins to be Cheerful
My regular dog walk is alongside the river Thonge through vineyards – the dogs chase rabbits and hares and I see kingfishers (well one) – but for the past couple of months part of the pleasure has been discovering the … Continue reading
Haiku on Wiring a House
Wire has its own rules We say it has its own mind This is our excuse
My Personal Dream
It is over ten years since I started writing posts on my Internet sites (they were not called blogs then) and nearly a quarter of a century since I first encountered the very first glimmer of the Internet and understood … Continue reading