A Christmas Carol
I am spending Christmas in the small English village of Dale Abbey. It is a Christmas with a strange Dickensian twist to it. We are here because this is where my wife’s sister lives. It’s a small village in...
Read moreWhy The Food Network’s Days Are Numbered
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJLrliYmqSs[/youtube] some killer videos here Liz Mosquito de Guia has overcome the handicap that her name gave her and has gone on to create on of the most interesting video webcast sites around today. Food Curated. I could write...
Read moreDuPont Awards Announced – Same Old Crap
a The Silver Baton For Most Predictable Prizes The ‘prestigious’ DuPont Awards were announced today from Columbia University and they were a roster of the totally most predictable and ‘safe’ bets you could imagine. Despite the fact that awards...
Read moreThe Kite Runner
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW7aGiuKZaU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Do you like this? Lacking the power of the book… It may be freezing cold here in England and every road and train closed down due to snow, but I am having a great time running on the...
Read moreWhy I Love England (even in the winter)
Last night was the Winter Solstice and there was a full moon that completely illuminated the sky. We took the dogs for a long walk late at night, even though it was bitterly cold, it was that kind of...
Read moreNow Anyone Can Make A Feature Film – Almost
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njeofv4dr9Q&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Scary… for Hollywood at least… One of the things I really like about flying all the time is that I get to see movies I would normally never pay to go and see. Or even come across Flying...
Read moreThe King’s Speech
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAm7gRXFiRo[/youtube] I have a voice… If you have not yet seen The Kings Speech, I urge you to go and see it. It is a lovely film. It’s the story of how George VI, burdened with a terrible stammer,...
Read moreMake Your Own Cable Channel At Home for Fun and Profit
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k2eZ7heYQ0[/youtube] Spacevidcast OK A few days ago I posted some rather astonishing video from NASA accompanied by some pretty lame narration. Engineers. I said there was enormous potential here for someone with an entrepreneurial bent. The next day I...
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