Knott in Botswana

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29

michael — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:01:00 +0000

New wheel bearing fitted to trailer: back to 4 wheels for the return leg tomorrow. Unladen as well, so hopefully better progress. # Final trek to Maun and 3 nights of minimalist living: http://twitpic.com/2huxky http://twitpic.com/2huxks http://twitpic.com/2huxmu # This enterprise really should be based in a shed near Barnsley: http://dlvr.it/4CX61http://bit.ly/bbEnnF via @bengoldacre + @engineer_update # In the name of [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22

michael — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Google now in Setswana http://www.google.co.bw/ (I really need to practice: MrsK confuses me by mixing Setswana, Kalanga & Bemba) # I could be tempted to follow some of these http://t.co/CA3Ppqq via @mashable – wonder if they skip the more inflammatory parts? # Maybe there is hope for UK heavy industry http://t.co/SKrtw5t – if only the environmental playing field [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-15

michael — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Performed pushups workout Week 4 Day 3. Max was 40. # Performed 47 pushups in an exhaustion test. # A little something from the weekend: http://twitpic.com/2d2krw http://twitpic.com/2d2ksj http://twitpic.com/2d2lf4 http://twitpic.com/2d2mda # Would the Daily Mail approve of me, since I am having my non-white children outside UK? http://bit.ly/coxk5S from @antonvowl via @gregeden # Quarterly phone bonus: "Orange would like to thank [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08

michael — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Performed pushups workout Week 4 Day 1. Max was 32. # 70 gigapixels of awesome: http://tinyurl.com/263ucp4 # Too much for me: Major Richard Sharpe and Victor Meldrew appearing in Inspector Morse. I'm next for the asylum. #crossedstreams # Performed pushups workout Week 4 Day 2. Max was 36. With 2 pauses. HRM data at http://tinyurl.com/2efntwn # By 'eck it's [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-01

michael — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Performed pushups workout Week 3 Day 1. Max was 22. Interruption over – let's try again. # Think deeper: Is F1 a team sport or an individual sport? What about Tour de France? Greater good (of the team) or individual glory? # Conclusion: it will be a photo finish between the contractor and the consultant as [...]

Chakalaka

michael — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:34:09 +0000

According to Wikipedia:

Chakalaka is a spicy African vegetable relish traditionally served with bread, pap, samp, stews or curries.

Ingredients

The ingredients can be varied according to what is available, but the main component is beans. Bean names seem to vary according to where you are in the world, I have used the names printed on the tins. [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25

michael — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Cat back after 36hrs AWOL. Welcome home, Leo. Reward is vet booking to remove appendages to reduce wanderlust. Should have stayed AWOL. # HIV test: nerve-wracking even when you know the chance of a HIV+ result is practically nil. Do you know your status? You should. # Thoroughly brilliant (albeit aircraft-geeky) blog at http://tinyurl.com/8hbaag # @gregeden 8/10 doing [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18

michael — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Pass the eye-bleach: http://tinyurl.com/2wne2ur Lord Mandleson off-duty on a bicycle… # Article by @bengoldacre http://tinyurl.com/64r8zr – anybody can get a dodgy PhD and ruthlessly market themselves and dodgy diet products # @gregeden so I've turned away lots of highly qualified Zambians/Kenyans with correspondence-course engineering degrees? Damn. in reply to gregeden # Moronic PR company shocker via @bengoldacre: http://tinyurl.com/32guoov although [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11

michael — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Must stop looking for trails between S21.973E28.428 and S21.123E27.666: need to finish current job first. # Bulls run through the streets, people gored to death, vuvuzelas banned to prevent disturbance: http://tinyurl.com/35mwqco. ¿qué? # RT @bengoldacre: cant remember where i found this but i like the cowpath idea for data gathering in grass http://bit.ly/c2Ga2L # Fantastic: Govt website uses [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

michael — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Meditating waiting for plotter to finish: Inkjet plotters are great but pen plotters are more fun to watch http://youtu.be/Fe9VWvtvNtg # @gregeden Reading you loud an… fizzle… bzzzt… <static> # Hate having biscuits in the office: only one solution. # Calculating flow capacity of a river diversion: http://tinyurl.com/2d63v7e http://tinyurl.com/37qhbp are my new favourite websites # Should have had a pie before [...]