It’s been one of those weeks, that considering I’m retired, I seemed to be out more than in. And no, it wasn’t just ‘out for lunches’! Instead, I sorted out a friend’s two PCs as she made the jump to Windows 8, continued my computer-coaching class, met up with an ex-work colleague, as well as …
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Month:April 2015
Romford Girls Reunited
We caught up with Gill, Chris and Denise tonight – we all know each other from our days based in Sainsbury’s Romford Area Office in the 80s. It’s been a while since we last got together with the gang, and it was our turn to host. I did most of the food preparation, whilst Ann …
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Sun, Seagulls and Castanets
Ahhh, a rather late start of us two – 7.30am – and it was off to Eastbourne (to check out a Hotel) then Worthing (for a birthday party) and then finally to our overnight stay in Arundel (a return to the aptly named Comfort Inn). This was possibly our longest trip so far in the …
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Easter 2015
For us, Easter this year was about getting together with friends and family – and eating! After a mammoth shop in Thursday night (unfortunately, ASDA was out of mammoths!) and a follow-up on shop Friday morning, we were all set for the feeding of the five thousand (well, not quite, but it felt like it!!) …
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TV: Thunderbirds are Go!
ITV launched Thunderbirds are Go on Easter Saturday at 5pm on ITV. I must admit, given the significance of the original series, I was very surprised at the distinct lack of advertising and general marketing for this reimagining of this iconic series from the 60s. From reading the limited pre-release blurb, it seemed that many …
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Lent Spent – 2015
Well, here are again. my self-imposed 45-day Lent period is over for another year. I managed to resist my banned list for 2015 without too much trouble – and there’s a smug look about me this morning! All-in-all, I lost around 11lbs, which was more-or-less the same as last year – and that’s pretty pleasing, …
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Website Makeover
Desktop View With Google announcing that websites that are NOT ‘mobile-friendly’ will be penalised in search engine rankings later this April, I thought it was about time I got around to ensuring my personal website – StevePalmer.com – is compliant. Above is the standard ‘desktop’ homepage, whilst below is the vertical-scrollable version you’ll see, if …
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