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Article  ShantiBoom!
Hits 119 | Last Modified 2010-02-16
This is a Visual Basic puzzle game I wrote back in the year 1998. It seems to run okay on Win XP, not sure about anything else. I'm releasing it as freeware! Enjoy!
Article  Damson Gin
Hits 690 | Last Modified 2009-10-14
Another 1960s recipe for Damson Gin this time, though it is probably older than that. Requires 1lb damsons, 3oz sugar, 1 bottle of gin, makes 2 bottles of damson gin. Takes about 3 months.
Article  Sloe Gin
Hits 691 | Last Modified 2009-10-14
A 1960s sloe gin recipe. Requires 1lb sloes, 5oz sugar, 70cl Gin. Takes about 3 months. Makes 2 bottles of sloe gin from 1 bottle of gin.
Article  Alingan Bajis recipe
Hits 608 | Last Modified 2009-10-05
These cheese and potato bhajis are a popular snack in north-west India. They are very easy to make and hard to get wrong! Best served with chilli sauce, chutney, curd or yoghurt.
Article  Seaweed Soup
Hits 433 | Last Modified 2009-09-18
This is a quick, basic, tasty and easy soup that I often make on a lunchtime. You can have it as it is, or with noodles to make it more substantial.
Article  Little archaeologist game
Hits 684 | Last Modified 2009-09-02
This is an old, old java applet platform game I wrote. I thought I'd put it back on line as I just found it again :)
Article  Tarka Dal with coconut milk
Hits 1208 | Last Modified 2009-08-18
This makes an amazingly tasty and comforting dal. This was, surprisingly, inspired by Rick Stein's similar tarka daal on his Eastern Odyssey programme recently - the Sri Lanka episode. And it's vegetarian / vegan too!
Article  Banana Licuado
Hits 638 | Last Modified 2009-08-01
Don't listen to the others, this is the real deal - a proper Banana Licuado recipe.
Article  Marijuana wine recipe
Hits 1535 | Last Modified 2009-07-24
I met a guy who made his own cannabis wine, I asked for the recipe out of curiosity and offer it here for your interest. He said it was good, but I have no idea if it is or not.
Article  Vegetarian Thai Spring Rolls
Hits 714 | Last Modified 2009-07-17
People get excited when I make these :) Delicious! It is based on a recipe I found on the net some time ago, but have since lost the link for. These are the tastiest spring rolls I have ever encountered :)
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Article  Travel checklist
Hits 388 | Last Modified 2007-05-23
Going on a trip and don't know what to take with you?... These are the things I always travel with:
Misc  Videos
Hits 1105 | Last Modified 2007-06-11
I've made a few little videos over the years, mostly on phones, so the quality isn't always great!
Blog February 9th 2002
Hits 804 | Last Modified 2007-07-25
Buses to Bhopal are at 5.30am and at 7am and take 6 hours. We are aiming for the 5.30am for some reason...
Misc  Amusing or interesting images
Hits 1010 | Last Modified 2008-02-06
I just found this folder during a cleanup of my PC's hard drive. It's a collection of images that struck me as amusing or interesting over the years. Enjoy, perhaps?
Blog February 2000
Hits 552 | Last Modified 2007-05-24
Okay, okay, two months gap in a travel journal is pretty bad. I fell into the settled-routine-no-journal-writing thing in Antigua.
Article  Tripples
Hits 1345 | Last Modified 2009-05-01
I found this in a charity shop a while ago, it's a 1970s board game that is bewildering at first glance, but actually quite easy, complicated and various levels of fun too.
Misc Champagne Cocktail
Hits 981 | Last Modified 2007-05-16
Recipe for a Champagne Cocktail.
Article  Half-man, half-biscuit
Hits 2900 | Last Modified 2007-05-23
One of the most popular types of monster throughout history has been the half-man, half-something-else. A good examples of a scary half-men creatures are the werewolf (half-man, half-wolf), minotaur (half-man, half bull) and zombie. Zombie? I hear you cry. Yes - half-man, half-dead. On the whole it seems like taking half of a man away and adding half of something else creates an evil entity, bent on death and destruction. There are notable exceptions though, which I'll talk about in a moment.
Misc Normal and Wronguns?
Hits 1335 | Last Modified 2007-12-05
A friend just sent me an Excel spreadsheet called LVR.xls, and invited me to tell him what the contents of it meant? Little quiz... What is this all about? Answers on a postcard please.
Article  The Bus Game
Hits 1053 | Last Modified 2007-05-16
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Comment BT Shop, on-line delays, poor customer service comment by Mr J Russell
Hits | Last Modified 2010-02-19I bought a Freestyle 750 Twin on 11 Feb, pointing out to Michael Rogers, the salesman, that as we live in the Channel Islands VAT is not paid. He assured me that it would be taken off. It wasn't. On the invoice, No.111147771, VAT at £7.44 was
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