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Grand trip 2004

Rachel — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:31:19 +0000

My parents have set off on a road trip across the USA. They (and my two younger sisters) have been resident in the USA for many years and now my folks have no children at home they are taking the chance to see a bit more of that huge country. I’m following their progress on my mam’s blog.

They Work for You

Rachel — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 13:53:45 +0000

Our Members of Parliament are supposed to be representing us, however most of us are too busy to be able to keep track of what is being said on our behalf by our local MP. They Work for You gives you an easy method to search on exactly what issues you local MP is speaking and voting on, so that you can stay informed, get in touch if you feel that your views should be made known, and ultimately use your knowledge to make an informed vote come election time. Via Simon Willison.

Tell An American To Vote (.com)

Rachel — Mon, 24 May 2004 20:47:26 +0000

I was intrigued by a banner on a web site and clicked it, to find Tell An American To Vote.

Most of the 7.1 million Americans living overseas do not vote. Now is your chance to tell them to! Just fill in your personal message below and we’ll send your American friends all the information they need to vote.

You can send your ex-pat friends an email from the site so they can get details about how to vote from overseas. I’ve never seen an ex-pat voting campaign before but with people spread all over the world it’s something that political parties in many countries might do well to consider.

Should I be offended?

Rachel — Sat, 08 May 2004 14:53:51 +0000

Bruce rants,

people who give their kids place-names as first names, like ‘Chester’, ‘Paris’, ‘Bethany‘ or – especially irritating – ‘India’ or ‘Asia’. They should be forced to change their own name to ‘Thorngumbald’, ‘Pratts Bottom’, or ‘Swinket Mease Rigg’

I shall henceforth be known as Ms. Swinket Mease Rigg, thankyouverymuch … do you think I can register rachelswinketmeaserigg.co.uk? Would be fun to spell out over the phone when asked for my email address.

Geeks

Rachel — Fri, 07 May 2004 21:19:02 +0000

Simon asks, “What makes a geek?”, the answer so far appears to involve lego.

In other news, some people have way to much time on their hands (requires Quicktime and sound – via Bruce Lawson).

My mother blogs …

Rachel — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:32:11 +0000

I’ve been wanting my mother to start blogging for ages as she has plenty of interesting things to say and finds some excellent web sites. She has just made her first ‘real’ post to Just Thinking about Theology and Society and I think it only right to officially welcome her to the blogosphere.

Where can you see lions?

Rachel — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:05:03 +0000

… only in KenyaAAA!

I’ve been singing this all day.

Put it back!

Rachel — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:53:40 +0000

UserFriendly on the Google changes – despite the “redesign” Google is still full of font tags and other crud from yesteryear.

t-shirts

Rachel — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:31:23 +0000

My t-shirts arrived yesterday from Threadless, I am currently wearing I Am Analog, and I also bought Y Bird. So I have clothes, without having to go into a shop … which is good.

Useful Aramaic Phrases

Rachel — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:41:01 +0000

Ma’hed lee qalleel d-Khayey d-Breeyaan, ellaa dlaa gukhkaa.