I have finished my Excel book now and I have uploaded it to Kindle.
It is being reviewed now so I will have to wait to post full details here.
Within spitting distance of 600 pages.
DW
11.8.12
10.8.12
Excel Book: final hurdle
585 pages and 136,291 words as at bed time last night.
I should finish the Excel Book today. Then it's introductions, summaries, bits of formatting and it's done.
Ta daa!
DW
I should finish the Excel Book today. Then it's introductions, summaries, bits of formatting and it's done.
Ta daa!
DW
9.8.12
Ching and Ken Hom
I stumbled across a cookery programme last might: Ching He and Ken Hom, travelling across China in a culinary quest.
Yes, we have seen celeb chefs going abroad but this was exciting!
Both chefs are Chinese, both speak the language and both know how to cook: they have a fundamental understanding of their ingredients and techniques.
Ken Hom seems to be shy and modest. Ching seems to be more outgoing and more willing to use her language skills.
One of the highlights of the programme was when Ching went to a B&B outside Beijing and shared a kitchen with a fantastic 57 year old local woman. The brought out Ching's personality really well.
They also went to cookery classes: not the sickly, Oh! Wow! That's amazing of a Gary Rhodes either.
Can't wait for episode two!
DE
Yes, we have seen celeb chefs going abroad but this was exciting!
Both chefs are Chinese, both speak the language and both know how to cook: they have a fundamental understanding of their ingredients and techniques.
Ken Hom seems to be shy and modest. Ching seems to be more outgoing and more willing to use her language skills.
One of the highlights of the programme was when Ching went to a B&B outside Beijing and shared a kitchen with a fantastic 57 year old local woman. The brought out Ching's personality really well.
They also went to cookery classes: not the sickly, Oh! Wow! That's amazing of a Gary Rhodes either.
Can't wait for episode two!
DE
8.8.12
Is the Cloud a Good Idea?
The Internet cloud is a great idea isn't it?
Software online, storage online, technical staff online. Software updated without the need to know it or even do anything about it.
Shangri La solution isn't it!
Well, everything has an Achilles heel doesn't it? Yes, is the answer. In my case the Achilles heel is my BT broadband connection. It is very slow and it is unstable. I have been complaining and have met engineers, had long conversations on the phone ...
Last week, the latest engineer of engineers left me a brand new router/hub. This evening my connection dropped completely and the techie on the phone said it is probably because the hub is broken.
Smart solution to leave me with a broken hub.
Why mention this, though? My book is almost complete: 570 pages written and just the index to complete. Hear this: I decided to keep it in the cloud using Dropbox so that I could easily access it from anywhere ... crap idea!
Fortunately, I also save backups locally and have TWO up to date copies on my system.
I am not impressed.
DW
Software online, storage online, technical staff online. Software updated without the need to know it or even do anything about it.
Shangri La solution isn't it!
Well, everything has an Achilles heel doesn't it? Yes, is the answer. In my case the Achilles heel is my BT broadband connection. It is very slow and it is unstable. I have been complaining and have met engineers, had long conversations on the phone ...
Last week, the latest engineer of engineers left me a brand new router/hub. This evening my connection dropped completely and the techie on the phone said it is probably because the hub is broken.
Smart solution to leave me with a broken hub.
Why mention this, though? My book is almost complete: 570 pages written and just the index to complete. Hear this: I decided to keep it in the cloud using Dropbox so that I could easily access it from anywhere ... crap idea!
Fortunately, I also save backups locally and have TWO up to date copies on my system.
I am not impressed.
DW
Words of the London Olympics
Words of the London Olympics
amazing
unbelievable
phenomenal
right now
marvellous, marvellous
hopefully
stand out
yes, no
a piece of running, a piece of history
big ask, tough ask
goosebumps
sideburns
Is ... ... ... ... the greatest British Olympian ever?
Pronunciation matters:
HeptAthlon has become HeptathLON
TriAthlon has become TriathLON
There's probably more that I should write, I'll add them later.
DW
amazing
unbelievable
phenomenal
right now
marvellous, marvellous
hopefully
stand out
yes, no
a piece of running, a piece of history
big ask, tough ask
goosebumps
sideburns
Is ... ... ... ... the greatest British Olympian ever?
Pronunciation matters:
HeptAthlon has become HeptathLON
TriAthlon has become TriathLON
There's probably more that I should write, I'll add them later.
DW
Fantastic Chris Hoy
I've just watched Sir Chris Hoy winning another gold medal with a fantastic effort in the velodrome. Really fantastic.
DW
DW
6.8.12
Champion Pasty
I was inspired to make a Cornish Pasty. I made rough puff pastry and realised, after about 45 years (quick, ef?!), that this is the pastry my mother used to make and that was so good. I used the lard that I had left over from last Xmas too.
Well, here are some photos! Instead of meat I used veggie sausage mix and that worked well.
Recommended: the one I ate, with mushy peas, was really good :)
DW
Well, here are some photos! Instead of meat I used veggie sausage mix and that worked well.
Recommended: the one I ate, with mushy peas, was really good :)
DW
5.8.12
Team GB Footballers out!
Sorry to say but it was the penalties wot done it!
Again!!
South Korea have gone through to the semi finals and good luck to them now!
Having seen those two games at Old Trafford I know how much everyone enjoyed the Olympic football so it's a pity we won't be involved any more.
DW
Again!!
South Korea have gone through to the semi finals and good luck to them now!
Having seen those two games at Old Trafford I know how much everyone enjoyed the Olympic football so it's a pity we won't be involved any more.
DW
Mo Farah did it too
Well done Mr Farah! He won gold with a fantastic performance: the first 10,000 metres Gold for team GB ever!
Brilliant night for team GB
Oh! Team GB drew 1:1 with S Korea ... Every silver lining has a cloud as they play extra time and maybe a penalty shoot out! Crikey!
DW
Brilliant night for team GB
Oh! Team GB drew 1:1 with S Korea ... Every silver lining has a cloud as they play extra time and maybe a penalty shoot out! Crikey!
DW
A Raft of Medals for the Rowers!
It's been a very good day at the Olympics today. Rowers won, Cyclists won, Jessica Ennis won, the Long Jumper won and Mo Farah is running as I type ... 3,000 metres to go.
Brendan Foster is commentating on Farah's 10,000 race and it's fair to say he's lost none of his talent. On a score of 1 to 10, Foster's talent has always been firmly lodged at 2.
Will report on Farah in a minute or two.
DW
Brendan Foster is commentating on Farah's 10,000 race and it's fair to say he's lost none of his talent. On a score of 1 to 10, Foster's talent has always been firmly lodged at 2.
Will report on Farah in a minute or two.
DW
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