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My beautiful wife & life partner is another year older... and I just wanted to say:
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY... Many happy returns!
 
Enjoy your day & look forward to Equi's tonight.
 
Love you.
 
Tx
 
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I've been playing about with the apps on my iPhone... buying some "pro" versions... picking some apps based on demonstrated need rather than just novelty. What apps are you rocking on you iPhone... Blackberry... Windows Mobile... or Motorola Star-Tac?

       

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Had a lovely evening last night meeting with fellow emerging Scotland peeps.
 
We took over a corner of my local Starbucks in Borders and had a right natter about our personal situations... plans & dreams for the future etc.
 
What struck me was the diversity of people: young & not so young... male & female... various denominations & associations... it was an inspiring & engaging mix.
 
What encouraged me most was that everyone was immersed in conversation... & mutually appreciative discussion. It was very uplifting for me... and very encouraging to Stewart, who was hosting the meetup.
 
I think it met a need... a gap, so to speak. People were no longer alone or subject to seeking support online.
 
So here's to this becoming a regular thing... albeit... not on a Thursday due to the busyness of the City Centre & Starbucks.
 
My thanks to everyone for contributing... & to the staff of Starbucks for their patience.
 
Tx
 
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I picked up a honey brown Brooks B17 standard saddle today & some white Fizik tape... from Evans at Xscape. I wanted to keep the bike looking as original as possible... so I replaced the plastic Brooks B18 seat & the white tape that was on the bike when my dad gave me it. I probably should have went with black but... the honey brown was just so sweet. Next up is new tyres. It would appear that... due to the age of the bike... I may not have a wide selection of tyres to choose from. They are 26" / 1.25... and this isn't too common nowadays... at least in Evans. I hope to find yellow or white tyres... but may have to do with what I can get. Will keep you posted.
 
Tx

     

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I really love my new wallpaper for my iPhone. Dayna pinched my iPhone... created this pic with the "iDoodle" app then set it as my wallpaper.
 
Yesterday, Miriam looked up YouTube vids to learn how to use the open source paint app called "TuxPaint"... then asked me to download it. She is currently playing with it... and by playing with it I mean learning by doing & getting better with every attempt.
 
This interaction with IT astounds me. It shouldn't really... the we'ans have been browsing & gaming for years.
 
Maybe this kind of freedom makes me a bad parent... and I do worry about YouTube considering the recent porno-as-kids-vids attack... but with the correct add-ons in Firefox, I am convinced they are training for their future.
 
Add to this their gaming... with the DS, Wii, PSP & PS2... and i think they are preparing for the future... and for now... in ways we can only dream.
 
Now... if I could only get them into electronic music.
 
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I am now the proud owner of a vintage BSA Javelin bicycle. It was my father's but I pestered him to give me it (thanks dad!) so I can live out my Bike Messenger dreams.
 
The idea is to do her up. I'm thinking Brooks leather handlebar tape & a Brooks leather B17 saddle... along with a pair of yellow Schwalbe Blizzard/Lugano tyres... and a pair of Wellgo pedals.
 
I'm going to keep the gears on her for now but am considering going fixie when I get fitter.
 
Its probably cheaper to buy a new bike... but where is the fun in that? This is an analogue offline wind-in-my-face restoration / nostalgia project... and I'm happy as larry that I have something new to geek out over.
 
She won't replace my full suspension MTB. In fact, they will complement each other nicely... with the BSA being more of a road / town bike.
 
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I know there are a bunch of my peeps that don't get Coldplay... and I'm cool with that. Ours is a unity not uniformity thing afterall... you like what you like.
 
Me & mine however love Coldplay & we were really excited to download their free live ep :: left right left right left.
 
I'm glad to report that it's fab. The recording [ a collection of their best songs recorded live ] captures something of their live show and really whets my whistle to go see / hear them live
 
Sure... there's is populist rock music... but being populist isn't always a bad thing... especially when there is merit behind the popularity.
 
This live ep highlights their merit... and is well worth checking out.
 
Tx
 
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...was a glorious morning... filled with light & hope... & a renewed sense of purpose.

Today was a good day. Tx
 
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Picked up these notebooks for £1.99 in TKMaxx today. 3 square (shape) blank notebooks.
 
Three different colour combos: * Red cover + blue pages
* Blue cover + orange pages
* Black cover + pink pages
 
I've never heard of "Icartai della Corona" before... but I am impressed. ..and yes, I am a stationary geek!

   

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A trip into Glasgow is always a pleasure & tonight was doubly so... Church at the Spoon was happening & I had the opportunity to hang with some dear friends. This evening we focussed on Jesus... determining who He is and isn't... using whatever method we had (biblegateway.com or concordance etc) to back up what we thought with Bible verses. The challenge was to ensure our view of Jesus was based on Scripture & not our romantic idealism. Some of the thoughts presented afterwards were very challenging. Afterwards I talked briefly about what Andrew Jones had said on the podcast about prayer, telling stories, building community then evangelizing based on Luke 10. Hopefully I made sense. We have a great opportunity to connect with the community at the Tron but need a "person of peace" to aid us. What is apparent is the community that is being built within the participation of those involved. There is a real desire to be together... with the focus on Jesus. So here's to the future in the Spoon.

           

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