i use windows terminal client to access a server at work. i always forget the shortcut keys. particularly the ones to change the screen size (leaving me unable to get to my ‘real machine’ without disconnecting from the server).
here is a handy reminder for me:
186624 – Terminal Server Client Shortcut Key Combinations
when you have nothing to say, should you just shut up, or tell people you have nothing to say.
macaroon macaroon macaroon
have you ever tried to park a pigeon ? here are two double parked in a nice parking space. they were reserving it i suspect
i saw two chairs on my way home this evening:
this chair doubles up as a laser printer holder:
and there were two very posh chairs (and a nice table, and a naff table) left here:
what’s behind this door in our office you ask ?
click for the answer
i’m looking to sell some old theatre programs from the 1930s onwards. i went to charing cross road to see if anyone was interested. cecil court is the street for speciality bookshops.
i found a shop which was full of theatre programs. it was full because he had bought lots and not sold lots. as a result he wasn’t able/willing to buy any more.
he recommended adverts in the back of stage magazine. i also found this site:
Antiques UK
here is a lost photo. it’s wripped up and over some railings so i couldn’t reach it. there was also a very strong smell of urine which put me off retreaving the pieces. nearly all the bits are face down so I couldn’t see what the photo was of. oh well.
two failed congestion charging busting devices this morning:
jack knifed trolley. nicely parked up in an alloted parking space. hope they paid the meter
and here on some wooden trolley bits which was obviously such a failure it had been dumped in the bin
i saw at least 20 elastic bands in various places on my walk to work this morning. i was deliberately looking out for them following a comment added to an old post where i mentioned i had seen elastic bands.
Here are three of the many bands. perhaps the mysterons from thunderbirds were actually elastic bands ?
on the way home tonight shout “macaroon macaroon macaroon” three times everytime you see a bald man.
if you are at home, turn the telly on, open the window and play the same game, shouting out the window every time you see a bald man.
if anyone presents you with a macaroon biscuit as a result of your proclamations, don’t trust them.
i posted my experience of using a couple of the new directory enquiries numbers last night.
imagine my surprise when I saw the headline of the Daily Mail this morning in the newsagents:
“118 the great phones fiasco” which refers to the new DQ services !
Where this blog leads, the popular media will follow.
they are filming some movie near my office this morning. very exciting. i didn’t ask who was in it or what the film was. here is a picture from the street
have you used the new 118 numbers for directory enquiries yet ? I phone both 118 118 and 118 500 this evening …
it dawned on me this evening that my life doesn’t really get dark anymore. i don’t know if it ever did get dark even. everywhere i go is surrounded by either daylight (thanks to the sun) or streetlights (thanks to the local authorities).
The key is consistency. Let consistency unlock the door
develop your own “departure message”. don’t just say “goodbye”. craft a neat sentence and use it always. make it your hallmark.
Here are a few examples to get you started:
* Be seeing you
* All the very best
* Toodle pip
* Missing you already
Find one that fits and wear it out some. Let me know what you come up with.
no entry through the parcel tape. tourists could get stuck like flies on flypaper
Found by grahame:
He found it whilst at a meeting in London. Let’s let Grahame continue the story:
“I just popped to the loo in the coffee break and, to my pleasure,
discovered a photo to add to your collection which I will hand over to you
in due course (or get it scanned in at the office). For the record:
5th Floor gents toilet
TUC Conference Centre
The picture was laying face up on the hand drier. It was slightly bent,
adding to the appropriately glum face for such a position.”
thanks Grahame. great find.
i had lunch in the British Museum with the author of Dragoon.
The British Museum is full of smiling faces:
Maybe one day i’ll investigate some more …
