Archive for April, 2009

New podcast: Adventures in dog-sledding

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Go here to listen to my podcast on dog sledding. Or you can find me in iTunes. Search Gifted Typist and you can subscribe. I’m proud of this podcast because I’ve found a theme tune and did some nifty sound mixing. Yeee Haaawww.

Which tweeps tweet on Twitter?

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See my column on Twitter and social media here. So which one of you is on Twitter? It’s fun, like blogging on steriods. (And you’re not allow to get all:  ew, I’m not into that cuz I’m too good – unless you’ve had a go.) As far as the bloggies go, I’m now following: Lisa [...]

Bitter sweet news

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I wanted to post this update on the terrible car crash that took our cousin two weeks ago. The two children are now listed in stable condition in hospital. I don’t know if people’s prayers, good vibes, medical attention or simple luck are responsible – maybe they all are – but I feel so grateful [...]

Are you an ignor-anus?

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Thanks to GT commentator Dick for alerting me to the Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational asking readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners: 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially [...]