Last night I sat down to do some recording but my PC decided it was having none of it. My recording software put crackles and pops into the track where there were no crackles and pops. It is that time of the year again and so I sat down and began to reinstall Windows XP. It is a bit like Spring cleaning really and I do this ever 12 months or so. Backing up all important data to my other drives is a chore, but essential. The reinstallation took me to the early hours but again it was essential. Ho hum.
On the telly, I am a big fan of The Mark Steel Lectures. I store them on my Thompson DHD4000 box (which is a bit like Sky+ but without the satellite or the subscription to Evil Murdoch Inc PLC). The great thing about this series is it harks back to the fabled Golden Age of TV. These programmes are both amusing and informative. Mark Steel takes a famous person and then puts a humourous spin on their history. Last episode it was Chaucer. OK – it sounds flippant but it really is clever and I recommend anyone who likes their humour clever (or their documentaries funny) to check it out.
Today – bought shoes for The Missus and went to the pub for a Guiness. Still too cold to drink cider. Bah…roll on the warm weather.

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