Monthly Archives: August 2009

A little knowledge

The well known phrase “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing” was preceded by something along the lines of “drink shallow not of the waters of knowledge where a greater draft largely sobers”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-31

@AC_M apols for late response, been to see shows in London over weekend (Phantom of The Opera and Dirty Dancing) in reply to AC_M # @AC_M Universities expect good GCSEs plus higher level qualifications ("A" levels usually in England & Wales) before they will offer places in reply to AC_M # @AC_M without some GCSE

@AC_M apols for late response,…

@AC_M apols for late response, been to see shows in London over weekend (Phantom of The Opera and Dirty Dancing)

@AC_M Universities expect good…

@AC_M Universities expect good GCSEs plus higher level qualifications (“A” levels usually in England & Wales) before they will offer places

@AC_M without some GCSE qualif…

@AC_M without some GCSE qualifications it can be hard to get a job.

@AC_M There is a GCSE qualific…

@AC_M There is a GCSE qualification available for each of a wide range of subjects eg physics, maths, English, French, german, geography etc

Younger daughter goes for blac…

Younger daughter goes for black and White boots look http://twitpic.com/fvk20

Big question now is: did the f…

Big question now is: did the folks at home remember to feed my fish? Not worried about the dogs – they let you know when they are hungry.

Got a taxi from nr hotel to st…

Got a taxi from nr hotel to station (feet hurt despite new boots). Driver spotted my camera and talked my ear off about his old cameras.

A weekend in London

For our youngest daughter’s 16th birthday, my wife and I arranged for her to see Phantom of the Opera in London with three of her friends with time for shopping as well. Obviously, we were not keen on just sending them off to London on their own to fend for themselves so my wife and