Telegraph Fantasy Football password
The Daily Telegraph Fantasy Football password for Wednesday 7th March is JIGSAW.
Paid blogging
I’m due to appear as part of a panel at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation on the topic of “Blogging for profit”. My place there is based more on technical input than blogging knowledge but, as an active blogger who already makes a tidy $7 (approximately) a month from Adsense, I thought …
Leyton Orient 3-1 Tranmere Rovers
A little under two weeks since one of Orient’s worst performances ever against Brighton, they looked like a different side in a total mauling of Tranmere Rovers. There were so many goal opportunities that the 3-1 scoreline is actually quite flattering for Tranmere. Two very good early chances went amiss before Justin Miller’s relatively tame …
Programmers are brain surgeons
Programmers are brain surgeons is a blog post I was sent that looks at how programmers are perceived in the pecking order of job titles. The basis of the argument is that programming in itself should be valued, that programmers should not aspire to be managers who then leave programming behind, and that the programmer …
Telegraph Fantasy Football password
The Telegraph Fantasy Football password for Wednesday 21st February is FOCUS.
Football quotes of the week
These footballing quotes on the BBC site are pretty good. Starting with Arsene Wenger: “When you’re dealing with someone who only has a pair of underpants on, if you take his underpants off, he has nothing left – he’s naked. You’re better off trying to find him a pair of trousers to complement him rather …
Asadal Korean Restaurant, Holborn
I’m a fan of oriental food generally, so finding something different to the standard Chinese or Thai choices is always welcome. Asadal certainly fits the bill of being different, with food cooked at the table and menu that’s pretty baffling for anyone not familiar with Korean food. The restaurant doesn’t do a lot to attract …
Leyton Orient 1-1 Carlisle
Some dogged scrapping brought Orient back from a goal down against fellow promotees Carlisle in a match that was high on excitement if low on quality. The first goal came quickly and the fans were already dreading a thrashing along the lines of the 4-1 defeat by Brighton the previous Tuesday, and defensive wobbles and …
Fortune Teller and Genuine Spiritual Healer
Just what I’ve been looking for: someone to solve a problem where no-one else can help. It’s not the A-team, but an east London ‘Genuine Spiritual Healer’ who can tackle “a problem that has not been solved by anyone”. And, it comes with a complete guaratee: “All your problems will be solved for ever within …
Breaking news – Madonna finally flips
“Pop star Madonna has said she ‘wants to be like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and John Lennon’.” If you’re thinking that perhaps she means that in a very specific, music-related way, then you’re wrong: it’s quite literal. Her aspirations don’t stop there, and she sees no reason why we can’t all reach such heights: “We …