Tweets from the last few weeks

By admin, on November 14th, 2010

Really enjoyed Mastering Macbeth at @salisburyplay last night. Looking forward to Barebones’ next production Sat Nov 13
Some Linux I didn’t know – display processes sorted by start time: ps -ef –sort=start_time Thu Nov 11
If u never venture outside the box u will probably not be creative. If u never get inside the box u will certainly be stupid @lifehacker Tue Nov 09
I’m currently researching Bishop John Jewell and Pope Saint Julius for the Salisbury road names bit of the website Tue Nov 09
Listening to a very good lecture podcast from @UniOfBath about Avebury. Will tweet a link later. Tue Nov 09
Salisbury news on the net: http://salisburyandstonehenge.net/salisbury-news/salisbury-news-from-the-net Sat Nov 06
@DaveGorman Perhaps he meant Lenny O’Henry early ’60s soul singer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64yaTJCjsbU Sat Nov 06
Just adding my 140 characters in support of the campaign to #FreeGary McKinnon Fri Nov 05
I’ve enjoyed Danny Baker’s writing and broadcasting since he was at the NME. Hope the old chap gets better soon Tue Nov 02
Listening to a doc about the common cold. Researchers *weigh* the volunteers Kleenex to determine how sever the cold is! Yuck.. Tue Nov 02
Done a Salisbury and Stonehenge news-from-the-web post http://goo.gl/B88B Sun Oct 31
Enjoyed Nani’s goal – serves Gomez right for trying to pinch 10 yards for the ‘free kick’ :) Sun Oct 31
Enjoyed a coffee in the Boston Tea Party Cafe in the lovely Old George Inn. My post on the Old George Inn was http://goo.gl/5K8E Sat Oct 30
Done a Salisbury and Stonehenge news-from-the-web post http://goo.gl/B88B Not sure it’s the best idea… Sat Oct 30
Have found a poppy that I’m not going to lose within a day of sticking it on! http://bit.ly/11ctu4 Sat Oct 30
Support Remembrance Day Poppy, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! – link Sat Oct 30
Going through receipts for expenses. Found on one I was served by someone called Thu Oct 28
@UbuntuCola A random bit of trivia for you. Crawfish was Joe Strummer’s favourite Elvis song Thu Oct 28

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Enjoying listening to @stephenfry on the iplayer but do keep expecting a Quidditch match to start Tue Oct 26
@RolandMillward No just aches and pains. Very slow time – byt it’ll give me something to improve on next year :) Tue Oct 26
Grateful to colleagues and ex colleagues at @Sony and @CapGemini and @Simplyhealth for Great South Run sponsorship… Mon Oct 25
@UpdownCottage @RolandMillward Thanks for the encouragement. Extremely sore today. Will do some training next year! Mon Oct 25
Done and done in Sun Oct 24
One mile to go for @wateraid Sun Oct 24
8 Mile of road done for @wateraid Sun Oct 24
Seven done. one mile to the sea front. hope it’s not too blowy. great south run for @wateraid Sun Oct 24
Halfway home ! great south run for @wateraid Sun Oct 24
Four on the floor for @wateraid Sun Oct 24
Three miles done in great south run for @wateraid Sun Oct 24
1 Mile done for @wateraid. stopped for traditional loo break on first corner Sun Oct 24
Kick off! Sun Oct 24
Want to start the run now! just wish i’d done some training… Sun Oct 24
On the ports mouth train. lots of runners Sun Oct 24
Basing stoke out of hours is as dead as ever Sun Oct 24
Sunrise is so different to sunset. Don’t know why. Sun Oct 24
Sun Oct 24
The dawn is beautiful this morning. Long time since i’ve seen it ! Sun Oct 24
Off to great south run for @wateraid . Sun Oct 24
Learnt a new word today – ‘shelfware’ meaning unused software or software licenses Wed Oct 20
Quite pleased with myself ‘cos I worked the phrase ‘health and safety gone mad’ into my GSR http://www.justgiving.com/mattypenny2010 Wed Oct 20
Doing the Great South Run at the weekend. Set up http://www.justgiving.com/mattypenny2010 supporting @WaterAid. in memory of Salisbury 1849! Wed Oct 20
Listened to this on the detail of Warrens Blacking, where Charles Dickens worked as a child http://bit.ly/a7nzgW Tue Oct 19
Many thanks to the people that ran @speechification . The site was an education. Tue Oct 19
#whatilearnttoday Tom Jones first recorded ‘Its Not Unusual’ as a demo for Sandie Shaw. I’d love to hear her sing it. Tue Oct 19
My post for #BAD2010 – Salisbury in the time of cholera http://bit.ly/btalU1 Fri Oct 15
@blogactionday post on Salisbury, cholera and the New Canal is published http://bit.ly/8ZY5rh Fri Oct 15
@blogactionday Am blogging about the 1849 Salisbury cholera epidemic for #BAD10. Not overly topical. :) Thu Oct 14
In 1849 192 people died in the cholera epidemic in Salisbury. Disease is easily preventable. I’m supporting @blogactionday Wed Oct 13
Giving my brain a workout by listening to the great Cornel West lecture/podcast from @FreeLibrary of Philadlphia http://bit.ly/bYp9Wf Mon Oct 11
Special, unique dates like 101010 remind us that every day is special, unique & precious. That was Thought for the Day from Reverend Matt Sun Oct 10
I’ve been mainly enjoying Serge Gainsbourg on Youtube this week. Couldn’t get to the Odeon for the film, sadly. Sat Oct 09
#whatilearnedthisweek Chap in Wyndham Arms said anglers, being photo’d with fish, hold the fish away from themselves to make it look bigger Sat Oct 09
Lovely radio doc/podcast about Michael Tierney of Ennis – ‘one of the last great characters of County Clare’ http://bit.ly/dl40Ml Sat Oct 09
@sa_eeps Re: reading On Writing in Reading. Right! ….feel I’m regressing to Dr Seusz now Wed Oct 06
@Boneist Good…must be DBA humour :) Wed Oct 06
Am reading Stephen King ‘On Writing’. Now writing about reading On Writing. & you’re reading my writing about reading On Writing. Am sad man Tue Oct 05
Found a one-post blog by Rosemary Hill, writer of Stonehenge and God’s Architect http://godsarchitect.blogspot.com/ Mon Oct 04
#whatilearnedtoday Chess chap Korchnoi thought opponent Karpov’s team gave him coded messages by sending different flavours of yoghurt Fri Oct 01
Also liked this from Blair on religion and such: ‘God wont tell you at what level to set the minimum wage’ Fri Oct 01
Liked the Churchill quote, on the day of defeat at polls in 1945 – ‘I suppose that’s what we’ve been fighting for’ Fri Oct 01
A radio show about Churchill was followed by an i/view with Tony Blair on the Walkman this morning. Not really a fair comparison…. Fri Oct 01
Post on the naming of Kingsland Rd is up http://bit.ly/dzTuH3 Part 1 Waterloo to Wandsworth Wed Sep 22

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