2010-03-19GMT03:31:53Does this look like a real skateboard to you?Story in the Telegraph about a skateboarding owl. And it's in Folkestone this time, last week's story like this was from Fareham. There are owls in the town centre, and one of them might like a skateboard, but that looks too small to me. Or, that's a... 2010-03-19GMT03:28:16Number 11 spring newsletterSpring is here; our daffodils bloom happily in the windows, the sun gives a warm hazy feel to Folkestone, the sea is calm and glistening; it is a happy and peaceful time of year, and in keeping with that, we, No.11 have many exciting events ahead of ... 2010-03-18GMT01:55:15Yesterday was a good dayWell, a momentous day - wee man started crawling! I have come to rely on putting him down and knowing he's not going anywhere while I turn my back, it lets us get things like washing up and so on done. But no more, he's finally started crawling at th... 2010-03-16GMT01:47:36Genuinely free five pound betBetfair are giving you a totally free GBP5 bet. All you have to do is click through and sign in with your name and email address. This is what you have to choose:Champions HurdleBack one of these two outcomes:1. Go Native/Binocular/Solwhit2. The othe... 2010-03-16GMT01:38:01Oh yeah finished my book tooWorld without end, book without end more like, it just went on and on and on. Enjoyable enough in short bursts but a bit relentless, the same things being done by / to the same people again and again and again. Much like the book this is a sequel to,... 2010-03-16GMT01:33:28Countdown in a parallel universeWas I hallucinating or was Countdown weird on channel4 yesterday? We watch on 4od / www.channel4.com most days, and they had taken a break from the recent series tournament for a one off. OR, I dreamed it. Several changes, first they brought back the... 2010-03-16GMT01:28:24BoingSpring appears to have sprung! Sunshine for two days in a row, I have turned the central heating off.The flat is still under offer, no progress as yet. I have appointed a solicitor, they have sent / are sending me acres of questionnaire to fill out, ... 2010-03-13GMT07:57:37What's a good cocktail?I have Chartreuse, Jack Daniels, gin, bacardi, Travarica, amaretto, and vodka. I don't drink spirits, but I'm thinking of emptying our drinks cabinet in case we move soon. We have accepted an offer on the flat, so it will surely be soon, these things... 2010-03-12GMT11:04:30Folkestone's HEVY music festival is back agin this year!Gallows, The Subways, Sepultura, Rolo Tomassi, Napalm Death, Polar Bear Club, Dead Swans, Lower Than Atlantis & Feed The Rhino announced for the Hevy Music Festival 2010.The team behind last year's one-day music event on Folkestone Seafront return th... 2010-03-11GMT07:56:09Idiots, imbeciles, and moronsWe know the difference now, do you? Clare found a book today that belonged to my Granddad, that I remember taking from their house when I was a child. With permission, I think.People with IQs below 70 are sometimes classified in the textbooks as feeb... 2010-03-11GMT07:47:58Our trip to Dublin (part one)Went to Dublin for the weekend, just Clare and I, we left the wee man at home. I did miss him a lot, I get even more homesick than before these days, even on the shortest of trips.Good flight times with Ryan Air meant we had time to drop Harry off at... 2010-03-11GMT02:34:57A shooting!It's all gone a bit The Wire round here! An actual shooting to the death in practically my immediate family. Little girl tells dad that her step-dad smacked her, so dad goes round with his gun, puts it in step-dad's mouth and threatens him (verbally ... 2010-03-10GMT07:39:25Pictures from inside The Elizabethan<a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30116649535">here on Facebook</a> in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30116649535">Legends of Folkestone</a>. Good work!2010-03-10GMT11:50:54Can I play HTML5 Youtube videos in Firefox right now?A nice reminder of the video issues in the shift from flash to HTML5. HTML5 will be omg the shizzle good, but see there's a VHS vs Betamax style problem, and that story on lifehacker.com sums up the details. Firefox are going with one standard for HT... 2010-03-09GMT09:12:08Fareham space squirrelsAt last, a Fareham news story that's not about murderers, paedophiles or strip clubs! squirrels in coconut helmets instead. From the Telegraph. I love squirrels.Dublin write up to come soon, bit busy though.... 2010-03-08GMT07:22:04Happy birthday HarryHe's 3/4 today, nine months.2010-03-04GMT01:13:39Anyone written a pbworks plugin?Trying to write a pbworks plugin in javascript. Not really a plugin, but just including a small amount of js in the page as that's all I've figured out how to do so far. Here's my snippet: jQuery( function () { jQuery.getJSON( 'http://foo.com/jso... 2010-02-27GMT08:12:25Woken up to NO WATERDANG, got swimming to go to, then Canterbury, then staying out to watch the Rugby, as we have a flat viewing today. This is thrown slightly into disarray by having no water in the flat today. Called Veolia emergency number, they say there's nothing i... 2010-02-26GMT03:42:30Man alive they've even shut down Celebdaq!I made Celebdaq, it was a reskinning of popex my music industry share trading game (which is also obviously long shut down). It's like someone is scouring the internet removing all evidence of everything I ever did. Look out www.popbitch.com!... 2010-02-26GMT01:14:03BBC to shut down 6Music :-(Read all about it, what a shame. Bit of a bumbling incoherent post this one, I'm not happy, but I don't have time for eloquence or accuracy.Shut down Radio 1 and Radio 2 if you want to save some money! They are competing directly with ALL of the othe... 2010-02-25GMT07:41:08Practically had to wade home tonightGot seriously soaked on the walk back from Folkestone West, clothes hung up in the airing cupboard now. Tired today, Harry in bed, looking forward to chilli tonight, and the weekend starting tomorrow.2010-02-25GMT02:08:35Recommend someone to value our Folkestone flat for lettings?Wondering about renting our flat out instead of selling it, anyone recommend a local lettings company?I tried Avenue Lettings, as one of the potential buyers apparently got them in to find out its rental potential, but have had no joy. Phoned them, t... 2010-02-24GMT10:37:22KISS ticketsKISS tickets for Islington Academy go on sale at midday today. Strange to do a warm up two months before the tour but I guess it's to generate some press interest. Fingers crossed for me!Kiss - VIP Hospitality Package Kiss - Standing Kiss - Sea... 2010-02-23GMT07:33:58Tickets for the Suede warmup gigs at the 100 Club and Manchester RitzFingers crossed at least Clare gets tickets for this, we couldn't both go anyway... DAMN I am so ungrateful I would rather be at this than at the Albert Hall gig that we already have tickets for... Just found out KISS are doing a warmup date in March... 2010-02-23GMT07:28:38RE: Mikku powderI have the cookbook too, and Itame is also my favourite dish at Wagamamas. Tried to make it, and struggled with the "missing mikku".I've actually been advised by a friend from Hong Kong that a good substitute that is generally available from good chi... 2010-02-21GMT10:57:57Frequently Asked Questions About Time TravelWho said there were no good films? Oh, me. Last night we watched Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, a comedy science fiction film about, uh time travel, and it was brilliant. Don't know how I missed this one, it really was good. Knew nothi... 2010-02-19GMT11:32:28Hot links of the dayLego rubiks robot solves the cube in 12 seconds, thanks for that one @hpoom .Also here's that Folkestone urban skiing video that's been generating a bit of a buzz recently.BIt busy for actually writing stuff up. We are all well though, my cold is nea... 2010-02-17GMT02:00:20HELP! Haiti Earthquake live performance TONIGHTGig at the Cheesegrater tonight! Pete MolinariTONIGHT:HELP! Haiti Earthquake live performance17 February 2010, 7pm£8 advance / £9 on the door Musicians from Folkestone and beyond join together to raise money for the DEC Haitian Earthquake Appeal, inc... 2010-02-17GMT01:46:51How mental was Ray Gosling on BBC Breakfast yesterday?In case you missed it he was on there because he is a BBC presenter in the midlands, and he confessed to killing his gay lover on a regional bbc show. He doesn't think he'll be arrested for it though "I'll tell them nothing". You just confessed to it... 2010-02-17GMT01:37:20This week's QIIs it all on goth / goths / gothic?... 2009-01-11GMT12:03:14Test Event-Do Not Purchase1 - 10 <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/gig/Test-Event-Do-Not-Purchase-O2-Arena/195857.html">Rated 8.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2009-01-07GMT09:29:38Peter Kay in Manchester{%Tag1%} TicketsPeter Kay returns after almost7 years to live stand-up comedy. Britain's most successful comedian is taking his 'Tour that doesn't Tour' finally on the...2009-01-07GMT09:29:38Peter Kay{%Tag1%} TicketsPeter Kay returns after almost7 years to live stand-up comedy. Britain's most successful comedian is taking his 'Tour that doesn't Tour' finally on the...2009-01-07GMT09:29:38Peter Kay in Manchester{%Tag1%} TicketsPeter Kay returns after almost7 years to live stand-up comedy. 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