Christmas chip club!

Christmas must be coming. A giant inflatable Santa has appeared outside Manchester town hall.

Wow. The Apollo space suits were created by Playtex using bra / girdle technology. I never knew.

Bras in Space: The Incredible True Story Behind Upcoming Film Spacesuit

Time to start looking for a different page layout solution.

... future work on XSL FO has largely been abandoned.

docbook-apps message

Can't bring myself to eat the last peanut cracker

This is what Facebook now thinks I look like :-) Thank you again for all the donations.

Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people...

Movember update!

Movember update!
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Daughter №1 has gone out to watch Doctor Who with her mates. Dads not invited.

The moustache and soul patch combo. Is there a name for this facial hairstyle?

I don't know, but I suggest that it should be called... the Fridtjof. Named of course after its finest champion, the 19th century Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen.

Think I might keep this when Movember's over :-)

I'm taking part in Movember this year

I'm taking part in Movember this year. Please consider donating at http://mobro.co/simondew. Thanks.

At Didsbury Beer Festival.

Carved pumpkins on Burton Road.

Happy thanksgiving, Canadians! Thank you for Kids in the Hall, Kate Beaton, Scott Pilgrim, and maple syrup.

First night-time commute of the year. Foxes and rabbits on unlit trails.

Also, the cateye nano shot is a nifty bit of kit. Charges from USB, 600 lumens, tiny.

Just worked out it's 25 years to the day since I started at university :-|

At Stockport town hall to do a gig with Hekety.

Stockport town hall has this ornate italianate décor, in contrast to the dour neo-gothic of Manchester town hall.

Abe Lincoln looks a bit fed up with Manchester.

So apparently there's a second Edinboro' Bike Coop in Manchester city centre. Website says it's open, access via Parker Street and New York Street. I wandered around the block twice this afternoon but couldn't even see it. Where exactly is it? Do you have to join the City Tower Cycle Hub to get into the shop?

East Didsbury, end of the line. Time for a curry.

Didsbury Village: The Fletcher Moss.

Stop number... 3? I'm losing count. West Didsbury, the Four in Hand.

Next stop: Burton road.

We're missing out St Werburgh's Road and Withington, because there's nothing there.

Off to christen the south Manchester metrolink line.

First stop: Chorlton. Pub: The Bar.

No churn, no porter, no cat on a seat
From Chorlton-cum-Hardy to Chester-le-Street

The things people leave on the trail. This week: 25mm M4 screws.

15,000 miles.

Trans pennine trail reopen through didsbury :-)