tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.comments2023-10-14T06:39:46.344-07:00rdb notesRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800852933957473625noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-11386716297236621332023-08-06T11:25:19.048-07:002023-08-06T11:25:19.048-07:00🤣🤣Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-13818330842926252392023-04-28T05:32:27.476-07:002023-04-28T05:32:27.476-07:00Of course there were huge social changes between 1...Of course there were huge social changes between 1950 and the 60s, and maybe - with the passing of the years - he was just unable to adapt. Certainly fairness was not something I witnessed in my run-ins with him. And I wouldn't say I was a particularly rebellious pupil. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-48472068713404953992023-04-26T07:38:28.789-07:002023-04-26T07:38:28.789-07:00Apologies. Should be “caner” not “cancer”Apologies. Should be “caner” not “cancer”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-40723558532074582442023-04-26T07:10:40.216-07:002023-04-26T07:10:40.216-07:00Beginning in September 1946 until the end of Decem...Beginning in September 1946 until the end of December 1950 I was a pupil at Stand Grammar School for boys in Whitefield north of Manchester. The Headmaster was S L Medlar. He was not a cancer. During my four years at Stand it happened only twice. In my experience he was fair, ran the School well with just one Secretary and was diligent in promoting the interests of the School.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-67793701688392782932023-04-26T05:20:15.559-07:002023-04-26T05:20:15.559-07:00I was amused to come across your depiction of Sam ...I was amused to come across your depiction of Sam Medlar. I remember him well from my own two run-ins with him – the first when he enjoyed wielding the cane (completely unwarranted I might add, but you learned to suck it up without protest in those days); the second came when he struggled so much with the length of my hair that he banished me from an end-of-term event and plastered his excoriating assessment of me right across my report in a blood-red scrawl. That was my last day, in 1967, before I headed off to university.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-45824796672639969122023-03-18T05:44:57.968-07:002023-03-18T05:44:57.968-07:00I find earflaps of crimson satin particularly rewa...I find earflaps of crimson satin particularly rewarding, especially those with an absorbent, quilted finish. Multi-purpose, they're great to take on a walkKel Portmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419072044047777418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-87964443761764944422023-03-06T09:48:11.043-08:002023-03-06T09:48:11.043-08:00Great story! Complete bollocks, but never let that...Great story! Complete bollocks, but never let that get in the way Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-19001191458960030622023-02-18T22:06:17.108-08:002023-02-18T22:06:17.108-08:00I concur. (belatedly)I concur. (belatedly)Curtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-89624765269374741332021-07-28T14:14:41.792-07:002021-07-28T14:14:41.792-07:00Hmm, a tricky area, complicated by two factors, on...Hmm, a tricky area, complicated by two factors, one being age of bookcase, the other being age of books. My approach has been alphabetical by author's surname (can cause some issues O'Rourke for example). But the main problem is relative size of book to shelf. My old bookcases have standard height shelves, maybe 8" at the top, with 10" and 12" shelves at the bottom. The standard 8" shelves work well for many older books, think traditional Penguin publications. But many more modern creations exceed that dimension. Whilst tempting to take STUPIDLY OVERSIZED books to the nearest bandsaw to trim them to fit. I have essentially had to resort to a dual start system. Ultimately I can see that I will spend much of my retirement (if it ever happens) getting further sawn fingers and splinters endeavouring to build taller bookcases with better spaced shelves to cope with the trend towards ever bigger books (and that's before I give in and go to large print).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457103792584289147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-56471491556318826412021-05-24T10:17:02.264-07:002021-05-24T10:17:02.264-07:00That looks like a wonderful way to spend a wet cou...That looks like a wonderful way to spend a wet couple of days in West Wales. Congratulations to you both; great job, well done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09532594447879861286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-10836138537231225482021-03-27T12:16:49.356-07:002021-03-27T12:16:49.356-07:00I have this photo on a tea towel that I bought at ...I have this photo on a tea towel that I bought at the museum in Aberystwyth and always chuckle when I look at it. I was just folding it when I looked for the photo to share on facebook and stumbled on this story. Now I'm sad. I'll see my tea towel differently now. We went there during our honeymoon trip to Yorkshie and Wales. Had a great day in Aberystwith. Brigid Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560978490135729335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-50220141754501603122021-02-04T12:25:05.930-08:002021-02-04T12:25:05.930-08:00You've given me an ideaYou've given me an ideaRogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800852933957473625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-17826314548643797422021-01-13T04:28:31.073-08:002021-01-13T04:28:31.073-08:00Library of Congress classmarks - which define a bo...Library of Congress classmarks - which define a book's classification derive from the 600 subject field allotted to the book by their trained cataloguers. Dewey works similarly but can be taken go extreme lengths so the classmark can be ludicrously long (I recommend Kurtzweill's "Long Complication" to see a "classification off" in novel form). Booksellers are less concerned with accuracy and mainly use rough subject areas and the alphabet ( judiciously placing some titles where they think they'll sell rather than where they should live). A bookselling wag on the Wirral some 35 years ago placed the ible, Koran etc and atural history field guides in a section labelled "God and all His Works". I've been a cataloguer and a bookseller. As a boater my books are now arranged on the "where it will go" principal. It's chaotic but does not diminish the enjoyment of the contents. It took me 60 years to find that out. Perhaps the Two Ronnie's had it right all along. Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199139464341819621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-39018775633092430952020-10-03T05:23:05.205-07:002020-10-03T05:23:05.205-07:00time-separated events! before.time-separated events! before.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800852933957473625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-54613889528546682892020-10-03T04:00:10.066-07:002020-10-03T04:00:10.066-07:00A lifetime in maths and AI - yes, I play a lot wit...A lifetime in maths and AI - yes, I play a lot with the data ;-)Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800852933957473625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-48638082618216650942020-10-02T05:56:45.338-07:002020-10-02T05:56:45.338-07:00I've just started doing similar - weighing dai...I've just started doing similar - weighing daily, and cutting out all snacks. I managed about a quarter of a stone in the first week and now, about three weeks in have reduced by half a stone. I need a digital scale though to be sure. Also, have you tried using statistical process charts - a better way to view time series and spot discrepancies?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901014531935804952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-75043400558393770582020-10-02T05:43:12.607-07:002020-10-02T05:43:12.607-07:00Bravo! That's how I did it - through swimming ...Bravo! That's how I did it - through swimming in my case - a few years ago. 108.8-89.6kg (19.2) in six months. I still keep the graph up (though weekly) five years on...mpconmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965573884394804716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-42909783962354654872020-09-18T02:07:22.697-07:002020-09-18T02:07:22.697-07:00Did Rowland die before or after the explosion in t...Did Rowland die before or after the explosion in the dynamite factory? Or was he in The Ship when the explosion happened?Danhttp://imnotasaint.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-75322305090021642922019-11-10T13:50:43.246-08:002019-11-10T13:50:43.246-08:00ummmm - "old"ummmm - "old"Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800852933957473625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-79538372495741670492019-10-30T05:20:04.921-07:002019-10-30T05:20:04.921-07:00My home town and I'd never heard of this incid...My home town and I'd never heard of this incident. Adyrainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871194353626423939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-40078646396730217132019-09-09T23:57:30.142-07:002019-09-09T23:57:30.142-07:00She's a great wifeShe's a great wifeRogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800852933957473625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-39094052472569978862019-09-09T13:24:14.785-07:002019-09-09T13:24:14.785-07:00Love from Naz!Love from Naz!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674943225885140248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-14455249181180186672019-09-09T13:23:39.800-07:002019-09-09T13:23:39.800-07:00My pleasure... :) My pleasure... :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674943225885140248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-22632038016195509142019-04-15T13:55:49.375-07:002019-04-15T13:55:49.375-07:00It was cold but clear. Hard work.It was cold but clear. Hard work.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800852933957473625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7667904218706574669.post-41952121509157308552019-04-14T07:31:56.374-07:002019-04-14T07:31:56.374-07:00Bravo! Love from one of the peloton. Bravo! Love from one of the peloton. Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443622658469083084noreply@blogger.com