Scents of Direction

	Scents of Direction


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	Wednesday, June 01, 2005 I haven't read an autobiography for some time now (James Dyson was the last) but I really want to read Rules of Engagement by Tim Collins. The fact that the whole war in Iraq has been so divisive is one of the reasons I want to read it; I'd like to understand how it feels to go to war on behalf of your country but not (necessarily) population of it. The other reason I'd like to read it is because it was Colonel Tim Collins who made that speech, I thought it was sensitive but at the same time appropriate when addressing 800 men about to go into battle. Motivation and strong leadership are easy buzz words we hear in our air-conditioned offices but I'm sure the battlefield is one of the places where they actually mean something. - Steve, 7:06 PM, Tuesday, May 31, 2005 I've been passed the baton by him, so here goes: Total volume of music files on my computer? A lowly 901Mb, I have more mp3's than this but they aren't music The last CD I bought was? The last one I bought for myself was Riding with the King - Eric Clapton and BB King It was a long time ago now, I don't buy music often. Song playing right now? Paris - Guerilla Funk It was a random selection, but it's quite good. Five songs I listen to a lot/mean a lot to me? Hazel O'Connor - Will you? (I've always liked this one, even before the liaisons with the opposite sex that the song is all about!) Martha and the Vandellas - Nowhere to Run (I know it from the Good Morning Vietnam soundtrack. Reminds me of the freedom to travel I got when I passed my driving test, trips to Wales and beaches) China Drum - Wuthering Heights ( A great cover of a great song, I first heard it while Clare was in Hospital having Georgia (it was either just before, or just after)) 50 Cent - P.I.M.P. (Teasers Bar in Amsterdam...) Armand Van Helden - My My My (This is my "driving track", it's impossible not to attain stupid mph when this is on) I'm passing on the baton to? Ohhh, I think Jim (good timing as he's all mp3 playered up), Sapientum (I think he'll enjoy it) and Smallkat - Steve, 7:08 PM, A note to London Underground users: If you're at the turnstiles swiping your oyster card and the screen says "Seek Assistance", bloody go and seek it! Don't just stand there repeatedly swiping it and getting the same message, if you do that a big baldy man behind you will probably start huffing and puffing. - Steve, 3:05 PM, Monday, May 30, 2005 I have appallingly bad handwriting, it's never been particularly neat but since leaving school it has consistently gone downhill. The problem is that there is rarely any need for me to write anything by hand, it's all email and Word documents. The only time I do write by hand is when I take notes in a meeting (no PDA for me) or leaving post-it notes for other people, at least with the post-it's I do try to make the legible. I have a bad habit of writing in capitals too, even if I make an effort I occasionally put the odd misplaced capital in a word (usually P or L I think) I've decided that I am going to put some practice in to see if I can achieve a standard I can be proud of. My goal is to have handwriting that looks like it was done by a grown up, then I'm going to work on my signature as that is pretty poor too. I've been spurred into action* by this page, link from bsag. I'm feeling confident because this task requires more practice than concentration, a ratio that suits me fine at the moment. If this all works out I'll post a before and after sample for you... * Well, alright "action" may be a bit too strong, but I have read most of the page - Steve, 3:03 PM, I don't consider an audience when I write here and there are a couple of reasons why; firstly most of the "content" here is pretty inane and is unlikely to need any sort of censorship no matter who was reading. Secondly, I don't actually know anyone who reads this stuff. I've not kept this site a secret, each post has my real name after it and I've made it clear where I live and where I came from, but I have never brought this site to the attention of any of my family, friends or work colleagues. I don't think anyone I know in the real world has stumbled across this site by accident because either they would mention it, or I would spot something in the site stats to tell me. The reason I'm mentioning this is that the current Mrs Turner has (with permission, of course) passed on the address of this site to family/friends on a couple of occasions recently, so you could well say that I've been "outed". I'm not worried by this at all because I'm just being myself here, but it's got me thinking about how much of the "real me" comes across in these posts. Probably not very much and that seems like a bit of a waste. If you have a blog, do your family and friends read it? Was it always that way? Did somebody ever discover it by accident? Did you change your style as a result? Well I sort of knew Sheila at college and Pfish and I share a couple of the same old friends... - Steve, 1:17 PM, Sunday, May 29, 2005 Great, my posts now seem to taper off to a point as you scroll down the screen. A neat effect but purely accidental. - Steve, 7:34 PM, Still having problems with the comments, I've changed to YACCS and now comments are working but not without an error message when you add one. I'll sort that out when I get some time. The good thing about YACCS is that there is an XML feed, so at least I'll know if someone does actually manage to leave one! - Steve, 7:11 PM, Another fatal crash in the area and four more lives lost. It looks like there were 8 passengers in one small family car, certainly not enough seatbelts to go around. - Steve, 4:58 PM,


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