By mattr on January 31, 2010
Sunday morning once again – I’m waking up in sunny Lincolnshire, freezing cold but looking beautiful against a bright sky. I woke up with this song in my head, and I think it’s a marvellous Sunday morning tune – Song to the Siren – this marvellous version is by The Czars – fire that up [...]
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By mattr on January 29, 2010
“Why the hell don’tcha, instead of keep saying it?” - JD Salinger, 1.1.1919 to 27.1.2010
And isn’t that exactly what we need, a few more people who just get on with stuff rather than writing down what they are going to do – you can invest all the time and money in the [...]
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By mattr on January 26, 2010
The Brits 2010 are on 16th Feb at Earls Court – after 30 years of ups and downs, the awards is generally quite good fun, some crazy performances – a little scandal and some funny acceptance speeches.
There is a great playlist of Brit Award nominees here.
My favourite game is try and predict the winners [...]
Posted in music
By mattr on January 25, 2010
Monday morning rolls round – the start of another week, the page is blank again so this is your chance to be awesome once more. Here are my top reasons to be cheerful this week…
New Tindersticks album gets released today – looking forward to getting a listen to that…
I’m organised, I have a good [...]
Posted in reasonstobecheerful
By mattr on January 24, 2010
Slightly later this week – I’ve had the perfect Sunday, getting some exercise and relaxation at the gym, followed by food and fun with family. Our music for the week is a little bit of fun as well – Por Una Cabeza is better known as ‘the Tango’ in Scent of a Woman, and [...]
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By mattr on January 22, 2010
It’s hard to pay attention these days because of multiple affects of the information technology nowadays. You tend to develop a faster, speedier mind, but I don’t think it’s necessarily broader or smarter. Robert Redford
So, is he right? I find the more information I get, the more information I crave – and that leads [...]
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By mattr on January 19, 2010
A new feature surfaced in Bing recently – type in a marque and model of a car, and the search returns some essential data before the standard results. Very useful if you are comparing models of cars.
What new feature is your business adding to stay ahead?
Posted in bing, microsoft
By mattr on January 18, 2010
Monday morning rolls around again – but I’m not phased – here’s why I am cheerful today…
Snowmageddon is over- the big thaw is complete and days are getting longer…I’m already booked in for my summer hols and counting down the days.
Still smirking at Ray Winstone on Jonathan Ross on Friday – [...]
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By mattr on January 17, 2010
Sunday morning again – somewhat becalmed in the doldrums of January – time to settle back, grab some fresh juice, maybe a coffee and enjoy some Sunday inspiration. Firstly, our musical choice for the week – one of the all-time legendary voices – Dusty Springfield with You Don’t Have to say You Love Me. [...]
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By mattr on January 15, 2010
“I’ve lived in good climate, and it bores the hell out of me. I like weather rather than climate”, John Steinbeck.
Pretty relevant this week after the UK has been ‘paralysed’ by snow and ice. I’ve quite enjoyed it, the ‘extreme’ weather has reminded me that I’m alive, just like some sunshine does the same.
I just [...]
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