The New Year’s lesson from ye olde rocke musick

Patience: Yes I know it’s the name of a Guns and Roses classic. But it is also my New Year’s resolution. Except it’s not so much of a resolution as it is a daily goal: to be more patient with myself and with others. So maybe (in spite of the stupid name for their latest […]

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Watch, Listen and Singalong: Part 5 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

Joan Osborne’s version of this classic is a belter. I first saw it when I watched the outstanding documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown and was pleasantly stunned and surprised (given that I had not been a fan of previous songs of hers that I had encountered). It’s one of the few documentaries that […]

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Watch, Listen and Singalong: Part 5 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

Joan Osborne’s version of this classic is a belter. I first saw it when I watched the outstanding documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown and was pleasantly stunned and surprised (given that I had not been a fan of previous songs of hers that I had encountered). It’s one of the few documentaries that […]

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a little wireless happy dance

Well here’s some excitement! For me anyway. I am sitting on the lounge with my laptop using the internet through my wireless connection. I know that anybody who’s anybody is probably thinking “get with it Wendy, we’ve all been doing for, like, years” but I haven’t. So do a little wireless happy dance for me.

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a little wireless happy dance

Well here’s some excitement! For me anyway. I am sitting on the lounge with my laptop using the internet through my wireless connection. I know that anybody who’s anybody is probably thinking “get with it Wendy, we’ve all been doing for, like, years” but I haven’t. So do a little wireless happy dance for me.

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Wendy’s Week of TV: Part 24 An Explanatory Christmas Edition

Due to well foreseen circumstances (i.e. Christmas) The Spiralling Shape’s regularly scheduled post of Wendy’s Week of TV was cancelled this week and will return to the so-called “blogosphere” next week. (Why a sphere I wonder? Is there something particularly spherical about blogging. What’s wrong with a cube for instance?) N.B. Wendy did watch TV […]

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Wendy’s Week of TV: Part 24 An Explanatory Christmas Edition

Due to well foreseen circumstances (i.e. Christmas) The Spiralling Shape’s regularly scheduled post of Wendy’s Week of TV was cancelled this week and will return to the so-called “blogosphere” next week. (Why a sphere I wonder? Is there something particularly spherical about blogging. What’s wrong with a cube for instance?) N.B. Wendy did watch TV […]

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Boxing Day random Beatles’ references

“I’m so tired, I haven’t slept a wink” Well it feels like that anyway. Perhaps Christmas was a little too much excitement for me. Thankfully there is now the nothingness of Boxing Day in which to recover. I intend to read a book whilst lying on the lounge with the airconditioning blasting. The cricket shall […]

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Boxing Day random Beatles’ references

“I’m so tired, I haven’t slept a wink” Well it feels like that anyway. Perhaps Christmas was a little too much excitement for me. Thankfully there is now the nothingness of Boxing Day in which to recover. I intend to read a book whilst lying on the lounge with the airconditioning blasting. The cricket shall […]

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Watch, Listen and Singalong: The Christmas Edition 4

Well of course this is not technically a Christmas song, and I was looking for a version of Lennon’s So this is Christmas etc, but couldn’t find a good one. While some might look back and see the message of Imagine as naive and idealistic, I don’t think it hurts to be reminded of the […]

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