December 2009
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Happy new year!
Moving record collections from one place to another is a strain on the back, sort of dangerous if you have somehow missed out on health and safety training. Each time I move place, I know people are wondering why I still bother with vinyl. My brother who sometimes does a spot of DJing thinks vinyl always reminds me that it’s silly when you can just chuck it all on one laptop or a big CD...
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A new home
I’ve been moving house today, from my cosy Zone 4 eco-pad at BedZED, deep into London in the Kennington/Elephant & Castle area. I’m excited to have a new place to explore. I will miss the old, but embrace the new. It’s great to be closer to the city and to have housemates again.
Moving house means lugging a lot of records up and down stairs. It’s fun, but a back...
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“Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it”
– Mark Twain (or his collaborator on The Gilded Age, Charles Dudley Warner).
I often think of this quote, usually in the context of groups that talk a lot about climate change but find it hard turning words into action. I don’t mean it as any sort of criticism; responding to issues of climate...
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