Author Archives: assortedpixels

I’ve been intrigued by a show on BBC2, Million Dollar Traders, where eight people are given a million dollar hedge fund to play with, a couple of weeks training and then let loose on the ‘market’ to do their best. … Continue reading →

Of course, one of the downsides to being in hospital over Christmas is the fact that you actually miss Christmas which is really tough. I thought I’d be OK with it as my family would be in to visit me … Continue reading →

A quiet weekend marked out by only one momentous event….. my first trip out !!! Charlotte my daughter is teaching one of our friends daughters the saxophone so I decided to join her and my wife for the visit. Our … Continue reading →

Another quiet day here at Pixel Towers. I checked my email over a large coffee and “This Morning”, nothing much in my in-box today and no funnies either which was dissapointing. I’m not becoming a fan of day time TV … Continue reading →

To paraphrase Blur’s Parklife… “I get up when I want, except on Wednesdays when I get rudely awoken by the dustmen…” And so it is down my neck of the woods. What a racket ??? All that noise just to … Continue reading →

Today is to be my first trip ‘outside’ to visit the Doctors to get a repeat prescription for my antibiotics. One of the perks of my job is private health insurance so I was lucky enough to be able to … Continue reading →

Well, it’s a new year and I feel like I’m turning over a new leaf, kind of starting afresh I guess, albeit somewhat out of my control. I’ve been laid low with double pneumonia, being admitted to hospital on the … Continue reading →

I had a really pleasant trip on Friday afternoon when I went to have my new suit trousers taken up. The legs were in that unfinished state about 10 inches too long. I’d found a tailors in Portsmouth via the … Continue reading →

I admired the Golden Gate from across the bay, with the wind blowing in my face, I crossed the bay to visit Alcatraz prison, with the wind blowing in my face, I took in the view from Bakers Beach, with … Continue reading →

I can’t believe how fast three weeks holiday can whistle past, it’s amazing isn’t it, you spend 49 weeks of the year looking forward to your holiday, then ZAP, it flies past in the blink of an eye. Good ol’ … Continue reading →