The Children's Television Workshop are really on the cutting edge of popular shows. Sit down, call the kids in to watch - and enjoy:
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Star Wars
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Whilst The Cats Away
The family is out of town for a few weeks, so I get to watch what I want on TV.
I've finished the Hobbit trilogy, this season of Deadliest Catch and Gold Rush and am now going to Netflix to watch a few documentaries.
Whilst on Netflix I'll be watching my beloved Longmire. It truly is an epic TV show. Epic scenery, epic storylines and just blinking epic!
So epic is Longmire that after it was cancelled by A&E that Netflix picked it up. Thats a whole other story though!
Another TV show I will be looking out for is new, and is Heroes Reborn, here's a sneak peek;
It looks very 'interesting' to say the least.
The future looks good - for my tv viewing at least!
kthanxbai!
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I've finished the Hobbit trilogy, this season of Deadliest Catch and Gold Rush and am now going to Netflix to watch a few documentaries.
Whilst on Netflix I'll be watching my beloved Longmire. It truly is an epic TV show. Epic scenery, epic storylines and just blinking epic!
Another TV show I will be looking out for is new, and is Heroes Reborn, here's a sneak peek;
It looks very 'interesting' to say the least.
The future looks good - for my tv viewing at least!
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Related articles
- 23 Shows That Have Come Back From the Dead(tvfanatic.com)
- First Heroes: Reborn trailer shows new stars, familiar faces(cultofmac.com)
- Heroes Reborn mini-series gets two video game prequels(eurogamer.net)
Monday, July 13, 2015
Nothing New Under The Sun
You know how you always wanted to play chess with really, really big pieces? Well the Russians got there first.
Yes, they used real soldiers too.
kthanxbai!
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Thanks to Vintage Everyday
Yes, they used real soldiers too.
kthanxbai!
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Thanks to Vintage Everyday
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
New Tech & Hi-Tech
There is a lot of new technology out there, and a few awesome ways of being part of the new hi-tech wave.
Personally I am proud to wear my Kickstarter based Pebble Watch, and at home I have a Sensibo set Ruche Shelving and AllBe1 tags for my kids' school bags (and my car keys!).
Some projects I find very interesting are AllBe1, Sensibo and Zolo on Indiegogo.
AllBe1 - RFID tags that look like keywing fobs so you can surreptitiously track different items.
Sensibo - start your air con remotely. 20 minutes from home my kids tell me to start the air con. And yes, it is the peak of summer here so it is awesome.
Zolo - tough cases for the phone. Simple, sleek and effective.
And theres more!
On Kickstarter there seems to be a much wider range of products, from board games to 3D Printing printers. Persoanlly? I find Phree, Pebble Watch (mark II) and the utterly awesome Ruche Shelving to be ones to follow.
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kthanxbai!
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Personally I am proud to wear my Kickstarter based Pebble Watch, and at home I have a Sensibo set Ruche Shelving and AllBe1 tags for my kids' school bags (and my car keys!).
Some projects I find very interesting are AllBe1, Sensibo and Zolo on Indiegogo.
AllBe1 - RFID tags that look like keywing fobs so you can surreptitiously track different items.
Sensibo - start your air con remotely. 20 minutes from home my kids tell me to start the air con. And yes, it is the peak of summer here so it is awesome.
Zolo - tough cases for the phone. Simple, sleek and effective.
And theres more!
On Kickstarter there seems to be a much wider range of products, from board games to 3D Printing printers. Persoanlly? I find Phree, Pebble Watch (mark II) and the utterly awesome Ruche Shelving to be ones to follow.
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kthanxbai!
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Monday, July 6, 2015
Newcomers in Music
Much has been made of the new music scene emerging in the USA today; there is too much pornography in the videos, too much swearing in the lyrics and,basically, 'kids today...'.
Personally I think it is awesome that no-one pays attention to what the old fuddy-duddys say! On the other hand, I like my swearing to be limited and based on thumbs and hammers meeting, not an every day occurrence!
Here is Kaya Stewart's single, Try It Out:
Greg Holden's Boys In The Street
Awesome, eh?
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Personally I think it is awesome that no-one pays attention to what the old fuddy-duddys say! On the other hand, I like my swearing to be limited and based on thumbs and hammers meeting, not an every day occurrence!
Here is Kaya Stewart's single, Try It Out:
Greg Holden's Boys In The Street
Awesome, eh?
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Monday, May 18, 2015
Dario Franchitti - Why I Quit Racing
I'm a big racing fan. Any sport where there is serious risk every time you go out there, that's what I love. IndyCar is dangerous, in the same way as Formula 1, MotoGP and other sports where you reach speeds over 100 km/h on the warm-up lap!
One of the biggest stars in the motorsports world has definitely been Dario Franchitti. The IndyCar Series Champion in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011 he also won the Indianapolis 500 in 2007, 2010 and 2012. This guy knows how to race. This guy knows how to win too.
So why did he quit getting into a car back in 2013? After a massive crash he was told by doctors that he should just walk away from it.
As he says himself:
It wasn’t some big dramatic scene. I wasn’t devastated or anything. Besides, my sole focus was on getting better. I just wanted to be able to live my life normally again.An awesome chap. Not too many people can be that cold and calculating. He'd been racing since the early 80's and, as he states in a recent interview, his parents remortgaged the house to get him through his first year in karting.
Jackie Stewart was key in helping him further his career, and Dario recollects his first meeting with Jackie:
"He was brilliant though. He put me at ease completely. We were doing a Christmas quiz, all the team, and one of the questions was about Stirling Moss. Jackie opened his suit pocket, pulled out his phone, flipped it down [and called Stirling] to double-check the answer. I thought to myself: 'Wow. This is the big time. Holy smokes.'"
I can only hope that future drivers can be as magnanimous and gentlemanly as Dario.
kthanxbai!
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Related articles
- Dario Franchitti's new ride is a real classic(dailyrecord.co.uk)
- Franchitti in Player's Tribune: "It's nice I can chill out a bit more"(motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com)
- NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon Named 2015 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Driver(autoworldnews.com)
Thursday, May 14, 2015
An Eclectic Music Mix
I'm not some 'gangsta' who wears his baseball cap back-to-front, nor do I know the different hand signals that the 'youf of today' show each other.
I do, however, know what music I like, and to complicate matters, not only do I like Elvis, Jonny Cash, Pomplamoose and Robbie Williams, but also Katy Perry, The Streets and One Republic.
An eclectic mix to say the least!
I recently heard again a great artist who is not as well known as those listed above;
No, I do not know why he is called that. I do know that he is a talented young man who has the ability to go far, and change many lives.
This is one of his hits from 2009;
Then there's this little beauty from 2008:
So, whats the difference in his music to all others? He seems to be honest, he seems to know what he is talking about, he seems to be talking to the world as a whole - and that's where he got me.
Oh, and YouTube in it's brilliance guided me to also watch this video, which I also liked a lot;
kthanxbai!
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I do, however, know what music I like, and to complicate matters, not only do I like Elvis, Jonny Cash, Pomplamoose and Robbie Williams, but also Katy Perry, The Streets and One Republic.
An eclectic mix to say the least!
I recently heard again a great artist who is not as well known as those listed above;
Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip.
No, I do not know why he is called that. I do know that he is a talented young man who has the ability to go far, and change many lives.
This is one of his hits from 2009;
Then there's this little beauty from 2008:
So, whats the difference in his music to all others? He seems to be honest, he seems to know what he is talking about, he seems to be talking to the world as a whole - and that's where he got me.
Oh, and YouTube in it's brilliance guided me to also watch this video, which I also liked a lot;
kthanxbai!
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Snooker Isn't Boring
Snooker is a funny old game. Unlike footballers or IronMen, you really don't need to be at the peak of fitness or cardiologically super. You just need to be able to use a stick to hit one ball against another.
Except, as with so many sports, an elegance and law of warfare has evolved in the sport.
If you don't know what 'Snooker' is, here are the basics:
A cue sport played on a baize covered table measuring 11 ft 81⁄2 in × 5 ft 10 in (3569 mm x 1778 mm), commonly referred to as 12 × 6 ft.
The game is played using a cue and 22 snooker balls: one white cue ball, 15 red balls worth one point each, and six balls of different colours: yellow (2 points), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6) and black (7).
The red balls are initially placed in a triangular formation, and the other coloured balls on marked positions on the table known as "spots".
The balls are then potted in order of points, one red, one colour, one red, another colour ball and so on.
Invented in India by British Army officers, it is popular in many of the English-speaking and Commonwealth countries, with top professional players attaining multi-million-pound career earnings from the game. The premier tournament in snooker is the World Championship, held annually in Sheffield, England.
The real beauty of the game can be seen here in this awesome video that had me clapping, gasping and smiling.
Enjoy!
kthanxbai!
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Related articles
- It is played by 60million in China, but as the World Championship comes to its climax... has snooker gone to pot?(dailymail.co.uk)
- Snooker fan Nick: Card game is my big break(theargus.co.uk)
- Stuart Bingham wins World Snooker Championship at the Crucible - video highlights(theguardian.com)
- Meet 3-Year-Old Adam Wynne, The 3-Year-Old Snooker Master(viralnova.com)
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