Month: November 2017

Investigating Singaporian churches – the wonders of google Earth

In which I start to investigate the religion of Singapore and have cause to be impressed by the wonders of Google Earth. Pepys Diary Monday 21 November 1664 about his business affairs. Nothing that I feel moved to comment on For various reasons I'm looking intensively at the meta data of the Christian church in Singapore. Events and services take place on an industrial scale and for as yet...

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Recovery from an argument – how to be a better speaker

Few lecturers and speakers are trained how to share material. Lessons are not learned automatically and lack of style can be irritating to an audience Pepys Diary Sunday 20 November 1664 They gone, in the evening comes Mr. Andrews and sings with us, and he gone, where Sir J. Minnes and he and I to talk about our letter to my Lord Treasurer, where his folly and simple confidence so great in a...

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Horrible weather – the trauma of installing a new computer

A truly horrible weather day - the trauma of installing a new computer - advice for PC users Pepys Diary Saturday 19 November 1664 All the morning at the office, and without dinner down by galley up and down the river to visit the yards and ships now ordered forth with great delight, and so home to supper, and then to office late to write letters, then home to bed. For the first time since 1...

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Watching trash TV – sunrise – encouraging people

This edition - watching trash TV - sunrise - encouraging people Pepys Diary Friday 18 November 1664 Up and to the office, and thence to the Committee of the Fishery at White Hall, where so poor simple doings about the business of the Lottery, that I was ashamed to see it, that a thing so low and base should have any thing to do with so noble an undertaking...... This reminds me that in order to...

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Mystery photo of the day – Christmas Fayre season

Mystery photo of  the day - Christmas Fayre season - Christmas day provision in Bath Pepys Diary Thursday 17 November 1664 Up and to my office, and there all the morning mighty busy, and taking upon me to tell the Comptroller how ill his matters were done, and I think indeed if I continue thus all the business of the office will come upon me whether I will or no. If you want something done, ask...

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The history of Somerset miners – I hate PC upgrades

In today's edition - The history of Somerset miners - PC upgrades From Pepys diary Wednesday 16 November 1664 My wife not being well, waked in the night, and strange to see how dead sleep our people sleep that she was fain* to ring an hour before any body would wake. At last one rose and helped my wife, and so to sleep again. *obliged ***** Off to Terry my computer fundi (that's South African...

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