January 2009

Unblocking the Blockers

  • January 29, 2009 at 10:03 am
  • Categories: Sheep Dip

  • These are my links for 29 January 2009 from 09:00 to 09:00

Birmingham Forum

  • January 28, 2009 at 12:03 am
  • Categories: Sheep Dip

  • These are my links for 27 January 2009 from 23:02 to 23:02

Tuesday Tip

  • January 27, 2009 at 10:30 am
  • Categories: Tuesday Tips

  • Milk stuck to the bottom of the pan? Cover in cold water immediately and soak for an hour or two.

Seven things you may not know about me

  • January 27, 2009 at 2:23 am
  • Categories: Ramblings

  • This is Bruce Lawson‘s fault, and I’ve never even met the bloke (well, not since I had any idea of who he is; taking second-hand books from his front door – legitimately – doesn’t count). I’m not as brave as he is so I’m going to revert to the original premise of this ‘chain letter’ [...]

Whitby commandeers bus in contempt for public consultation

  • January 26, 2009 at 8:08 pm
  • Categories: Birmingham,Rant!

  • I sincerely hope this story isn’t true: because if it is, it shows the degree of contempt that Council Leader Mike Whitby has for the people of Birmingham. Two weeks ago a bus of council employees was scheduled to visit the Highgate area of Birmingham. The purpose was to consult local people on the Big [...]

31 Days to Building a Better Blog

  • January 26, 2009 at 1:02 pm
  • Categories: Sheep Dip

  • These are my links for 26 January 2009 from 12:46 to 12:46

Big City Plan Talk

  • January 23, 2009 at 9:00 am
  • Categories: Sheep Dip

  • This website aims to present Birmingham Council’s ‘Big City Plan‘ in plain English. It also encourages open comment and discussion. It is unofficial, but was created by a number of enthusiastic people who want to help the council make the right decisions. You can also offer your opinions directly to the Birmingham City Council at [...]

Delicious bookmarks moved

  • January 22, 2009 at 5:43 pm
  • Categories: Ramblings

  • Just to let anyone who’s interested know that I’ve moved my delicious bookmarks to a new account: http://delicious.com/citizensheep. This is simply because it is easier for people to find, seeing as I use that name elsewhere (and ‘michaelgrimes’ was already taken).

Tuesday Tip

  • January 20, 2009 at 1:04 pm
  • Categories: Tuesday Tips

  • Beans stuck to the bottom of the tin? Simply store them upside down, so contents fall out when opened the right way up.

Top Tips for Tuesday

  • January 20, 2009 at 8:00 am
  • Categories: Ramblings

  • Another new feature?! Wow! Tuesday Tips provides you with a choice nugget of my questionable wisdom, every Tuesday. It’s partly an experiment but mainly for fun. The tips will also feed into my Twitter profile. They will also feed into a brand new Tuesday Tips Twitter profile, so if you really want to you can [...]

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