Ravenswingthog
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The Blog of Thog
http://thoggy.blogspot.com/
A geek's blog about anything and everything, hopefully on occasion bordering on humourous. From gaming to construction, it's all here
LATEST ARTICLES ( 658 )
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And Lo...
I've just eaten more sausages! We bought three different types from Fields of Anlaby at the weekend, and my other half didn't like the ones that she thought... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sausages!
I'm pretty tired tonight - for those that haven't been reading every post with baited breath (shame on you!) I've been down with pneumonia and just returned to... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Hey Hey Pneumonia
Apologies for the break in blogging but I've been out of action with pneumonia for a while! At the start of last week I came down with what I assumed to be a... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Tabletop Gaming Day is Coming!
Are you ready for International TableTop Day? On Saturday 30th March 2013, YouTube channel Geek Sundry (home of shows such as The Guild and TableTop) asks... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Google Glass...
Google Glass looks ace. If you don't know what I'm talking about, watch the video below (or see it here) Basically it's a piece of eye wear technology. Read more
Posted on 27 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sweets, a Melted Heart and Vistaprint
I'm working my way through a bag of fizzy squashies (very nice by the way) and found a fizzy cola bottle in the bag?!? Ok... My heart just melted a bit - we wer... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Windows (in More Sense Than One)
Me and Eden were playing this morning with a small brown truck of his. When I say truck it's probably more of a four by four car variant, by which I mean one o... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
I Cooked!
I was home late today so I said that I would cook for myself when I got in. I was trying to decide what to cook - I was tempted to do a three course meal, but i... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
What Should I Write?
I'm of two minds at the minute. I do try to produce a blog post roughly once every other day, for two reasons - one, so that those people who read my blog get... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Working out Hurts!
I've worked out tonight for the first time in months and I ache. When I say work out, I've actually played on the Wii for an hour. Think I need to do it more... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
My Hundredth Blog Post!
This is my hundredth blog post! Apologies for the delay in blogging but I've been working on a new writing project (plus I've been under the weather). Read more
Posted on 05 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
TAF Meeting Incoming!
We've been invited to attend a TAF (Team Around the Family) meeting in a few weeks to discuss Eden's development. For those that don't know, our son Eden is... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Eden is a Geek
My son is a geek. Here he is with his laptop and his tablet. Eden busy multi-tasking between his tablet and his laptop. The kid has more IT kit than I have. Read more
Posted on 31 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Two Favourites for Tuesday - Oat So Simple and Rumpole
I've taken a liking to Oat So Simple for breakfast lately. This porridge-in-two-minutes morning meal solution tastes good, is quick to prepare, and makes me fee... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Word Verification is Annoying but It's Worse Without
I disabled word verification on my blog a week or so back after someone was saying how difficult it was to leave a comment on one of my posts. Now I have to... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2013 TECH -
We Survived the G4C Employability Event!
So Thursday night, we held a G4C Employability event at Sheffield Hallam University. It actually went quite well! On the build up to any event that I'm taking... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Being Appropriate with Social Media
When I was at college studying IT far too many years ago (fourteen perhaps?) one of the things we learned about was "netiquette", or basically the practice of... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
3D Printing is Coming...
I do strongly believe that 3D printing is going to make an absolutely massive impact on our every day lives over the next five to ten years, as printers get... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Warning! Contains Words!
I was removing the wrapping from a couple of pizzas today (not both for me, only one is for me, yes it is the meat feast one, yes I do have wasabi sauce to put... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Socks
I hate socks. I mean, I like socks. They keep your feet warm and when you drop your coffee on the floor you can use an old sock to dry it up. Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION