January 2008
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Evening notes posted by pharmolo (13 comments) I am honoured to receive the N |
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| 31/01/08 |
Electrifying Eigg posted by pharmolo (3 comments) The islanders of Eigg are set to switch on their own mains electricity tomorrow. The weather is g... |
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| 31/01/08 |
Call for support posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Another J-lander has passed away, Walt, writer of The Diatom Project. I lear |
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| 31/01/08 |
Harmless cannabis posted by pharmolo (6 comments) I have never, ever, believed that is true. And today I read a report that yet anoth |
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| 31/01/08 |
Make money on YouTube posted by pharmolo (2 comments) Do you regularly upload videos to YouTube that attract thousands of viewers? Well, you could be i... |
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| 31/01/08 |
Thursday notes posted by pharmolo (10 comments) Had a very wild night, which saw the windows flexing under the force of the winds. Rain was pouri... |
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| 30/01/08 |
Evening notes posted by pharmolo (11 comments) Rain lashing down, winds are howling at force 9. Again. It's still winter, obviously. We're in fo... |
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| 30/01/08 |
J-land Photoshoot #127 posted by pharmolo (21 comments) The theme was OLD. Well, you can't get any older on Earth than this Those ro |
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| 30/01/08 |
Wednesday notes posted by pharmolo (8 comments) Cold day with occasional wintry showers. We should anticipate gales tonight and tomorrow night, f... |
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| 29/01/08 |
Coincidence posted by pharmolo (10 comments) In the years beforeWorld War II, signalboxes were manned and lived in. One such stood neara railw... |
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| 29/01/08 |
Call for support III posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Joni's sister has had to go into hospital today afte |
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| 29/01/08 |
Call for support II posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Courtney [foreverpixie89] has announce |
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| 29/01/08 |
Recycling posted by pharmolo (15 comments) |
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| 29/01/08 |
Call for support posted by pharmolo (7 comments) Please call round at Anne's [ksquester, Saturday's Child] |
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| 29/01/08 |
Tuesday notes posted by pharmolo (4 comments) I have just emailed the Mauritius Weather Office, with a formal recommendation that the country b... |
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| 29/01/08 |
Hurricane update - 29 January posted by pharmolo (0 comments) Tropical cyclone Gula is ambling around some 450 miles north of Mauritius, but will start moving ... |
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| 28/01/08 |
Afternoon jottings posted by pharmolo (13 comments) Rain pelting down, wind blowing up the street. Not a nice afternoon to be out and about. A gastan... |
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| 28/01/08 |
Hurricane update - 28 January posted by pharmolo (0 comments) Three tropical cyclones on the go, although one is collapsing in Madagascar. The two others are: |
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| 28/01/08 |
Monday notes posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Dark, grey, wet and windy. Yes, it's still January. |
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| 27/01/08 |
Call for support posted by pharmolo (4 comments) Please call round at Phyllis, as she has had a very rough week. Lots going |
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| 27/01/08 |
Going out posted by pharmolo (12 comments) with thanks to Sybil We were dressed and ready to go out for the party. We turned on a nig... |
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| 27/01/08 |
Mobile phone tracker posted by pharmolo (10 comments) Want to know where your mobile phone is? Want to know where your other half's mobile phone... |
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| 27/01/08 |
Windfarm - explanatory notes posted by pharmolo (6 comments) The events surrounding the Lewis Windfarm can appear confusing if you're not down on the ground, ... |
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| 27/01/08 |
Holocaust Memorial Day 2008 posted by pharmolo (8 comments) Today is January 27, Holocaust Memorial Day. It is the 63rd anniversary of the liberation... |
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| 27/01/08 |
Sunday notes posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Overcast, but with some chinks in the clouds. Bit breezy this morning, but not a bad day. |
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| 26/01/08 |
Evening notes posted by pharmolo (6 comments) The ferry finally left at 5.40pm, and is due back at 12.30am, in about an hour's time. With a gue... |
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| 26/01/08 |
Break-down posted by pharmolo (3 comments) The ferry has still not left Stornoway, 3 hours after its billed departure time. Apparently, the ... |
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| 26/01/08 |
A tale of two veterans posted by pharmolo (6 comments) Two veterans of World War I passed away this week. One was German, the other French. The German v... |
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| 26/01/08 |
Saturday notes posted by pharmolo (1 comments) Not much wind, no rain and no sun here today. A boring grey day. If you're in the UK, don... |
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| 26/01/08 |
Hurricane update - 26 January posted by pharmolo (0 comments) Madagascar should be under warning for tropical cyclone Fame, which is heading for the area west ... |
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| 25/01/08 |
No windfarm in Lewis? posted by pharmolo (6 comments) It was reported this evening that the windfarm, proposed for the north of Lewis, is s |
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| 25/01/08 |
Sunrise colours posted by pharmolo (5 comments) I regularly check the webcam looking out over Mt St Helens in Washington State. Noticed these sta... |
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| 25/01/08 |
Ferry cancellations posted by pharmolo (3 comments) The Disruptions table on the Calmac website is awash with colour this afternoon, meaning that lot... |
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| 25/01/08 |
Robert Burns posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Today is the249th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's famous poetand writer. Con... |
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| 25/01/08 |
Friday notes posted by pharmolo (1 comments) Last night's gale ceased at midnight, but not after wind gusts of 76 mph had occurred. There is n... |
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| 24/01/08 |
Gale posted by pharmolo (7 comments) It's blowing a hoolie out here, with winds of 40 mph gusting to 60 mph. Hope the electricity supp... |
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| 24/01/08 |
Innocence posted by pharmolo (8 comments) Win told the story of a girl of 3, who survived home alone for 3 d |
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| 24/01/08 |
Anniversary of blog posted by pharmolo (9 comments) You may have spotted the wee Blogoversary ta |
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| 24/01/08 |
Rice game posted by pharmolo (2 comments) Don't forget you can store your score and vocabulary level in the Rice Game by clicking on Option... |
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| 24/01/08 |
Winter's day posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Our day started in fact very badly, with a ferocious thunderstorm around 1am. Thunder is rare in ... |
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| 24/01/08 |
Free Rice posted by pharmolo (9 comments) Got this fro |
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| 24/01/08 |
Thursday notes posted by pharmolo (2 comments) Very cold start to the day with heavy showers of hail, sleet and snow. The radar shows a rash of ... |
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| 23/01/08 |
Psalm singing posted by pharmolo (4 comments) Religion is a subject that I'm being cautious about. However, just wanted to share the music of P... |
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| 23/01/08 |
Call for support posted by pharmolo (7 comments) Monica is currently very concerned about the health of h |
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| 23/01/08 |
J-land Photoshoot #126 posted by pharmolo (22 comments) Theme: Black and White. |
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| 23/01/08 |
Reading out posted by pharmolo (6 comments) I have had a few comments to the effect that people would like to hear me read out entries. I'm a... |
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| 23/01/08 |
Wednesday notes posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Happy Hump Day across the pond, otherwise a bright day after a very wet and windy start. At the m... |
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| 22/01/08 |
Call for readers posted by pharmolo (6 comments) Cece [raeganfay, writes "Nowhere, USA"] has posted for the first time in |
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| 22/01/08 |
Turning pages posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Lori [helmswondermom] highlighted an on-line service ( |
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| 22/01/08 |
Entries read out posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Cracked it. If you click on the Odiogo logo in my sidebar you will be taken to this page. I |
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| 22/01/08 |
Audio blog - update posted by pharmolo (4 comments) Morning all. I mentioned in my last entry from yesterday that I had found a website that could co... |
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| 21/01/08 |
Audio blog posted by pharmolo (4 comments) I am currently trying to get my blogfeeds converted to audio-files. I discovered this on another ... |
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| 21/01/08 |
Evening notes posted by pharmolo (6 comments) Best weather in the country to be had in the Western Isles, judging by all the problems with floo... |
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| 21/01/08 |
Monday notes posted by pharmolo (8 comments) Occasional showers here today and not warm, only 5C. Rain and snow are moving up through Scotland... |
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| 20/01/08 |
Toe curling posted by pharmolo (13 comments) Yep, that pow |
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| 20/01/08 |
Looks may belie the man - or the woman posted by pharmolo (11 comments) A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy boulevard.Suddenly, the light turned ... |
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| 20/01/08 |
Black and white posted by pharmolo (15 comments) A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a Black man. Obviously disturbed by this, s... |
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| 20/01/08 |
Request posted by pharmolo (2 comments) Was asked by Zoe [zoepaul6968] if I could post a request for any recipes to be sent to her. Her l... |
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| 20/01/08 |
J-land Photoshoot #125 posted by pharmolo (21 comments) Krissy's Photoshoot, #125, has as its theme T, an item beginning with the letter T or resembling ... |
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| 20/01/08 |
AOL Community Photo Challenge - Hometown posted by pharmolo (27 comments) Entering this in the Photo Challenge, as soon as I've decided on which category I'm in. Advanced?... |
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| 20/01/08 |
Sunday notes posted by pharmolo (6 comments) Bright sunshine interspersed with heavy showers - and brilliant rainbows - today. |
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| 19/01/08 |
Classical corner posted by pharmolo (7 comments) Started this feature over Christmas, and I'll continue with this heartbreaking piece of music. It... |
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| 19/01/08 |
Call for support posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Please call in at Barbara |
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| 19/01/08 |
Journaler returns posted by pharmolo (2 comments) Gina [motoxmom72] has not been abse |
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| 19/01/08 |
Hurricane update - 19 January posted by pharmolo (2 comments) Tropical cyclone Funa is currently hurtling south from the tropics towards New Zealand at a rate ... |
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| 19/01/08 |
Around Stornoway Harbour  posted by pharmolo (11 comments)Reasonably nice day here, if you leave the infrequent downpours to one side. Went to buy a few th... |
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| 19/01/08 |
Petition posted by pharmolo (4 comments) Dan [slapinions] has launched a petition for AOL to in |
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| 19/01/08 |
World War II Tribute posted by pharmolo (3 comments) I am close to completing my World War II tribute, but still need to process nearly 80 pages of th... |
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| 18/01/08 |
Journaler returns posted by pharmolo (8 comments) Pennie [blondepennierae] has returned after an a |
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| 18/01/08 |
Evening notes posted by pharmolo (9 comments) We had galeforce winds for a few hours, although the worst appears to be over. Walking in galefor... |
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| 18/01/08 |
Friday notes posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Wet and miserable today, although not much wind at the moment. Rain looks as if it's on the way o... |
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| 17/01/08 |
Close of day posted by pharmolo (1 comments) I've still got just over 30 alerts outstanding, but am calling it a day. |
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| 17/01/08 |
Near miss posted by pharmolo (8 comments) A British Airways Boeing 777 has crashlanded at Heathrow airport nea |
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| 17/01/08 |
Suicide on-line posted by pharmolo (11 comments) Tonight's BBC News carried the disturbing tale of someone in an internet chatroom, announcing he ... |
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| 17/01/08 |
Evening notes posted by pharmolo (5 comments) |
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| 17/01/08 |
Thursday notes posted by pharmolo (7 comments) Wet and fairly windy start to the day, although some brightness is discernible on the eastern hor... |
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| 16/01/08 |
Organ donation posted by pharmolo (14 comments) A debate has started in the UK regarding the question of organ donation. At the moment, people wh... |
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| 16/01/08 |
Discrimination posted by pharmolo (13 comments) It's not fair.. |
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| 16/01/08 |
Hurricane update - 16 January posted by pharmolo (0 comments) Tropical cyclone Funa has formed 450 miles north of New Caledonia. This is a French dependency in... |
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| 16/01/08 |
Wednesday notes posted by pharmolo (4 comments) Bright and sunny morning - in between the showers. The showers should disappear shortly, leaving ... |
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| 15/01/08 |
Recommended reading posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Indigo [rdautumnsage] has written a hard-hitting entry about |
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| 15/01/08 |
Call for support III posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Regina [wumzels2] is 54 today, so please call round and wish her many happy returns. Also offer some |
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| 15/01/08 |
Northern Rock posted by pharmolo (4 comments) Here in the UK, a bank called Northern Rock fell foul of the sub-prime mortgage crisis earlier |
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| 15/01/08 |
How to sink your money posted by pharmolo (7 comments) A man went to buy a yacht in Florida. Pays something like $33k for it upfront, and |
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| 15/01/08 |
Call for support II posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Doing the rounds, to find that Paul [plittle of former CarnivAOL fame] is awaiting the return of |
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| 15/01/08 |
Call for support posted by pharmolo (4 comments) The writer of journal Inspiration has lost her sister a week ago. This comes after a period of es... |
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| 15/01/08 |
Update posted by pharmolo (4 comments) In response to the video evidence, presented by BBC reporter Clive Myrie, the Czech Ministry of S... |
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| 15/01/08 |
Czech Republic, 2008 posted by pharmolo (18 comments) Contents warning - may upset Evidence has come to light that the Czech Republic still has ... |
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| 15/01/08 |
Email netiquette posted by pharmolo (11 comments) with thanks to MSN Didyou know almost 2 million e-mails are sent every secon |
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| 15/01/08 |
Tuesday notes posted by pharmolo (6 comments) Morning all from a breezy but fairly bright Stornoway. It's not fair, in a way. The Western Isles... |
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| 14/01/08 |
Evening notes posted by pharmolo (7 comments) Although the day started nice enough, we got some rain around 3pm and clouds remained for the res... |
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| 14/01/08 |
Golden flops posted by pharmolo (6 comments) Last night was the Golden Globes award ceremony. It was a damp squib, over in 30 minutes, where n... |
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| 14/01/08 |
Monday notes posted by pharmolo (1 comments) Many thanks for the compliments in response to last entry. It is a bright morning with no... |
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| 13/01/08 |
Mission statement 2008 posted by pharmolo (23 comments) At the start of each year, I've written a Mission Statement. So, I've revamped the 2007 one, head... |
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| 13/01/08 |
Lyme Disease posted by pharmolo (7 comments) Lisa (wwfbison) posted about some of her animals and friends suffering from Lyme Disease. This is... |
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| 13/01/08 |
Cavemen posted by pharmolo (14 comments) With thanks to |
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| 13/01/08 |
Sunday notes posted by pharmolo (3 comments) A dreich old day, although a little less cold than of late. Temperatures 6C / 43F. By dreich I me... |
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| 12/01/08 |
Blog stats posted by pharmolo (8 comments) Number of entries exceeded 4,000 just after New Year. |
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| 12/01/08 |
Three years ago - day 3 posted by pharmolo (2 comments) To commemorate the hurricane of January 2005, I am reprinting entries made around that time. This... |
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| 12/01/08 |
Photoshoot #124 posted by pharmolo (14 comments) Decided to take part in another photoshoot in J-land, hosted by Krissy. Hers is themed " |
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| 12/01/08 |
Call for support posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Please call round at Taking Heart, whose writer is feeling very down in the dumps today. She |
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| 12/01/08 |
Record flights posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Scotland now holds two records (at least) related to commercial aviation. The shortest sch |
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| 12/01/08 |
Saturday notes posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Brilliantly sunny day, but with a cold start. Overnight low was -2C / 28F. Couple of things doing... |
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| 11/01/08 |
Excursion to Callanish posted by pharmolo (11 comments) Went on the 4pm bus to Callanish this afternoon, to photograph the war memorial there. It is mark... |
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| 11/01/08 |
Claims posted by pharmolo (5 comments) The US Federal Government faces a bit of a steep bill with regards to the failure of the levees a... |
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| 11/01/08 |
J-land News posted by pharmolo (11 comments) Not a good day around J-land. Li |
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| 11/01/08 |
Three years ago - day 2 posted by pharmolo (3 comments) To commemorate the Hurricane of January 2005, I'm reprinting the diary entries for those day |
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| 11/01/08 |
Friday notes posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Nice morning, in between the showers. Their progression can be watched on the webcam. Yes... |
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| 10/01/08 |
Nuclear energy in the UK posted by pharmolo (7 comments) The UK government has |
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| 10/01/08 |
Sir Edmund Hillary has died posted by pharmolo (10 comments) |
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| 10/01/08 |
Look back - 2005 posted by pharmolo (2 comments) Diary entry 11 January 2005 |
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| 10/01/08 |
Three years ago posted by pharmolo (3 comments) On Tuesday, 11 January 2005, we were about to experience the worst storms in 50 years. At 3pm, ex... |
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| 10/01/08 |
Call for support posted by pharmolo (6 comments) I was pointed to the journal "After the Madness", written by a lady who is having massive problem... |
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| 10/01/08 |
Thursday notes posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Nice morning, although the sun is obscured by increasing cloud. Today is Thursday, so I'll be hop... |
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| 09/01/08 |
Heads up posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Andie (andie5987) who used to write a journal The New Me has found happiness and will be tying th... |
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| 09/01/08 |
Quiet day posted by pharmolo (2 comments) It's been a quiet day in for me, for a couple of reasons. First, I found myself behind with vario... |
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| 09/01/08 |
Wednesday evening notes posted by pharmolo (6 comments) The storm has led to severe travel disruption in Scotland, as bridges across the Forth, the Tay a... |
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| 09/01/08 |
Wednesday notes posted by pharmolo (8 comments) The gale started 3 hours ago, and it's nasty outside with the heavy rains. Other parts of the cou... |
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| 08/01/08 |
Alerts posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Still got some 45 alerts outstanding from today, which I will go through tomorrow. The weather is... |
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| 08/01/08 |
Excursion to South Lochs posted by pharmolo (11 comments) Went on a trip down memory lane this afternoon, in more ways than one. |
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| 08/01/08 |
Batten down the hatches posted by pharmolo (3 comments) Inshore waters forecast for area from Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including Outer Hebrides f... |
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| 08/01/08 |
Tuesday notes posted by pharmolo (3 comments) A pale sun is peaking over a bank of cloud, as weather conditions are set to become severe in the... |
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| 07/01/08 |
A year in pictures - December 2007 posted by pharmolo (7 comments) A month with a handful of gales, but also beautiful sunrises and sunsets. |
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| 07/01/08 |
A year in pictures - November 2007 posted by pharmolo (4 comments) November counts as a winter month, with short daylight hours. Fortunately, not many days with hig... |
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| 07/01/08 |
Webcam Mount St Helens posted by pharmolo (11 comments) This was the view of Mount St Helens, partial |
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| 07/01/08 |
Naughty joke posted by pharmolo (10 comments) with thanks to Sunny |
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| 07/01/08 |
Fishing trip posted by pharmolo (7 comments) A man comes rushing into his house. "Listen darling," he tells his wife, "my boss is taking us al... |
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| 07/01/08 |
Afternoon jottings posted by pharmolo (3 comments) It is now dark, although the shift in sunset times is slowly becoming noticeable. There were a fe... |
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| 07/01/08 |
Monday notes posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Bright morning, but very cold by our standards; overnight low was -3C, and it's still below freez... |
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| 06/01/08 |
Community photo challenge posted by pharmolo (33 comments) The weekly photoshoot has |
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| 06/01/08 |
Marital humour posted by pharmolo (9 comments) with thanks to Sunny |
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| 06/01/08 |
Thoughts for the New Year posted by pharmolo (7 comments) copied from Robyn a |
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| 06/01/08 |
Epiphany posted by pharmolo (10 comments) Today is January 6, the Epiphany. The 12th day of Christmas, when all Christmas decorations shoul... |
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| 06/01/08 |
Sunday notes posted by pharmolo (0 comments) Good morning from Stornoway, where the sun is coming out again after a heavy, wintry shower of ha... |
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| 05/01/08 |
Videos posted by pharmolo (9 comments) Phyllis posted a video of a drive to her home, which reminded me I've got a fair few videos mysel... |
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| 05/01/08 |
Giving the red light to the red lights posted by pharmolo (11 comments) The authorities in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, have closed down a prestigious brothel, after co... |
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| 05/01/08 |
A line a month for 2007 posted by pharmolo (14 comments) Saw this on Linda's journal, and decided to do it myself. |
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| 05/01/08 |
Saturday notes posted by pharmolo (7 comments) Showery this morning, with some pretty hefty downpours. The cloudscape compensates a little, you ... |
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| 04/01/08 |
Disaster averted posted by pharmolo (5 comments) At 6.45 am this morning, a lorry slid off the road at a railway level crossing in the village of ... |
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| 04/01/08 |
Comments from 1955 posted by pharmolo (6 comments) With thanks to Kasey "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's... |
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| 04/01/08 |
Recommended reading posted by pharmolo (6 comments) Jane (spriteverdixx) is suffering from kidney cancer, which requires some prett |
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| 04/01/08 |
Friday notes posted by pharmolo (1 comments) A tropical cyclone is currently moving through the Northern Territory of Australia, south of Darw... |
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| 03/01/08 |
Winter strikes posted by pharmolo (7 comments) A severe storm has lashed the Black Sea in southeastern Europe, sinking a ship in the Kerch Strai... |
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| 03/01/08 |
Hurricane update - 3 January posted by pharmolo (2 comments) It may be winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, but down under the tropical cyclone season (tro... |
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| 03/01/08 |
Electrifying Eigg posted by pharmolo (8 comments) |
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| 03/01/08 |
Journals list posted by pharmolo (4 comments) For info: not all blogs and sites mentioned on New Year's Day are updated regularly. Update frequ... |
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| 03/01/08 |
Thursday notes posted by pharmolo (5 comments) Brilliant sunrise an hour ago, and it's about 4C outside, as predicted yesterday. The weather rad... |
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| 02/01/08 |
Afternoon stroll posted by pharmolo (13 comments) Went for an amble round Stornoway this afternoon, only to find the place shut down. The supermark... |
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| 02/01/08 |
Hospital on fire posted by pharmolo (9 comments) The |
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| 02/01/08 |
Wednesday notes posted by pharmolo (4 comments) Bright day out here, with a lot of high cloud about. A change in the weather is afoot, with a Rus... |
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| 01/01/08 |
My other journals and websites posted by pharmolo (11 comments) Jokes journal Jokes off the Seawall - the seawall stands directly across the road from my window |
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| 01/01/08 |
New Year's Day notes posted by pharmolo (9 comments) Slightly cross-eyed after retiring to bed at 4.30 am, your Northern Trip blogger is back on post.... |
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| 01/01/08 |
HAPPY NEW YEAR posted by pharmolo (18 comments) With the ships' horns still blasting (it's now 12.08am), fireworks popping off here and there, an... |