Over the last few days I've been getting some funny spam and I was worried that I had been targeted by some hacker/spammer. However, it transpired that my site and some others were merely the target of a student who was participating in an SEO contest and using a system to bring certain keywords … [Read more...]
Our son’s insertion
September 28, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Insertion? Insertion into what, I hear you ask. Although it may sound painful, and in a sense it is, our son is not suffering physically, you will be pleased to note. The insertion, or rather 'inserimento' is a system employed by certain day nurseries and nursery schools here. In simple terms … [Read more...]
Milan and some photos of Italy
September 28, 2006 By Leave a Comment
It is a lovely day today. Warm and sunny, but a little cloudy. I needed some books so I hopped on the bus and headed for the centre. While walking from the castle along Via Dante towards the centre I noticed the outdoor exhibition of photographs, I saw the same photos, I think, last year, but … [Read more...]
End – a short story
September 28, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Jake put the book he had just been flicking nostalgically through down. How things had changed he thought.He had been looking through one of those large so called coffee table books containing few words, but many large glossy photographs. This particular volume was called 'Images of rural … [Read more...]
As I predicted.
September 27, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Yes, as I predicted back in June, here, that nice Mr Prodi and his cronies have gone and decided to put up tax levels - but only if you earn over 70k Euros or are self-employed. In addition, in view of the extra tax income, the dear government is attempting to cut education funding too. I guess … [Read more...]
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