tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108749112011-11-27T23:24:32.143Zlife and times...cleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-37029238729096655332011-01-04T21:08:00.001Z2011-01-04T21:10:10.144Z2011-01-04T21:10:10.144Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0The chickens came first and the egg just one day later. Unfortunately, the little chucks have been kept locked in as making their run has taken longer than expected. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0DkGdTmYzl98yxYgWxQzXGBeP4w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0DkGdTmYzl98yxYgWxQzXGBeP4w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0DkGdTmYzl98yxYgWxQzXGBeP4w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0DkGdTmYzl98yxYgWxQzXGBeP4w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/CZH6ocQ4akY" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2011/01/chicken-and-egg-situation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-3009083680781180122010-10-17T19:28:00.002Z2010-10-17T19:30:23.191Z2010-10-17T19:30:23.191Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0...or out of the wall. We have knocked a 3' hole and can now see daylight from the kitchen. Well done to Chilean miners... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3u4J3_u3-joWPx-UoKTby71kD0c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3u4J3_u3-joWPx-UoKTby71kD0c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3u4J3_u3-joWPx-UoKTby71kD0c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3u4J3_u3-joWPx-UoKTby71kD0c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/kIrGI4lNDx4" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2010/10/another-brick-in-he-wall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-48316584321343400362010-01-18T18:13:00.002Z2010-01-18T18:16:16.952Z2010-01-18T18:16:16.952Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0Managed to miss all the snow. There was plenty of it around, with blue sky and sunshine too. Too busy moving house. Packing boxes, unpacking boxes. Where will we put the beehive and wood store - the garen is small and these things are big!Great to have our own place finally and I have enjoyed deconstructing some of teh junk that was there. Rayburns are very heavy - had to get Dave to help with <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VeDTWd7iwMMJkQUdytzhoDRpGO4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VeDTWd7iwMMJkQUdytzhoDRpGO4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VeDTWd7iwMMJkQUdytzhoDRpGO4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VeDTWd7iwMMJkQUdytzhoDRpGO4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/P8T-luXmGzU" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-snow-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-29309125932844022092010-01-11T20:36:00.002Z2010-01-11T20:39:46.413Z2010-01-11T20:39:46.413Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0Make sure you wear Valenki boots made from wool felt and put on lots of woollen clothes. You need good thick gloves and protect your neck with a warm scarf. Long socks too. Above all, eat a good breakfast before you go out. I usually have fried potatoes cooked in lard and a mug of lemon tea with three sugars.Glina Ivanovna, Novosibirsk, Siberia. (That's a cold bit up there, where James Bond <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pFbt6LCiRmxqHvZ2pWPW7alxBWM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pFbt6LCiRmxqHvZ2pWPW7alxBWM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pFbt6LCiRmxqHvZ2pWPW7alxBWM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pFbt6LCiRmxqHvZ2pWPW7alxBWM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/w58JqvZ6CDs" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2010/01/winters-great.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-76208136127325493612010-01-02T20:29:00.003Z2010-01-02T20:35:33.143Z2010-01-02T20:35:33.143Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0It's very sad, but for the last six months I have been measuring what we throw away to landfill. Mostly small plastic items with no recogniseable recycling labels, or so manky it can't be reused.We averaged 8lbs of waste to landfill every month. The heaviest week was 5lb. Not bad really, onsidering our neighbours seems to have a full black bin bag every week; I haven't the balls to confront them <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w3l5fAy0EiPCrIB90WMe21Mf_jw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w3l5fAy0EiPCrIB90WMe21Mf_jw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w3l5fAy0EiPCrIB90WMe21Mf_jw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w3l5fAy0EiPCrIB90WMe21Mf_jw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/m_ey3FbT3yA" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2009/12/bins.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-31984416589854834252009-06-29T21:35:00.000Z2009-06-29T21:36:32.656Z2009-06-29T21:36:32.656Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0gAF6H-ZYfYTOduhAxMyoQ6ENwA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0gAF6H-ZYfYTOduhAxMyoQ6ENwA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0gAF6H-ZYfYTOduhAxMyoQ6ENwA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0gAF6H-ZYfYTOduhAxMyoQ6ENwA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/89QQOZsOyLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2009/06/this-is-my-wife.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-68635777005574333352009-06-29T21:08:00.001Z2009-06-29T21:08:47.170Z2009-06-29T21:08:47.170Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0It is an urban myth that you never use a biro until it is completely dry of ink. I am excited to show you a photo of a standard Bic biro, used until its last day of writing. I may put it in a shrine dedicated to Marcel Bich and László Bíró. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CD_OuplzxHx1VJOaOCNM-K2hKyY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CD_OuplzxHx1VJOaOCNM-K2hKyY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CD_OuplzxHx1VJOaOCNM-K2hKyY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CD_OuplzxHx1VJOaOCNM-K2hKyY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/yenmYJyYTbI" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2009/06/amazing-thing-has-happened.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-112775206843781452009-04-21T20:57:00.004Z2009-04-21T21:02:58.648Z2009-04-21T21:02:58.648Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0Washing in, washing out, washing up ... that's what having a baby is all about! &lt;!--google_ad_client = "pub-3656249915999790";google_ad_width = 728;google_ad_height = 90;google_ad_format = "728x90_as";google_ad_type = "text_image";//2006-10-06: trial channelgoogle_ad_channel ="5692837910";//--&gt; <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h4ooVJEWNZ1_-zqtqB0bTr5yM2Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h4ooVJEWNZ1_-zqtqB0bTr5yM2Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h4ooVJEWNZ1_-zqtqB0bTr5yM2Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h4ooVJEWNZ1_-zqtqB0bTr5yM2Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/7zXw5ImdSMs" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2009/04/baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-84588260484788209982009-03-18T22:21:00.002Z2009-03-18T22:24:59.319Z2009-03-18T22:24:59.319Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0It's March 2009 and I haven't written a thing here - must be way to busy for that...The new look website is coming on, but now that the sun is shining it may have to wait until the rains come again before I finish it. http://www.cleverdog.co.uk/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0ZLAShim_-HEzacxCIVjNvMNAu4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0ZLAShim_-HEzacxCIVjNvMNAu4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0ZLAShim_-HEzacxCIVjNvMNAu4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0ZLAShim_-HEzacxCIVjNvMNAu4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/pIfFKDfw3uM" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2009/03/2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-57477866046105561892008-07-17T15:45:00.002Z2008-07-17T15:49:52.068Z2008-07-17T15:49:52.068Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0Today I have been admiring our growing collection of Belemnite fossils. Don't panic, I haven't ben raiding sensitive natural sites - they have all been found in the cotswold stone gravel outside the house.&lt;!--google_ad_client="pub-3656249915999790";google_ad_host="pub-1556223355139109";google_ad_width=468;google_ad_height=60;google_ad_format="468x60_as";google_ad_type="text";google_color_border=" <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tgpUaN8JrlQbFR3nhMki11GTTng/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tgpUaN8JrlQbFR3nhMki11GTTng/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tgpUaN8JrlQbFR3nhMki11GTTng/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tgpUaN8JrlQbFR3nhMki11GTTng/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/F0THEnqtvrE" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2008/07/belemnites.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-145400035949392542008-03-15T17:32:00.001Z2008-03-15T17:33:37.628Z2008-03-15T17:33:37.628Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0as always, ireland lost their pace....but now it's time for the welsh to smash france! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RWBT5imBg8rGbsNuKo2C94HczQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RWBT5imBg8rGbsNuKo2C94HczQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RWBT5imBg8rGbsNuKo2C94HczQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RWBT5imBg8rGbsNuKo2C94HczQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/ygwPRG50kFs" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2008/03/sad-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-9424963788581916622008-03-15T15:12:00.003Z2008-03-15T17:37:13.958Z2008-03-15T17:37:13.958Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0We now have a pair of Barn Owls, must be springtime ;-)I managed to run six miles without stoppingand now Ireland are about to trounce England in the rugbyHappy Days.... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BSf7LdyGN1oPBaIfBd-7osUyMBE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BSf7LdyGN1oPBaIfBd-7osUyMBE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BSf7LdyGN1oPBaIfBd-7osUyMBE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BSf7LdyGN1oPBaIfBd-7osUyMBE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/9r89Q5pxJNY" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2008/03/happy-days.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-40383841129922751682008-02-15T21:51:00.003Z2008-02-15T21:54:58.278Z2008-02-15T21:54:58.278Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0We just spent the last couple of hours watching a Barn Owl in our local field - we think he's just moved in and is preparing a nest for the best choise of missus...This photo is stolen from the Barn Owl Conservation Society but looks just like our one!Tyto Alba <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oY7zZit41Wi2dqzL5gPIcJvSFFY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oY7zZit41Wi2dqzL5gPIcJvSFFY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oY7zZit41Wi2dqzL5gPIcJvSFFY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oY7zZit41Wi2dqzL5gPIcJvSFFY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/l1WHuJHct_0" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2008/02/arent-tyto-albas-brilliant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-3734455608561660652008-02-11T14:04:00.000Z2008-02-11T14:06:06.001Z2008-02-11T14:06:06.001Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0Hey Hey! Another great weekend with lots of great people. When is someone else going to organise an event like the one we just had?!Thanks to everyone that made it. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EMyn6ewynuyIUPVKaheVrRsJN4Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EMyn6ewynuyIUPVKaheVrRsJN4Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EMyn6ewynuyIUPVKaheVrRsJN4Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EMyn6ewynuyIUPVKaheVrRsJN4Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/GJJ7tTeDLMw" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2008/02/no-title.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-14576535608078386552008-01-02T21:44:00.000Z2008-01-02T21:47:17.524Z2008-01-02T21:47:17.524Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com1 Happy New Year all... thanks for all teh cards, pressies, entertainments, beds and everything...hope to see the rest of you before the year is out...have a great 2008! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/11iGIb_1p2c2-JAPJXB75l-pqVA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/11iGIb_1p2c2-JAPJXB75l-pqVA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/11iGIb_1p2c2-JAPJXB75l-pqVA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/11iGIb_1p2c2-JAPJXB75l-pqVA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/vmiv79kt-Yc" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-25992806185102539442007-12-08T23:50:00.000Z2007-12-09T00:52:22.130Z2007-12-09T00:52:22.130Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0People who update their blog every few hours either have a lot going on in their lives that is worth writing about - or they really should get out more because the stuff they write won't get read by anyone...Don't read. Watch... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SB50bYG12XwDn7HkMH1sxZxlHJQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SB50bYG12XwDn7HkMH1sxZxlHJQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SB50bYG12XwDn7HkMH1sxZxlHJQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SB50bYG12XwDn7HkMH1sxZxlHJQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/ZCn3kig-oDI" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2007/12/saturdays.htmlhttp://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=835d05f7259fed86&type=video%2Fmp4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-13279510434488018372007-11-08T09:18:00.000Z2007-11-08T09:27:08.297Z2007-11-08T09:27:08.297Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0I've been out of the flat for nearly two weeks and so far only "nipped back" the once to pick up a few things left behind before they get sold - or worse - stored in the cupboard. I went into the cupboard once and nearly finished my days in there; I even found Lara Croft covered in cobwebs, not quite the look she was raised with!Now a resident of The Cotswolds, nearly. Officially they are five <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fm8O8pUBoRMSes70VaSmXqfNQVY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fm8O8pUBoRMSes70VaSmXqfNQVY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fm8O8pUBoRMSes70VaSmXqfNQVY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fm8O8pUBoRMSes70VaSmXqfNQVY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/VP42KxleAtc" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2007/11/moving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-30492911080374166532007-11-07T16:09:00.001Z2007-11-07T16:10:50.932Z2007-11-07T16:10:50.932Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0blogs aren't very exciting <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JwJlr7D4N5rD6yCkf0K1t5rHmcQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JwJlr7D4N5rD6yCkf0K1t5rHmcQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JwJlr7D4N5rD6yCkf0K1t5rHmcQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JwJlr7D4N5rD6yCkf0K1t5rHmcQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/uywfN2v4g0I" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2006/07/twiddling-thumbs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10874911.post-1151960667730520802006-07-03T21:00:00.000Z2006-07-03T21:04:27.740Z2006-07-03T21:04:27.740Zcleverdogmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925024078811860006noreply@blogger.com0I lied - the flatties have just turned the lights on, using yet more power, destroying the atmosphere; the very air we breathe. Evans has been smoking again - he's lost his edge. The flies are getting fat and menacing but keep the Bowner busy. Today I applied to be a Jack Wills model. I wonder if I'll get it... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cIgFuOwLaGPufWctV3V8NbdhRCo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cIgFuOwLaGPufWctV3V8NbdhRCo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cIgFuOwLaGPufWctV3V8NbdhRCo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cIgFuOwLaGPufWctV3V8NbdhRCo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cleverdogmatt/~4/u6ECvFV2z4Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://cleverdogmatt.blogspot.com/2006/07/sitting-in-dark.html