:: friday 01 february 2002

Phew! February, 'the month of luuurv' is upon us.
January just flew by - i don't know where time goes these days, and this journal seems to be another reminder of how quickly it does.

You realize time passes quickly when...

it's 'blank page day' in your blog journal, again...

the kids need new shoes/trainers as their feet have grown, again...

your insurance/domain name/xxxx needs renewing, again...

the electricity/gas/telephone/credit card bill needs paying, again...

a note reminds you that it's parents evening on friday, again...

the calendar shows your biannual dental check next week, again...

you look in the mirror and a badger looks back - it's time to get your 'roots' done, again...

it's just 3 weeks to christmas, and there are still strands of last year's party poppers hanging from the lights - time to indulge, again...

"Sed fugit interea, fugit inreparabile tempus."
Virgil
(Meanwhile, time is flying - flying never to return.)

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:: saturday 02 february 2002

Hehe - it's 02.02.02 !!
A date like that only occurs 12 times every century (does that sound right? i've just worked it out but my brain sometimes lies to me - no doubt it'll be in one of today's papers.)

btw: in a leap year, how many months of the year have 28 days? (answer at the bottom of the page.)

US reader's will know that today is special for another reason. Yup, it's GROUNDHOG DAY! (whaaaat??)

I guess that all us Brits know about it is from the brilliant movie starring Bill Murray as an unpleasant and arrogant tv weatherman caught in a time trap in which february 2nd keeps repeating itself. He gradually realizes that a change of heart is called for, and so breaks the cycle.
So, what actually is groundhog day?
Well, based on an old scottish verse and used as a weather forecasting sign, it's the day that Punxsutawney Phil (a groundhog from Pennsylvania) emerges from hibernating in his hole in the ground to look for his shadow. If he sees it, he believes that there will be six more weeks of bad weather and goes back underground. If the day is cloudy and therefore casts no shadow, he thinks spring has arrived and stays above ground.

Here's a few links for groundhog lovers everywhere: Groundhog Day (film) groundhog.org punxsutawneyphil.com

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:: sunday 03 february 2002

! WELL DONE ARTY ! Arty passed his exam with flying colours so will be going into the big school in september. We just need to get him a part-time job now so that he can start saving for his new uniform. He's only little, so maybe sweeping chimneys?

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:: monday 04 february 2002

Been busy updating/creating stuff today so not a lot of time for blogging tonight. Made a little animated bear for Daisy who's been poorly for a few days, and if you'd like to add Groovy Daisy Bear to your web page, a link back here would be nice!

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:: tuesday 05 february 2002

Whoops! Posted this a week early. I have a confusing calendar this year and have got a few dates wrong but hey, how thick can you get! Everyone in the REAL world knows that the Chinese New Year is 12 February this year don't they?

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:: wednesday 06 february 2002

My pc desperately needs resetting to totally clear all the junk accumulated over the past 12 months. Not trusting cd rewriters to back everything up (an opinion formed after several instances of being unable to retrieve stored data,) i'm in a quandary as to whether i dare start the irretrievable process and hit the 'format' button.
It takes over 60 cdrw discs (650mb ea.) to store 2 copies of all my stuff, image files being horribly large. An expensive & time-consuming process, and one which i anticipate with the same dread as a visit to the dentist (that's tomorrow,) every six months or so.
Maybe i'd better make three copies just to be on the safe side...

(Also updated yesterday's post with a page about the the Chinese zodiac: your sign, characteristics, and famous faces who share it.)

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	:: thursday 07 february 2002 A lovely trip to the dentist planned for this afternoon. Well it's just the hygienist actually, but I still hate going. Same with the hairdressers (next week) - necessary, but such a waste of time and I can always think of a dozen things i'd rather be doing/should be doing instead of making small talk or lying there with a mouth full of hands!
	LOOK AFTER YOUR TEETH !

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a: 12 - they all have 28 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!