Well, colour me exhausted. And paint me in chocolate and dash it with feathers. Because honestly, it has been insane. Those of you active on the Venture Co would have likely seen me there whenever you log-in. Why? Because starting on Saturday afternoon I was deploying an upgrade to a client system that ran way, way, way over time ...

This. I want this. It's pure bliss, both to the ear and the eye. I've been watching a few of those on our local version of EBay and although they are a tad outside of my price range, they are still absolutely gorgeous. Not 100% sure how Tan will look on a sprotbike but it's oh so very British and oh so very beautiful. Now, if any of you have rich, well to do uncles that own a Triumph factory, please let me know ...

Because one Blogger did exactly describe it like this ...

At work we have this funny thing called a Social Club. It's a bit like a knitting circle, but more fun and with a price tag. For a meagre $20 per month you get to be a member and once every couple of months the company will arrange a fun night / day out for everyone. Last week it was a tennis tournament, a few weeks before that it was ... oh I forget. Last night was the Hyperstimulator and no Chunder, nothing secstule about it.

After having our threat level reduced to "Baaa", I felt it worthwhile to share this. That is one of my favourite adds.

That is epic. But not quite as epic as ...

Watch this with a cup of coffee. It is about 13 minutes worth of time and is rather astonishing. I remember an initial demo of this a while back, showing the bits where he was walking around with the backpack. But the subsequent work with the transferral from paper to device and back to paper is astonishing. We live in exciting times.

John Browne's half page essay for an internal Microsoft newsletter, written back in 1996. The full piece is rather amusing to somebody that reads and codes. However, if you are bored, read some of the Workpump blog from that site. There are some rather interesting snippets on marketing and truely ugly logos and such what not.

The intriguing smile of the Mona Lisa was the result of very high levels of cholesterol, says a medical expert who has studied famous figures in Renaissance art.

It could have been worse. He could have linked the painting to Opus Dei, the Templars and concocted a badly written fiction novel about it.

When you are a fugitive from justice and just can't let it go. That last level. That extra kill. Finish that quest and getting that instance done. Sometimes it is best to just stay on the run and leave the keyboard and mouse alone.