http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk Living on the Road Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:52:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } -- There's something thoroughly entertaining about Nadal. He plays with intensity and with fire; a steely determination to never give up, never allow a single point to slip away. He literally plays every point as if he were against match point. ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/07/04/the-wimbledon-climax/ In The Sunday Times today, there is an interesting piece on England the football team. It is about what went wrong, about why they failed so woefully at the World Cup. John Carlin interviewed Spanish midfield wizard Xabi Alonso, who said, very eloquently, that the 11 best does not make the best ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/07/04/england-the-team-that-wasnt/ It's fully possible to recycle them. And yet, either people forget that, or they don't properly realise that you can do. Mine can't be the only house with old phones laying forgotten and discarded in shadowy corners of the house? I've seen many offers over the years trying to entice me to ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/07/03/forgotten-phones/ With my post-graduate course drawing to a close, I'm having to look around at jobs that I can apply for when it finishes. And now, I suppose. Better to get the applications in as early as possible. When I first came out of university, there was barely a ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/07/03/finding-jobs-today/ With the holidays looming, and pay day arriving last week, I've decided to do a bit of window shopping online. Is it “window” shopping when there are no windows involved? Well, in any case, I have been doing some online shopping and not actually buying anything – yet. Mostly, it has been ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/06/27/shopping-for-summer/ Plans are afoot to go abroad, to America, one weekend soon. An extended weekend, of sorts: Friday through Monday, and we would probably stay in a hostel somewhere. The thing that's so tempted about it is that it will be right in the middle of American football season, and not only ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/06/27/291/ <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> One of my favourite writers, Neil Gaiman, the author of American Gods, Coraline, and all manner of other creations and wonders, has won the Carnegie medal – and I am overjoyed. It is the UK's most prestigious award for children's ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/06/26/neil-gaiman-wins-carnegie-medal/ The iPhone 4 was released today, and there has been the inevitable buzz of interest and frenzied excitement from fans and eager buyers keen to get their hands on the product. I think it should be dubbed iPhone Day. However, you don't need to be an Apple hater to take a step ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/06/24/when-phones-forget-to-be-a-phone/ <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> So much for the group being easy for England, eh? It was supposed to be a breeze; and yet, the squad found a way to struggle, playing like strangers against Algeria, and letting in a tame goal against the ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/06/23/down-to-the-wire/ Reports show that as much as 41% of parents deliberately lie when filling out car insurance policy applications – and that number is only set to rise. But are they going about tackling it in the right way? In a process known as “fronting”, when the parents ring up or fill ... http://www.laughtonroad.co.uk/2010/06/23/283/