I liked these the moment I saw them. Like miniature Marshall stacks for your ears. Such an obvious product for Marshall to make but surprisingly one that took them a long time to get around to. I guess Dr Jim is such a busy guy keeping the rock gods of the world amplified that a sideline into headphones was always […]
Every four years a group of combatants, many of whom have trained their whole lives just for this moment, go toe-to-toe in a winner-take-all contest that bestows glory, if not necessarily honour, on the winner. It’s not the Olympics. It’s much more ruthless than that. I’m talking about the 2012 US Presidential elections. If you’re like me, you’ll be interested
The non-American’s guide to the 2012 US Presidential elections Read Post »
There’s nothing worse than an old fat bastard giving you the “I told you so” treatment, but here I go….. When you live on an island, it’s a good idea to learn how to swim. That’s why all kids in an Australian school are encouraged to take swimming lessons from a very young age. In fact, most kids are old
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If you’re interested in advertising at all, I’d encourage you check out Ace of Admen. Ace of Admen is a new blog from semi-retired ad man, Curvin O’Rielly. Curvin’s name will be familiar to some Saab folks out there. He worked on some early Saab ads during Bob Sinclair’s tenure as chief of Saab USA. He also had some great
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Consider this kind of like the old TS/SU Snippets posts…. —— It’s been a week since I’ve last blogged. I think this is quite possibly the longest unenforced break that I’ve had from writing in seven years. It felt a little strange, yet somehow quite relaxing. That’s not to say I’ve been idle the whole week. Not at all! I’ve
Back at the start of this revolution around the sun, I made some New Year’s Un-Resolutions. I’m pleased to say I haven’t faltered on any of them yet, though one’s looking a little shaky. I’d like to report on one in particular, not because I think it’ll be of particular interest to anyone, but mostly to put on record my
Continuing on from the other day……. the cabinet is nearly finished. One more coat of oil and then some black on the inside and it’s all finished….. — This shot is a little out of focus, but I love the grain of the Huon Pine. It’s almost translucent. — I hadn’t anticipated how satisfying this project would be. Now that
I’m working on Mrs Swade’s 2011 Christmas present, which should hopefully be ready by Christmas 2012…… Some of you know that Mrs Swade likes to do watercolor paintings. This is a cabinet intended to provide some flat storage for her finished work and stock paper. The cabinet frame is made from Tasmanian Oak covered with 9mm MDF. The box is
