My tweets

• 07:30 morning tweeters mine. seems that teletwitter was the app that was crashing my computer nearly every night...glad i got rid of it. #
• 08:22 @jonk is Krispy Kreme still on the brink of bankruptcy? you may have to buy tons and freeze 'em if it goes under. #
• 08:32 @soveren good luck! #
• 09:05 @rustyrockets no downed "tools"? it's your duty to continue that great tradition... #
• 14:02 a friend from the US got a scam email from London purporting to be a friend in trouble who needs $1,400 to get home.Oldest trick in the book #
• 18:39 @boyshapedbox it's only bad if you don't share the URL with everyone you know... #
• 19:58 off to see Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom at the Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. I fear that HWMBO won't like it but all other shows sold out. #
• 19:58 @devinjay what did you turn into when you went to bed?? Enquiring minds want to know... #
• 20:00 @boyshapedbox that's one great picture. thanks for not making me search all of Flickr... ;-) #
• 23:36 @fj here if your CV is too long it gets trashed 9 x out of 10. i interviewed a guy at the big indian outsourcer who had a 10 pager. too long #
• 23:38 @MrPandaBehr wow, what a nice present. you are both very lucky guys. congrats on your anniversary. #
• 23:39 @jonk the Queen is tiny. You were right the second time. #
• 23:40 @nard london! LONDON! Must come to London! XXL awaits, as does MegaWOOF. #
• 23:42 @fj 2 is OK, if it creeps a little bit onto 3 OK, but no longer. What I do is condense my oldest job into 1 line: Co, Place, Title, & Date. #
• 23:42 @urbanbohemian oh dear. i shall go to bed unrequited. we all want ictures. #
• 23:50 @fj also find that contractors tend to have longer CVs...when i was younger i could do a 1-pager but i now have middle aged spread onto 3 pg #

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An Easter URL.

Today's Medical URL

When one goes in for an MRI scan, one is asked to remove all metal and jewelry from one's person...body jewelry and that sort of thing as well. One gentleman in Colorado did so, and then produced yet another piece of metal from an unexpected place.

Microwave

I am very annoyed with myself. I have had a Sharp microwave for the past 15 years—it was one of my first purchases when I arrived in London. It's served me quite well for most of that time. Oh, there were a few annoyances: the directions are so arcane that I never used it to defrost food or anything of that nature. But, overall, it worked fairly well. The "instrument panel" had gotten loose, though, and I was wondering whether I needed to replace the thing. We also used it for storing bread out of the reach of the mice that have plagued us for years.

Well, now I do need to replace the thing. I heated up yesterday's mashed potatoes in it so we could have it with our sausages and peas and gravy. I took the mash out, put it on the plates, then replaced the bread in it and shut the door, somewhat forcefully. The microwave went on! I pulled the plug and tried to open the door to investigate, and the door would not open. The spring that latches the door had obviously sprung.

I went online, looked at Which! magazine's website (nothing like keeping it in the family as it provides our bread and butter now as HWMBO works for them as a data analyst) and selected the second Best Buy for £116 pounds. £2.95 shipping and handling, from Lasky's, It should arrive within 3 working days. Meanwhile we won't be able to heat things up in a microwave.

I pried the microwave open with a screwdriver and retrieved the bread. Then HWMBO held the flat door open as I carried it out and tossed it in the bin. I expect that the people who scour bins for "salable goods" will find it and remove it. Recycling.

After spending more than £1000 today on our holiday in the US, I think we will probably need to be a bit frugal for a few months.

The first Best Buy was more than £550 (a Zanussi). I didn't feel that spending that kind of money was a Best Buy for us.