[Stevie] Aha, thanks for making me look up our library. I've found there's one only 6 miles away, and it's open on Saturday mornings. To Pangbourne, me hearties!

(Phil) Pangbourne is town? No answer to that.

[Rosie] Newbury is "town" Pangbourne is half the distance, and has a fish & chip shop, to boot!

The prospect of a long weekend in England; I sail back on Thursday night.That means seeing family and friends, not having to worry about not understanding what's being spoken about, eating familiar and favourite foods, and resting my eyes on familiar landscapes. Bliss.

Keeping my eyes inside my head... (Pen rests eyes on landscapes ... I prefer mine remain in their sockets!)

Witnessing another's earned success Case in point - This little animation makes me smile every time I watch it: katana girl (gif)

[Stevie] I think the Moran blog may be suffering from cybernautic gremlins. You don't seem to be able to comment - comments submit far too quickly, it seems to me, for them to be actually be being transmitted anywhere.

[Simons] Intollerable curbation of free speech! I'll have a look what knobs can be twiddled.

I just did an anonymous test and it worked fine for me other than the capcha being so fiendish it took three refreshes to make it spell something I could figure out. I used the "Anonymous" profile (you have to pick one from a list). There aren't any moderated comments waiting to be let out of the pen.