Lights Please!

With lights blazing, the cars take to the track...

The racing is fantastic with over 90 feet of bends, chicanes and flyovers.

Pitstops are compulsory thanks to the race management software

Fireworks

What Do You Call A Group of Rabbits?

Maybe we could discuss it using Google Groups.

Get a google account and get posting!

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/mywarren

What are you looking at?

Mommy, Where's Fluffy?

Animal rights activists who broke into a circus to liberate a rare white tiger changed their minds after seeing it - and took a bunny rabbit instead. Campaigners from the Swiss faction of the Animal Liberation Front had earlier told Circus Royal director Oliver Skreinig they planned to steal the Siberian tiger and hand him to a zoo. But when they broke into the circus enclosure and saw the animal they changed their minds - and stole a rabbit instead.

The liberationists then posted pictures of themselves online wearing black army uniforms and balaclavas and holding the rabbit. Skreinig said: "The pet rabbit was not even in the show, it belonged to our clown's six-year-old daughter."

Number 92 Pits to Repair Rear Wing

Scalextric Digital is so much fun. Even more so when you decide to get creative with a bandsaw and create your own track. Against all the odds, the bespoke pit lane actually works! Now we just need to work out why the rest of the track is so temperamental. When it does all work, the racing is great, especially with five lane changes and five crossovers all adding to the realism. Perhaps Schumacher was right to retire; this must be almost as good as the real thing.

I am Bugs Bunny

"You are Bugs Bunny! You are fun, friendly, and popular. You are a real crowd pleaser. You have probably been out on the town your share of times, yet you come home with the values that your mother taught you. Don't let the people you please influence you to stray."

Honestly I did not cheat.

To find out which cartoon character you are most like, answer the following questions with the answer that most describes you!

DVD War

If you've got more money than sense, maybe you can make sense of it all

Alternatively you could hold out for a Protein Coated Disc that could be capable of holding the entire British Library Collection on one 5" disc

Psycho Knitting

What we seem have here is another insight into the twisted meanderings of Robin's mind.

They say that genius and madness are but a hair's breadth apart. These creations are surely proof.

Zombie Rabbit Yells at his Friends

Catch up with Lago, the undead rabbit, and chums at Abnormal.

See all his adventures with sidekick Oris (a plucked outgrowth of the brain who can talk and eat through his pupil, while seeing through it at the same time) and Mrew (a politically correct feline owned by Lago).

Check out issue 8 for a quick taster.

The Shebo Story

Thanks to PicasaWeb I can now bring you The Shebo Story in pictures. Its great for easy uploads of pictures straight from Picasa. 250MB of free storage and easy downloads mean they can also be shared quickly. So far so good. Let me know if you like it too!

Googlefight

Ludlow Marches Food & Drink Festival 2006

We had a very pleasant day out in Ludlow (along with about 5,000 others) and visit the 12 Annual Food & Drink Festival. In general it was the largest farmer's market you could imagine with huge quantities of sausages on offer. In truth there were scores of organic local producers offering everything from beer, wine, cider and gin to olives, cheese, scotch eggs and crisps.
Ludlow Castle was the centre of [the] attraction[s], although the town itself has some fantastic architecture and shops; it's probably worth a second visit to fully appreciate what it has to offer.

Here's Johnny!

Just to avoid any confusion that may have arisen, I would like to point out that any similarities between an earlier post and the image of Jack Torrance in Kubrick's version of 'The Shining' are purely coincidental.

UPDATE I've finished the ballustrades and re-located the water butt! Picture here

Shebo - Part II

Well, it's been a few weeks since Shebo was born. In that time I have painted (and repainted) it, and with my Dad's help, fitted the windows and door, and put up the handrail. Since the project is so near completion it seemed appropriate to put up the fairy lights. (Sorry - pictures in the dark didn't come out; the only true way to appreciate fairy lights is in person!)
All I need to do now is finish the balustrades and find a weather vane for the top. Roll on next Summer, when we may actually get some use out of it, as it seems that this one is determined to meet Autumn as swiftly as possible.

Oldlyweds

Congratulations on 40 years of mariage to my Mum & Dad and Mike & Liz. The joint Ruby wedding anniversary party was a great success, but this was no surprise given the generous amounts of Pimm's, wine, great food, puddings and fizz - not to mention Carol's fantastic cake.
Same again in ten years time everyone?

Newlyweds

Congratulations to Jon and Hetty on their marriage (19th August 2006). It was a fantastic day and, considering the storms earlier in the week, they were incredibly lucky with the weather too. My duties as best man were a breeze, mostly thanks to the efforts of the bride and groom and Jon's parents in making preparations. In fact, the entire day passed without any problems and despite my nervousness about public speaking, I managed to enjoy every part of the build up, ceremony and reception. I will remember the day as a true celebration of their partnership and I wish them the very best for the future.

"Something bunny going on"

Posters for the Wallace and Gromit film in Portland, Dorset will not feature the word "rabbit" because of a local superstition. Residents instead call the creatures underground mutton or furry things. Posters for the new film, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, on Portland do not use the word, to respect local folklore. Instead they simply say "Something bunny is going on".

Mayor Les Ames told BBC News that the animals could cause dangerous landslips in the quarries the isle is famous for. "If the word rabbit is used in company in Portland there is generally a bit of a hush," he said. "In the olden days when quarrying was done by hand, if one of these animals was seen in the area, the quarryman would pack up and go home for the day - until the safety of the area had been reconnoitred. It is an unwritten rule in Portland that you do not use the word rabbit."
A spokesman for Aardman Animations said they were happy to respect local folklore.

BBC News "Wallace & Gromit Spook an Island"

Shebo is born

Finally the pavilion has risen from the sketchbook and is now becoming reality. Thanks (in enormous huge lumps) to Dad who helped achieve my vision.
Although not finished, the main structure is largely complete; only the final cladding, balustrade, doors & windows and paintwork are to be finished.

The design is part shed and part gazebo - hence Shebo - with an octagonal roof (closed at the back and open at the front) sitting on the nine posts which frame the heptagonal shape.
Confused? Imagine what it's like trying to calculate the angles!

Hopefully the pictures will help you visualise the overall design, although I will post some more once everything is finished.

Episode 3.5