Mike Riversdale

From the Web 1.0 days I bring you  The Forum . To preserve them for posterity as Geocities can no longer be found but also it's fun to re-read some of them. ----- 22nd December, 2001 Well, Here I am, last 40 mins of work this year and bugger all to do apart from a whole bunch of "anti-work" which has been summoned from the Nether Regions, you know the stuff - a job which on the surface appears to be useful and promote a good vibe and get things done, but in reality, just creates a bunch of tasks that have no real existamnce outside of this man-created vacuum... So I thought I'd just write to pass some time in-between scoffing choccys which I have blagged from the "help-Desk Girls". So called because they are not only gals, but supply us all with help. Not the sort of "help" that we fellas actually NEED from time to time, no, but a purer form of assistance allowing us to get to other places and stay in hotels and get places on time. God, it's st

From the Web 1.0 days I bring you The Forum . To preserve them for posterity as Geocities can no longer be found but also it's fun to re-read some of them. ----- 19th December, 2001 House update Tis the season to be jolly, Tra la la la la, La la la la, The roof is fixed, And we don't need a brolly, Tra la la la la, La la la la, Well, we're on the final leg of the alterations of our house. To those who have read earlier 'Letters' you will know that we embarked on a serious re-modelling of the house. "Much easier than moving" we said. HUH! To be fair, the builders should be finished this week. Exactly 9 weeks later than the first time we heard the immortal words "We'll be outta here in 2 weeks"...Yeah, right! Just a few little jobs to complete and we're ready for Christmas. HOORAY!! It's been a bit of a struggle but Karen's done a fantastic job of decorating whilst surrounded by 3 kids, bit's of skirting board, half finished doo

From the Web 1.0 days I bring you  The Forum . To preserve them for posterity as Geocities can no longer be found but also it's fun to re-read some of them.