Archive for November, 2009

The basement, originally uploaded by rutty.
I haven’t been taking so many photos recently and I’ve started to miss it. I love photography, I have plenty of gear and I need to get back to using it.
I decided that it was about time that I got out my tripod and took some photos that weren’t baby-related. [...]

Boots’ cynical stance on homeopathy

There's something of a backlash taking place online against Boots today, after their professional standards director Paul Bennett admitted before a parliamentary committee yesterday that the chain sell homeopathic remedies because they sell, even though they know there is no scientific evidence that they actually work.
National papers involved in a conspiracy [...]

2 Months already?, originally uploaded by rutty.
Has it been two months since our little girl was born? Crikey, it barely seems a few weeks, but here she is: our Ruby at two months old.
She’s thriving too, although a little under the weather today after her ordeal at the vaccination clinic yesterday. She wasn’t impressed with [...]

As is sometimes seen in shops and restaurants: please excuse our appearance while work is in progress.
I’m trying out a few themes at the moment. I go in cycles with this. I’m trying to work out a decent minimalist theme that’s typography-based. The one that’s active now – Wu Wei – appeals to me a [...]

Labels may be losing money, but artists are making more than ever
The Times Labs blog takes a hard look at the data on music sales and live performances and concludes that while the labels’ profits might be falling, artists are taking in more money, thanks to the booming growth of live shows.
The Times says that [...]

I have a lot to be happy about at the moment. I have an amazing wife – I am so lucky to have her – and a healthy, beautiful daughter. I love my girls more than anything. We live in a nice part of the UK (Beeston in Nottingham) and have lots of great friends. [...]

Our daughter, originally uploaded by rutty.
When we had Ruby I thought that I’d be taking her photo every ten minutes and blogging every smile, burp and happy moment. It hasn’t quite worked out like that – there’s too much going on in the day – but we’ve had many, many happy moments.
Ruby is nearly seven [...]