Norrona

I'll get the last month of winter out of the way and will then take the plunge on a new technical walking coat, current front runners are something from Patagonia or maybe this lot Decisions, decisions.

Llywarch

More trainers & nice jumpers

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors on BBC4, total class.

Samichlaus

Treme

Treme, as good as the Wire, actually better than the Wire.

Soon come in the UK. I feel like funkin' it up.

Stop HS2 Campaign

I'm not overtly political these days, I'm still a Socialist at heart, sharp satire and quiet tutting tends to see me through. But this High Speed Rail link which is planned to go right through the Chilterns, prime rambing country and an AONB to boot has really got my end up.

Some rumours I've heard are that the 20 mins journey saved will then be lost by the commute from the new station outside Central Birmingham, it will be carbon neutral as opposed to reducing carbon, I should imagine not building it would have the same carbon emission effect; and that there isn't any money to build it anyway. So why fucking bother and ruin this amazing area.

This isn't case of Nimby-ism, as I live in London.

Stop HS2 Campaign here

John Craven on Countryfile here

Youtube to mp3 converter

For all those videos of people's turntables playing rare records. Just tried it and it worked pretty well. Try for yourself