Carey Baird http://virb.com/careybaird Carey Baird Fresh Development The Long Journey]]> Virb 2.0 (@careybaird) en Hakuna Matata at Tan Hill Inn - An Escape http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/1079945 ]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:27:34 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/1079945 A Reminder to Live http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/1046514 ]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:07:24 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/1046514 A New Year Ahead http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/1008390 ]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:49:29 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/1008390 Flicks Bar in Fuerteventura http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/1007537 ]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:29:19 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/1007537 DeskLickr - Automatically Change your Desktop Background using Flickr http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/856863 ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:48:12 -0700 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/856863 Dreamhost Promo Code http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/651846 Dreamhost is a popular web hosting company that has some really nice features and generous bandwidth and disk space. I use dreamhost for hosting the majority of my websites.

Dreamhost has sent me five promo codes to hand out:

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Just enter them on the sign up page.

Using them will get you:

* Four (4) times the normal disk and bandwidth
* Choose the five-year plan, get $150 off
* Choose the ten-year plan, get $200 off

These codes can be used once only, so get in there quick!

]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:32:55 -0700 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/651846 Dolphin Stranded on Cleveleys Beach, Blackpool http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/562157 I heard a rumour yesterday that a dolphin had washed up on Cleveleys beach - I was doubtful, but here are the pictures to prove it:

http://flickr.com/photos/16972145@N04

Pictures courtesy of Joe Kennedy.

After trying to get the dolphin back into deeper water, without success, the coastguard wrapped the dolphin in a wet blanket and took it away to care for it.

I do wonder if anything like this has ever happened on Cleveleys or Blackpool beaches before. I find it quite unusual but maybe there are a few dolphins around.

If anyone has any further information or stories do let me know.

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:25:12 -0700 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/562157 Direct Link to Radio 1 "Listen Live" Online Stream http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/536285 For those of you that listen to Radio 1 over the internet, this might come in handy:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/wm_asx/aod/radio1.asx

It is the direct link to the online stream, so you can paste this into an application like Winamp, VLC or whatever you use instead of having to keep a browser window open.

I am sure BBC don't mind you using it like this but the url is buried in the html and is quite tricky to find (because of the frames) so hopefully this will save you some digging.

]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:18:21 -0700 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/536285 Canon MP210 Arrives http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/522510 Just a quick note that the Canon MP210, which I showed previously how you can get for ]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:22:18 -0700 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/522510 Canon MP210 (printer, scanner and copier) for http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/518982 Canon are doing a Cashback Thing until 13th April on the Canon MP210 Printer, Scanner and Copier.

If you buy this printer, you can claim ]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:21:50 -0700 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/518982 Teapigs Promotion Code http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/517710 I recently some bought some excellent Yerba Mate tea and Green Tea from Teapigs.co.uk and they sent me a 10% voucher code - just enter SPRING at checkout.

Yerba Mate is a quite extraordinary tea and it reallys gives you a pick me up when you need it. It also is reported to have weight loss properties.

I definitely recommend checking out Tea Pigs - they have a great range of teas and if you can look past the quirky-yet-generic name and yuppy, more money than sense image they really offer a good range of tea, with good descriptions and great service.

The prices are generally quite expensive but you do get what you pay for.

]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:17:01 -0700 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/517710 Ryan Air Dirty Trick #729 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/510058 If you book tickets in bulk (say 10 or more), you will pay more per ticket than if you buy them individually (in our case ]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:04:07 -0700 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/510058 Donate to John http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/500019 After talking about it for a while, John Stirzaker has gone out and launched his website Donate To John.

The idea is simple - donate money to John via Paypal and when he has had enough of free money the site will be passed on to another John (My middle name is Jon, does that count?).

In Johns words..

Lovely, dig deep.

Check it out at http://www.donatetojohn.com/

]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:51:29 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/500019 Heaven & Hell from a European Perspective http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/500018 From a poster seen in an Italian office:

In Heaven...

  • the mechanics are German
  • the chefs are French
  • the police are British
  • the lovers are Italian
  • and everything is organized by the Swiss.

In Hell...

  • the mechanics are French
  • the police are German
  • the chefs are British
  • the lovers are Swiss
  • and everything is organized by the Italians.

Found at the excellent What Europeans Think of Each Other article at Daily Candor.

]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:51:28 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/500018 Missing Pidgeon http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/489771 'Missing

Genius. I could just imagine this sign outside the back of Marks and Spencers in Blackpool, where all the pidgeons congregate hoping for scraps of Hampsons pies and pastries.

]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:20:46 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/489771 ACL Surgery Update - 8 Weeks http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/488392 It has been 8 weeks since my Anterior Cruciate Ligament was reconstructed after a football injury and I am now managing almost a full normal bend of the knee, running, lifting weights and swimming.

It has been pretty tough keeping up the motivation of going to the gym six times a week but it is really paying off now. I saw my physio this morning who has said everything is fine and I am making good progress, so now I will be pushing it harder and moving onto longer running and more weights.

I was fortunate to get private treatment for all this so the physio setup is top quality. Next time I am in I will be testing out the leg strength to identify any weaknesses. It is also said that the Bolton players use the place (Euxton Hall in Chorley) but I am yet to bump into any!

The one difficulty I have had is with my hamstring, part of which was used to reconstruct the ligament. This left it weak and I have tweaked it a couple of times since so I am bit behind on strengthening those muscles.

It feels like I have been working at this forever, but 8 weeks is not really a long time. I have only been at the gym for 4 weeks also even though it is now like a second home.

My aim is to be football training by June, which will be about 5 months after the op and with a target of July/August for a competitive game.

I have learned a lot from this injury, but most importantly I have realised how much I had taken fitness for granted. Before the injury I had spells at going to the gym but never really had a proper plan or goal, meaning I didn't keep it up properly or didn't get the full benefit.

So with that in mind, maybe this is the wake up call I needed which means I will be able to keep active for longer and enjoy it more.

Roll on June!

]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:36:52 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/488392 Free Diving With Great White Sharks http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/484655 I was browsing through these Shark Videos and found this excellent/stupid video of a diver "free diving" in Shark Alley (sounds ominous), South Africa.

Free diving is basically snorkelling with a wetsuit, but the idea is the diver doesn't have all the equipment that would scare fish (I don't think it would scare these great whites anyway) and can get up close and personal with its subject. Normally, normal people in normal diving with great white shark situations will use a cage to make sure they aren't devoured - one thing this guy isn't is normal.

This really is something else - the diver actually grabs the dorsal fin at one stage, with but a stick (I suspect with some kind of exploding tip) to keep him safe.

Check it out: Free Diving With Great White Sharks

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:02:48 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/484655 Wordbook Application for Facebook and Wordpress http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/481543 I have just added Wordbook to this blog and my Facebook account, which means every time I post here it will be added to my status in Facebook.

Great little plugin, the Wordpress community always comes up with the goods.

]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:25:47 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/481543 Recstand in Action http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/402119 Here is an action shot of the excellent Recstand - a stylish little stand to hold your CDs and DVDs.


Recstand Action Shot

(click for larger)

]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:00:13 -0800 http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/402119 Coolest Shark Dog Toy http://virb.com/careybaird/posts/text/396677 Dog toys are great, but this one is truly awesome:

Shark Dog Toy

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