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Belle and Sebastian -- If You're Feeling Sinister

Pukka breakfast, but lacks bacon.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Knucks!

Happy Birthday Reks!

Happy birthday!

Very nice gents! Montblanc (along with Longines) have been doing things right recently, in my opinion.

That's got to be a 'shop? I just paid 100 quid to see a Christmas panto starring Verne Troyer. [emoji37]

Brian Eno -- Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy

This is what I like to wake up to! Bravo Reks!

Semi-relevant, I got these cuff links made from old watch movements for Christmas and think they are quite cool.

Four Tet -- There Is Love In You

Did you marinate in Diet Coke first, as specified?

Happy Birthday Ric!

Necrobump. This one hit me last night. Teenage Fanclub -- The Concept https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhXl-Glv1dg

Prime rib sounds like a great idea.

All the best to all of you!

Happy Birthday!

"Gobbles".

Meanwhile the hand-picked new producer has bailed out. http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-12-22/chris-evans-loses-his-top-gear-executive-producer-lisa-clark-after-just-five-months How did I possibly miss the latter?

Extended Christmas best Christmas. There was a minor flurry of last-minute watch buying and selling here too. Resulting in a decent deal on a Lange Saxonia manual. Very clean and classic from ze Chermans, I think.

Built To Spill -- The Normal Years

My hints are so hot, they land before the request for them! The big key is knowing exactly what you want (which car, and which options) and how much (realistically) you should have to pay for it. Having your own finance in place beforehand is always good, too.

Have bought our last two cars sight unseen, by email. One was in Aberdeen and the other in Birmingham. Reasonable offer (with promise of immediate payment by bank wire), quick acceptance, electronic document exchange, funds transfer, car dropped off in driveway a few days later. Super low friction.