Archive for July, 2007

This Is America MINI Cooper Commercial

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Another of my favorite MINI TV commercials from a few years ago. Less than a minute long, but great fun…..

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I Signed Up For PPP!

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

I joined PayPerPost a couple of months ago, with every intention of earning a few extra dollars from my blog. I tend to review products I’ve used anyway, so I figured why not broaden my range of reviews and get paid for them! Two things happened today that refuelled my interest in PayPerPost:
1. […]

MINI Boat or Boat MINI?

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Recently spotted over at the Club MasMini web site is a must have MINI for the summer - a MINI Boat! (or is that a Boat MINI?)
Not sure exactly what’s being said over at the MasMini Forum (the text is all in Spanish), but I think it’s safe to say this is one fun MINI! […]

Geraint Thomas: First Welshman to finish Tour de France in 40 Years

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Geraint Thomas will wake up this morning exhausted and aching from head to toe, but he can feel proud after becoming the first Welshman in 40 years to finish the gruelling Tour de France.
Thomas finished 140th, nearly four hours behind winner Alberto Contador and was highly tipped to pull out of the race when the […]

FIRST Marathon Training Program: Week 4

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Week 4 - July 30th, 2007
Key Run Workout #1:
10-20 minute warm up
5 x 1k (400m Recovery Interval)
10 minute cool down
Key Run Workout #2:
6 mile run:-
1 mile easy
4 miles @ MT (Medium Tempo)
1 mile easy
Key Run Workout #3:
Distance:- 20 miles
Pace: PMP (Planned Marathon Pace) + (45-60 sec/mile)
All 16 weeks of the FIRST to the Finish Marathon […]

18 Carat Gold iPod Shuffle

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Fed up with the boring color choice for Apple’s iPod Shuffle? Why not splash out on a new golden one? Ok, at 14,000 EUR ($19,343), it’s a bit more expensive than a normal Shuffle, but then again this one is made out of 18 carat gold! German Company Xexoo is offering the iPod Shuffle […]

Welsh Red Dragon defeats the Saxon White Dragon

Friday, July 27th, 2007

The above photo (click for an enlarged view) was taken at Roath Park on my trip to Cardiff, Wales a few weeks ago. Actually it seems like months ago already, but that’s another story. The colorful photo features a flowerbed designed and grown by staff from Cardiff Parks Services to support the Wales in Bloom […]

Sheep Poo Paper Products

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Creative Paper Wales is the only craft paper mill in Wales and the makers of beautiful handcrafted papers and paper products including the unique and wonderful Sheep Poo Paper™. For the environmentalists amongst you, all the paper is made from recycled materials and their processes are designed to live up to the highest environmental and […]

Alan Webb Sets New American Mile Record

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Last weekend Alan Webb ran 3:46.91 to set a new American Record in the mile, beating Steve Scott’s 25 year old record of 3:47.69 and also becoming the 8th fastest ever at 1 mile.
Webb, a graduate of South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia, broke the record at a low-key meet in Brasschaat, Belgium […]

Beer of the Month Club (July 2007) - a Czech Lager, Belgian Pilsner, IPA and Hurricane Relief Ale

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Where did the last month go? I still haven’t finished June’s case of Microbrews from the Beer of the Month Club - now I have another 12 special beers to work my way through. The 4 beers for July look very interesting and I’m sure each one will be a new favorite for me.
Here they […]