1) Shrink my blogposting sidebar labels list down from >400 to <20.

2) Migrate all embedded images from various free and paid for websites into the Picasa 1 Gig free space.

3) Check each of the blogposts (currently 600+) for typos, dead links, refreshes/updates.

4) Design that proper top banner with the Shades theme on

5) Work out how to backup Shades seperately to Blogger and look into hosting it on my own domain

6) Sort out that huge box of floppy disks

7) Archive all of those DDS2 DAT tapes onto a storage medium I’ll still be able to access in five years time

Throw away all of those computer bits & bobs I’m hoarding that are now worth less than the P & P on ebay

9) Digitise all of my vinyl collection

10) Start planning my half century celebration for April.

I know I’m early (or maybe I’m late!) So much to do, so little time…

Reading Blogpowerer Imagined Community’s post about child beating and what inspired it, I came across the word “Infiburation” that I hadn’t heard before. (It refers to the dark ages practise of doing cruel and unnecessary things to small girls based on cultural &/or religious tradition).

I regard imposed genital mutilation as barbaric, even male circumcision. I’m all for freedom of choice for people to do things to their own body that make no real sense to me, like having tattoos, nose rings and the like, (the Hitch has some bizarre photos on his shockblog) but it is not for Parents to choose on such things.

You don’t own your children, you just lease them. When you leave a flat you have to make good or make reparation, however a victim of mutilation can never have the missing bits of her fanny back.

On a lighter note, I’m hoping to score a (brief) Googlewhack with this post by including the word Telescope. You can check HERE.