A Time of Magic

In those far-off days when we only had the one digital device the choices of memory available were much simpler too.

However, these days everyone seems to have a wide selection of digital media devices knocking around. I suspect that I’ve more than the average with everything from PDAs through to camcorders and everything in between. The snag is that such a range of devices means that I end up needing quite a variety of memory types with the original compact flash memory of the PDA having SD cards for that PDA, the laptop, baby computer, compact camera and SLR. Actually, SD was the workable single choice for the lot (though then that comes in normal (up to 1GB), newer normal (up to 2GB) and HC (up to 32GB)) but now I find that I need to add microSD to the range for the new camcorder and miniSD for the mobile broadband modem.

Still, at least the SD family generally come with adaptors which means that I “just” need to remember where I’ve put them…

One of the hardest parts of losing weight is getting started in the first place.

However, these days there’s the option of giving your weight loss programme a kick start in the form of weight loss pills. Are they worth considering though? Well, yes, but the snag is that it’s easy to get to the point of relying on them to keep the weight off which is never a good idea but there’s also the follow-on downside that the effect of most of them tends to wear off after a while so you’re left looking around for something else that produces the same effect for you.

Where they are super though is in the early stages of an overall programme as the initial weight loss can give you the inventive to get going on an integrated diet and exercise programme for the longer term.

When you move into a new house and get yourself settled in a little bit it’s not long before you start thinking of making improvements and this time of year you should be considering the garden if you want it to reflect your tastes by the summer.

Obviously you can confine your interests to small plants but if you want to make a major impression the way to go is at the larger end of the scale with things like Plum trees and the various fruit tree varieties according to your own tastes. Not only so these look quite nice but you get fresh fruit too. Most people don’t even think of fruit trees and plump for the common options of fir trees and the like but it’s really hard to beat the attractions of a selection of fruit trees in any garden.

Incidently, don’t forget that the fruit trees often come with beautiful flowers too.