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@Aggerscricket So now we know why the ball swings: bbc.co.uk/news/science-e… -- I expect commentary updated accordingly ;) 4:36 AM May 30th via Echofon
@Aggerscricket At Trent Bridge with my (just retired) dad on Mon. 15 years since my last test. Can you arrange great day's play pls? :) 12:15 AM May 24th via Echofon
finished Thief Of Time (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett and gave it 4 stars amzn.to/dKv4l1 #Kindle 11:16 AM May 23rd via Kindle
Since I'm British and it's finally sunny I feel I should complain that it's too warm. But I won't. 6:01 AM May 23rd via Echofon
I can only assume Adrian Beecroft thinks "socialist" is an insult. He'd probably like America. 12:19 AM May 23rd via Echofon
finished Night Watch by T Pratchett: 5 stars. Best Pratvhett yet. And good ending! amzn.to/dOLUCY #Kindle 9:33 AM May 19th via Kindle
finished Hogfather by Pratchett: 4 stars. V good but end a bit weak. His main failing IMO amzn.to/g1MxZX #Kindle 7:10 AM May 16th via Kindle
Aagh! Biscuit dunking #fail 1:31 AM May 11th via HTC Peep
Walking down stars with no handrail, in that dress, with loads of naked swords along the edges must be a Health & Safety risk too. 3:57 AM May 9th via Echofon
Poor Queen must get tired giving this speech with that thing on her head. And probably bored too. Not because of the crown. 3:41 AM May 9th via Echofon
Well that was a pretty rubbish duty week. Not so much as a Gamma-ray fart to trigger Swift. 3:02 AM May 9th via Echofon
Well done Ronnie 12:49 PM May 7th via HTC Peep
Got an Android phone off my own :) so can tweet more. Nothing to say right now... 4:04 AM May 7th via HTC Peep
Thought @timfarron was excellent on @BBCr4today this morning 12:22 AM May 4th via Echofon
Murdoch agrees with every word of Mail attack on Google for not removing porn. Does he know what's on p3 of his own papers? #Leveson 3:40 AM Apr 26th via Echofon
Perhaps England should open batting with Anderson & Broad? In fact, maybe we should get Strauss to bowl as well? #bbccricket 12:12 AM Mar 28th via Echofon
@Matchtalk Radio Nottim on the internet is not broadcasting Radio NOttinm. Playing some rand station. Can you ask tech bods to fix? Pls? 11:20 AM Mar 13th via web
(again) 12:10 AM Feb 6th via Echofon
@nhookey Insurance is £100 excess, and I'd lose my 40% no claims. Checking credit card PPI, else it's pooling Birthday money this year. 12:10 AM Feb 6th via Echofon in reply to nhookey
Ah. You're not meant to stand on a Kindle it would seem. Time to check insurance. :( 10:56 PM Feb 5th via HootSuite

Name Phil Evans
Location Leicester, UK
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Bio Work on a space telescope called Swift. Married to my wife. Have 2 kids. Verbose. 160chars=hard!