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  1. New blog Post: Grails and REST: I've always been a fan of REST (REpresentation State Transfer) APIs. As part of ... bit.ly/L7z3nh 7:53 AM May 23rd via twitterfeed
  2. Back from walk with Tom in the pram. Tom in coma-like state. Mission successful. 7:14 PM May 18th via ifttt
  3. New blog Post: Grails Resources Plugin Debugging: I'm working through an issue right now with the Grails all-pow... bit.ly/Lj0tc7 4:47 AM May 18th via twitterfeed
  4. Gentle reminder to my friends - As a rule I don't add Facebook applications 4:44 AM May 16th via ifttt
  5. New blog Post: install-plugin not working for local targets in Grails 2.0.3: Just a note for anyone coming acros... bit.ly/IQtiLr 6:36 AM May 11th via twitterfeed
  6. New blog Post: Running JSLint Plugin for Grails: As a side project I am currently working on a Javascript heavy ... bit.ly/LozKqI 6:38 AM May 10th via twitterfeed
  7. New blog Post: Building a URL Shortener in Grails - Pt 2 - Unit Testing Constraints: In the next few tutorials w... bit.ly/KkfDgG 4:05 AM May 4th via twitterfeed
  8. New blog Post: Hello Groovy: This is a quick exploration of how Groovy relates to Java. Compiling and Running Ta... bit.ly/KkVKVt 5:55 AM Apr 29th via twitterfeed
  9. New blog Post: Adding a Grails 2.0* application to Git: This is a quick note to remind me what my .gitignore fil... bit.ly/IQoAd9 7:14 AM Apr 26th via twitterfeed
  10. New blog Post: Building a URL Shortener in Grails - Pt 1: This is a lightning tutorial about how to create a URL... bit.ly/K3wbUk 5:51 AM Apr 25th via twitterfeed
  11. New blog Post: Using the Root Application Context ('/') in Grails: Hi all, Its been a long time since I posted o... bit.ly/IIXlVA 5:11 AM Apr 15th via twitterfeed
  12. 4 weeks down and Thomas still lives :) 2:14 AM Feb 29th via ifttt
  13. Home from the Hospital today and somewhat more relaxed. We had a rough couple of nights there and probably have a few ahead. Still it is ... 3:44 AM Feb 5th via ifttt
  14. My Web Brain going away? goo.gl/fb/dOfNc (New Blog Post) 9:33 PM Jan 28th via Google
  15. Wow, I know its not social but Facebook really needs a 'dislike' button. 4:32 AM Jan 24th via ifttt
  16. Among other things Alex got me a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens for the camera we bought down in Newcastle earlier this year. It is fantastic 4:30 AM Jan 10th via ifttt
  17. Thanks everyone for your birthday wishes! Although I did have to go to work Alex made sure I was properly spoilt when I got home. 4:30 AM Jan 10th via ifttt
  18. is playing with Facebook Timeline 3:14 AM Jan 4th via ifttt
  19. Just back from a relaxing Sunday session at Merthyr bowls club. Happy birthday Chris! 1:29 AM Oct 30th, 2011 via ifttt
  20. Moved house today. Buggered. 5:59 AM Oct 13th, 2011 via ifttt