h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'm not quite that modernized yet. I've not gotten around to shuffling 600 or so cassettes onto disc. I've also taken a shine to the "Concert in the Park", but you're right about Bridge.

I take it you're a friend of Lady H. What "member" of the Commonwealth do you hail from?

I have teenage children who drag me kicking and screaming to new technology.

I do know a lovely person of the moniker "tsarina" and I hail from Australia.

I play guitar for my own pleasure (I can't honestly say my playing is a pleasure for others) and I know many S&G songs...like all good pop songs they are simple to play with beautiful melodies, harmonies and lyrics.

I hail originally, and now back in, southern Ontario, Canada. My only child (Mavis) isn't a teen any more. Which is probably a good thing as she now has 2 sons of her own. Nicky and Nathan, both proving themselves to be bits of devil-spawn. Nicky will be 3 on Sunday, in fact.

I've also known Tsarina for awhile, ... met through the word games when I was still much more active as a "Reverend S'orO". Work and home kinda took me away from a lot of that, so now it's just some casual chats and the rarest pop-in to Word Association and Four-word postings.

I came because I read science fiction and loved Douglas Adams irreverent use of all its cliches in his books...stayed for the atmosphere this is a wonderful space...currently have a recommended entry abot puns...I guess words are important here

I remember being a young parent fondly but I know I am forgetting a lot...it always amuses me that non-parents are offended by the way we speak of our children...I try every day to WANT to give my children a hug (though they often get more than one) but as you may know the constant testing of boundaries does wear

I too have been a sci-fi fan for a few years. Since maybe '68 or so when I "borrowed" the Foundation Trilogy from my eldest brother. So when I read the Hitch-Hiker's Guide, I recognized very nearly every bit of sci-fi that he was poking at. I enjoyed the full series of them, and his Dirk Gently and Liff books. A shameful loss in lots of ways.

My memory is kind and I've forgotten a lot of the first years of parenting. Even though she is only 23+, in ways it really WAS a couple of life-times ago. But any time I am in her city, she gets unlimited hugs and never balks once.

Anyway, my employment in the military and since has been the repair and maintenance of any of their computer, radio and navigational aids as needed. What's your line of employ?

Originally a field technician with our national telecommunications commission, then computer field service with a private firm, gained my engineering degree ten years ago, now on my second defence system project.

I was given a omnibus of Isaac Asimov at 13 and progressed immediately to the "Foundation" and "Robots" then Heinlein and the EE Smith Lensman series...most recently David Brin, Orson Scott Card and Ursula LeGuin however for something special like Raymond? Feist I stray to fantasy also find Pratchett hilarious

Heinlein, Clarke and Asimov were my main-stays, with a few others along the way. I never developed a fancy for the fantasy for some reason. To each their own, eh?

So you have been about the electronics quite a bit as well. I find it interesting in that nothing remains stagnant. Keeps the grey-matter piqued. Also a good thing, because unless a god-of-the-lottery smiles on me one day, I've another 15 years of working and would hate to be bored.

I forgot Clarke, forgive me Arthur!!! The storyteller, the preacher and the teacher I devoured a lot of their novels in my teens and twenties...spent a lot of time in second hand book stores as well (our libraries didn't hold them, you could order them but I was impatient)

Always something to play with...when things were quiet I was infamous in the office for taking the spares and putting them together as systems...when things were busy there were some interesting fixes…an then there were the customers, bless 'em

I heard a story from a colleague that in the army it is common for a faulty weapon to "repaired" by several individual in the heirarchy before the poor tech finally gets to deal with it. Thankfully that didn't happen to often for me

Good morning - or rather good evening since you are from Australia Nice to see you in another place than the telegram game I've just looked at the voting space - only few votes, as always If you don't mind, it would be really great if you voted for last week's word before Hellboundforjoy posts the next word. You can find the voting thread here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F1813449?thread=420385&latest=1 I hope you don't mind me mentioning it, it would be awful if I had put you off Nick's journal now

Not to worry, Lady B'Elana. I've opened another thread to the other puzzler already.

What did you think of the next tune I posted, in #15?

Oooiiyy !!! We've just spent HOURS going over our wills and 'living wills'. And final statements of how and where we choose to be buried when the time comes. (We have a plot and headstone already, I still need a really coffee-tin for my ashes) And so, this tune is in my head ...

Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we've climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun
we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed
Were just seasons out of time

Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
Goodbye Papa it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them, I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone

Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there

Albert Hammond - we had joy and fun and seasons in the sun - for a whole summer, singing this song - when I was a teenager

Actually, Terry Jacks and the Poppy Family. Atleast here, maybe around the early 70s.

Oh well, I probably confused it - it's e VERY long time ago, and I was NEVER good at remembering song titles and bands/popartists.
Just listening to 'Free electric band'

I'm not familiar with that group. I used to know many of the popular musical groups, but not so much any more.

it's not a group, it's an Albert Hammond song

See how little I know? I don't even know who Albert Hammond is.

Funny association the mind makes...the song at #31 always reminds me of Rolf Harris' Two Little Boys

Good evening
I have no idea who Rolf Harris is, nor do I know the song title
How was your weekend ?

Rolf Harris is an Australian performer who did most of his work in the UK mostly TV variety shows he headlined (his talents were marginally unusual...probably worth a search...may even be here on H2G2 )

Two Little Boys was almost a signature tune for him I guess...

Two little boys had two little toys
Each had a wooden horse
Gaily they played each summer's day
Warriors both of course

they grow to be on opposite sides of a war and one rescue the other and are reminded "when we were two little boys"

like I said strange the connections the mind makes

I had a lovely weekend thanks if a little hot. You?