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Title: THE LAST WITCHFINDER Publisher: Phoenix Author: James Morrow Edition released: 2006 ISBN: 978-0-7538-2153-4 544 pages Reviewed by: Adam Donnison It is 1688 and Walter Stearne is the master pricker and Witchfinder-General for Mercia and… more »

Despite the ominous title things with Gryphon are looking up, or at least no longer looking as bleak. After a visit from the chiropractor Gryphon is now moving more freely and with less pain, although his back end still does the samba while he is tryin… more »

Things were going pretty well for the last day or so, even though the nights are still a bit troublesome, but tonight Gryphon was taken short and had to dash for the deck, down a few steps. Not a major problem, he got down them OK, even if he did leave… more »

It seems that a combination of the donated carpet, the medication and Gryphon starting to figure out coping strategies has resulted in a happier dog and a slightly more normal life. The problem with our house is that we don't have a way outside for t… more »

Yesterday got a little traumatic as Gryph lost control of his bowels a number of times, often when he least expected it, which distressed him somewhat. We did find that if we took him out and simply wandered slowly around for a while, we could get to t… more »

Yes, I know Tailes is not a word, but it was a humorous attempt to combine two relevant homonyms, tails and tales as this is the saga of my dog Gryphon and the problems with his tail end. Last night was a bit of a trial, not a lot of sleep for me as… more »

It is now several days after I started to prepare myself for the worst and I am now cautiously optimistic. Gryphon (my 11 year old German Shepherd Dog) has now been on cortisone treatment since Sunday and he appears to be beginning to respond positiv… more »

My dog has a degenerative nerve disease, at least that is the 95% likelihood at the moment. He has trouble standing up, moving - especially turning corners, even basic ablutions. In the last two days I've had to put a sling under his belly and hold hi… more »

If you read my previous blog entry you will probably have found I got a few things wrong. One was pretty basic and I have to wonder what I was thinking when I wrote it, the other was a little more convoluted and I'm having to rethink some of the approa… more »

With the inbuilt software mirroring within Linux and the inherent hot-plugability of USB drives, I decided it was time to look at a high-capacity backup system using a combination of the two. Mirroring is hardly new, and the method I describe is base… more »

Title: DR. BLOODMONEY Publisher: Gollancz Author: Philip K. Dick Edition released: 2007 ISBN: 978-0-575-07994-6 278 pages Reviewed by: Adam Donnison The world has suffered the Bluthgeld Catastrophe, and the legacy of Dr. Bloodmoney has visi… more »