A long time ago the very irreverent Reverend Bradley told me that the best thing you can give someone is your food. And yes it is good watching a friend or vicar woof down one of your pizzas. Being remembered for being heavy handed with the olives is no bad thing.
But I think the best thing to give is something which will be used again and again and again. Something still and grey in the corner. Something which will, at the press of a button, conjure up stars. Something like a piece of technical kit. A Humax.
Someone gave me one and I love it.
Of course if you're not into tech stuff you could always give, what is perhaps the greatest gift of all, your time. And by time I mean, listening intently for quite a while. And when the conversation drifts into areas like eye operations, roast beef, the Cheltenham Festival and David Cameron, listen up, because this is what needs to be said and you're the one who is gonna hear it.
It's Mother's Day on Sunday so today I'll be baking a cake, rustling up a trifle, making a dozen cheese straws and putting a pale green necklace in a box. The writing of a few simple words in an simple card will come later.
Unfortunately no tech stuff will be carried to London tomorrow Mum goes bonkers when confronted by modern day wires. Past presents of mobile phone and Freeview box were met at first with joy but after a day she wanted them taken back.
So perhaps the very Reverend Bradley was a bit right, perhaps food isn't so bad a gift after all...
Oh, and a good natter...
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What is an Humax? Is it a disk drive TV recorder?
I have a Humax PVR-9150T
It includes all Freeview channels
One touch recording
8 day on screen tv guide
Series recording
Up to 100 hours recording and no need for tapes!
Pauses live tv
Twin tuner-Watch one channel while recording another.
It's the best toy I've ever had. Everything is so easy to do, I especially like the pause live tv feature...You're engrossed in EastEnders for example and the phone goes, simply press pause and then after yakking on the phone press something else and you haven't missed a thing. I have no idea how it works all I know is that it's good.
I got mine from Richer Sounds in Chiswick, I've left a link to their website in my 'Favourites' list.
You mean you could pause Simon's yakking on American Idol. This is something to think about. But we have the same thing on this side of the pond. You can also connect to computer if you like to look at other You Tube stuff over here.
Jerry from the West Coast
Hi Jez, Simon Cowell is as soft as a piece of marshmallow. He is also a great actor.........A.I. won't be the same without him. But I am loving Ellen Degeneres it takes a lot to make me laugh but where others fail Ms D succeeds.:)
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