Musings on the byways of popular culture
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My daughter has placed a request for one of these on her (long) list for Santa. She is not a hardcore gamer by any means, but wants the possibility that at least some newish ones can run ok on the laptop.
I am not going to be buying in the $2000-3000 range, but wondered if anybody could recommend a fairly inexpensive, but reliable one that is great for general use and can also run relatively low power games fairly efficiently. Refurbished or gently used is an option.
Thank you.
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When it comes to Bob Dylan, I’m a completist. I’ve got all the official albums, and whenever he releases a new one, however awful it is, I know I’ll be parting with my money. Same with Van Morrison. I’ve been invested in his records for so long it’s too late to stop now.
Of course compared to many here I’m a complete lightweight. I’ve never bothered with bootlegs, and even with the Official Bootleg series I’ve restricted myself to the 2CD sets rather than the big shiny box sets. But still, that collection from ‘Bob Dylan’ to ‘Trouble No More’continues to give me a lot of pleasure.
Except there’s been a big Christmas shaped hole in the middle of it. For some reason I’ve never been able to bring myself to buy ‘Christmas in the Heart’. Until today. I finally cracked in HMV today – at £3.99 it would have been rude not to. I listened on the drive home from work. And what a gloriously funny, barmy, joyous record it is. When I wasn’t singing along at the top of my voice (even less tunefully than Bob it has to be said) I was grinning from ear to ear. » Continue Reading.
