Cross country training last night at Lincomb with Alan Nolan. In the rain. Actually, ‘rain’ doesn’t even come close to describing the downpour. Anyway. Alan’s
Month: April 2008
Damn you Nick Hornby, damn you!
I have just finished listening to the iTunes feature ‘Meet the Author‘ where the focus is the author Nick Hornby. Damn him. Does he have
I am not a good husband
I find myself being negative. Words and phrases like; please don’t; and, put it away; and, you don’t need to do that… Unduly negative and,
How things change…
I thought I’d throw this one out to see what views come back. I kow the answer to the second question, I can guess the
Drop facility for This Reality Podcast
http://drop.io/thisreality – a place where you can upload any kind of file you like to the podcast. B.
The remains of the day
That’s how it feels. I am totally wiped. The word ‘knackered’ doesn’t even come close. I’ve caught the sun while I was out too, can
This Reality – Podcast No 9
Episode 9 (30 minutes running time) Advisory… There is some (but not much) explicit language in this episode. Citronella and Adam Curry do the introductions
Busy busy, work work, busy busy work
Hi. Look I’m sorry. I promise things’ll get back to normal. Waddya mean ‘normal?’ with those raised eyebrows? It’s 08.10 now, right? I’ve got to
I’m sorry, I haven’t a clue
The news that Humphrey Littleton has checked out is very sad. It seems as though I’ve been listening to the comedy radio show I’m Sorry
Mobile audio
I have been playing with the R-09 hand-held mp3 recorder. Literally ‘playing’, this is prior to taking it out and about and recording some interviews.
Horses and meetings, meetings and horses
There’s a meeting this evening. 19.30 in Detroitwich. About the possible formation of a new riding club. I know I’ve been to three meetings already
Think nothing of it
Hey, no really. I know I’m coming up the stairs. And in my left hand is my overloaded and too heavy laptop bag. With much
Meanwhile in local news
1. The leading/bleeding edge of insomnia bites cuttingly deep once more 2. It’s Gumpher’s birthday (many happies Gumph) 3. Twhirl seems to be on the
MIA or just popped out for a while?
So. Whatever happened to Britblog? Gone down the tubes or just popped down the pub? Eh? B.
Competition calendar
I’ve used the word ‘calendar’ because it isn’t a competition schedule. A competition schedule (whether for a part or full year) usually just lists the
Cross country schooling, differently
On Saturday Vin and I went to Lincomb for cross country schooling. The instructor wasn’t the advertised; owing to circumstances beyond everyone’s control we had
Saturday night in the house of the party animals
It’s 07.43 Sunday morning. I’m only awake because the wind (outside!) woke me; blowing a gale, rain lashing against the windows. And I needed a
This Reality – Podcast No 8
Episode 8 (30 minutes running time). Introductions once again from the lovely-voiced Citronella and the great Adam Curry. Episode 8 was recorded on a dull,
Big (2nd hand) boast…
It’s been a period of extensive testing in many Spanish schools. Daughter’s school (I can already see your mental light bulbs going on as if
A death in the family
I mean, what do you say to people when you learn they’ve had a very close family bereavement? ‘I’m sorry’ is so lame. And meaningless.
Been quiet hereabouts lately
Sorry about that. Combination of way too busy, far too tired, much too much to do and just too much travelling. Normal service will be
A funny thing happened on the way to the office…
A couple of miles outside Gloucester along the A417 (also called The Cotswold Way – it’s a modern-day road that follows the line of an
Survival school
On the way home this evening the only things I could think about were school-related. Many rambling thoughts. Much bizarreness – especially when I calculate
Early Sunday evening
17.32 On the couch. Laptop on my, erm, lap. Television trying to tell me about the book awards. I’m resisting the information. I’m wearing my
I want, I want, I want, I want…
I want a dog. It would love me and let me cuddle it and I could take it for a walk and it would curl
This Reality – Podcast No 7
Episode 7 (28 minutes running time). Introductions once again from the lovely-voiced Citronella and the great Adam Curry. Episode 7 started out being recorded in
Another work-related post (kinda)
Walking the thin line between revealing just the right amount of information and retaining my liberty, or giving away too much information and getting locked
Book review: Into Africa; Sam Manicom
The strapline on this book reads: ‘Africa by Motorcycle – Everyday an Adventure’ To get to this point, the place of being able to write
A103 TMA08
TMA08: The Sixties TMA08 is an interdisciplinary assignment relating to Block 6. When you have completed it, please send it to your tutor to arrive
Losing the will to live now
TV advert. What channel is this particular episode of Friends on Soph? E4+1. Right, so we’re watching E4+1 and there was just a phony TV
Later the same day…
I detached myself from The Lovely S and hurled myself out of bed in an unexpectedly sudden burst of energy. Brushed teeth, dressed and left
There are more questions than answers
It is mid-morning Sunday and The Lovely S and I are in bed. She is watching Hollyoaks and I’m doing internetty things. The debris of
This Reality – Podcast No 6
Episode 6 (33 minutes running time). No contributions from other realities this week (shame on you folks! 🙂 ). Introductions from Citronella and The Podfather
Breaking the pattern
So… Why would a woman completely change the pattern and style of her dress? Every working day for the last eight months she’s worn a
A foggy day
The drive down the M5 this morning made me laugh. The weather in this part of the world was foggy. Very foggy. Thick, thick, thick
Clever people
Gah! Love ’em? Hate ’em? Still got to admire ’em, right? So there’s a guy at work. He’s not particularly clever at work though. Hey!
Blogging at work
(this is a legitimate work post, honest!) As part of a much wider collaborative tools trial I’ve created a WordPress environment at work. We’re using
Eat them all up, they’re good for you!
So… The contents of a half-pound bag of chocolate-coated raisins. That counts towards my five-a-day. Right? B.
Morningtime blues
I don’t know why. It just is. Anyway the tuned-to-my-mental-state-iPod served this up: The River, by Breed 77 from the album Cultura In the morning
Abbey again
Do you remember that little incident I had with Abbey (or Abbey National)? The case of them sending me account statements and then a credit