Monday: 4.30am alarm, in the office at 6.20am, leave the office at 7pm, work like bonkers between arriving and leaving. Tuesday: 4.30am alarm, in the
Month: May 2012
On not being in two places at the same time
Friday night (25th May 2012) was a busy calendar night. If only my super-power was ‘being everywhere’ I could have gone to the Jonquil gig
What’s in a name? What’s in a place name?
I’m amused to learn that eight of the London 2012 Olympic soccer matches will be played in Glasgow. That’s rather stretching the definition of ‘London’,
Never happy?
We Brits love to talk (and complain) about the weather, no matter what the weather is doing. Too hot, too cold, not enough rain, too
Cruisin’ down the internet superhighway
My home broadband connection has been upgraded. In an improvement from the previous 5Mb download and 250Kb upload, I’m now getting 29.75Mb download and 2Mb
On the one hand. On the other hand. On the other other hand.
Decisions, decisions. We have a four-day weekend coming up. Something to do with us not having a dead queen. Or is that Dead Queen? Anyway.
Sunday afternoon. Bedside.
It is 4pm Sunday. I am in bed. I have hot, buttered crumpets, a mug of fresh tea and, on standby, some chocolate. I am
Life, imitating art, imitating life, imitating…
You know those media-based clichés? The kind of imagery that television has served up for years? You might not see one for ages, then unexpectedly there
An early night
It’s been a busy weekend. In the last few days I have been sent five CDs by bands/artists, music agents, PR companies. Or not. I
The Lucky One
This afternoon we went to Cineworld in Witney to see the new Zac Efron film ‘The Lucky One’. The film was well in to the
Prescient past
In 2008, when my marriage hit a significant pothole that changed the shape of the relationship forever, I wrote this short but poignant post; Blindsided.
An Australian hack
This is the helmetcam footage of the 2012 Sydney CCI Three Star (CCI***) Three Day Event, as shot from the view of Australian eventer Seamus
Racing line
I have booked an indoor go-karting session for this Sunday at the former RAF Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire. I may have a couple of spare places. If