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Category: life

  • A day in the life

    A day in the life

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    It’s good if Friday can be a good day. It draws a line under the week and sets the tone for the weekend. And for it to be a good day it needs a good start and that for me means one of my standard breakfasts.

  • Election stories II: the campaign

    Election stories II: the campaign

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    We started this year’s campaign pretty early of course and certainly well before all the candidates were announced. That happens about 4 weeks before Election Day itself which results in a final election push when you know with whom you’re actually competing.

  • Reflections on Xmas dinners past

    Reflections on Xmas dinners past

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    This year we’re enjoying Xmas at Alex and Clare’s house. That’s the third year when we’ve had Xmas dinner with them and it got me thinking about the journey that I’ve taken in terms of my Xmas dinners.

  • 5 memorable railway journeys

    5 memorable railway journeys

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    It seems like a truism that everybody likes trains. Maybe not commuter type trains but long distance ones that take you on a journey. For some reason people don’t really like buses; maybe it’s because buses get stuck in traffic.

  • F3: my five favourite fish

    F3: my five favourite fish

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    I was sat in front of the bio enjoying a late supper of salmon, it’s my preferred late night dish, and got to reflecting on my diet which is maybe 50% fish. Given that which are my favourites?

  • 5 places I meet people on business

    5 places I meet people on business

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    Of course there’s lots of places where I meet people but these are the ones where I’ve had serial meetings.

  • I’m not really a runner these days

    I’m not really a runner these days

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    Over the last few years, specifically 2012-2015, I’ve been doing more running. I started because a colleague inspired me when she told me about her first 10k. If she can do it then so can I so I added it to my rather informal bucket list: do a 10k and finish within an hour.

  • Wear your helmet

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    In the scale of disasters that can befall an individual falling off your bike doesn’t rank high. It can be trivial and it can of course by fatal but generally speaking it’ll be low speed, a few grazes and just maybe a sprain, dislocation or other minor injury. It happens, you live with it and…

  • Cycling to nowhere

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    It seems to be getting worse and the evidence is the buoyant business at stores like Rutland Cycles. More and more people are getting with the Lycra, buying expensive bikes and cycling round in circles. They’re not going anywhere but they’re getting miles in their legs. I guess it’s good for them, builds stamina, works…

  • Apr 16: photo of the month

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    Here’s my Apr 16 photo of the month. It’s another church, All Saints in Jesus Lane, but it’s really a photo of a sunset.