Isn’t life risky?
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in life
I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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I got an email from my GP last week asking me to make an appointment for a blood test because in October 2019 I’d been perceived as being of medium risk of developing diabetes type 2. They’d given me a…
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Letter to Kyoji
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I’ve had an on/off relationship with Japan since the very first days of my working life but today it’s only continued through a Xmas card exchange with and a letter to Kyoji Ohtake.
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Remembering Greece
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There was a program on BBC2 last night about Crete, the Minoan civilisation and the archaeological site at Knossos and I thought ‘I’ve been there’.
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5 life (career) changing decisions
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Everyone’s life is the result of a mix of chance and decisions. You can’t do much about chance but it’s the decisions you make which map out your life. I reckon that there’s five decision which I’ve taken which, successively,…
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Photo of the month: January 2021
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in photosIt’s not been a great month for photography and it came down to a choice from one from a sunny morning or one from a cold and misty one. The latter won. This was taken with my Sony WX350 pocket…
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On my radar Jan 21
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in on my radarIt’s a long time since I’ve written one of these and with lockdown too many experiences are off limits so you’ve really got to work hard to come up with a good list. However that’s just an excuse so here…
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5 indicators that the worst of Covid might be over
1 going for a coffee We’ve already been there of course and it made life so bearable through last summer. We’re blessed in Histon & Impington in having a choice and the St Andrew’s Centre, the Geographer and Delicious all…
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5 business trips (which didn’t go to plan)
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I’ve travelled enough so that I’m pretty adept at avoiding the pitfalls of business trips and the stresses that go with them but even then stuff happens which is outside your control and then you have to adapt. It’s happened…
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That was 2020 that was
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in reminiscenceI generally keep a diary when there’s something special going on. That typically includes travel and special events so I’ve been keeping one over the last few days and included in it my reflections of 2020. This is what I’ve…
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Photos of the month: October, November and December
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in photosOops … this is a bit of a catch-up to make sure that I can round off the year within the year and not some time in 2021. October I drink more wine than I do beer but I don’t…
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