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- October 9th, 2008
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Ginger and Proud!
An American colleague and fellow blogger recently wrote a personal perspective on the subject of “Patriotism” (you can read it here). This got me to thinking, realising, how different patriotism is on this side of the pond - in the UK, Gr
- October 7th, 2008
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Back Seat Drivers
C is not the best of passengers when I am driving. She is a tad nervous. Of course, she has n reason to be so as I am a faultless driver, perfectly in control of my mean machine - the sleek black Audi TT. My forward awareness and peripheral vision ar
- October 1st, 2008
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The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to Oxford
Douglas Adams (author of “the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”) once descibed a fictitious Cambridge University Professor in his excellent book, “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”: “…..small,
- September 30th, 2008
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The Sad Demise of Bradford and Bingley!
One of the saddest side-effects of the whole credit crunch thing is the likely loss of the easy-on-the-eye star of the rather poignantly named “Hopes and Dreams”advert for Bradford and Bingley, which will no doubt be lost as a brand as it
- September 25th, 2008
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Bad Parents!
Maslow and I are just back from the Vet. I am £77 lighter. Which is more than can be said for Maslow. The furball baby has just weighed in at 6kg. He is officially, the size of a small horse. So, he is back on the diet! He is also not talking to me.
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A Tale of Two Hotels
C and I enjoyed a glorious weekend at the Goodwood Revival , an historic race meeting which celebrates the classic and classy in the period 1948 to 1964. It was awesome. The weather was fantastic. Foolishly we set out on day one without any sun cream
- September 14th, 2008
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The Belts Are Being Tightened!
Yesterday saw some stark evidence of the further impact of the credit crunch and failing economy on the Middle Man household. We were out shopping in Wilmslow, heart of the Cheshire stockbroker belt and home to many a Manchester United player and man
- September 12th, 2008
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And Then The Knob Fell Off……
I had to fly in and out of Schiphol Amsterdam airport again this week. This was a bit of a shock to the system because my 4am get-up followed a leisurely two week holiday. 4 am doesn’t look good from any angle, but especially when you have to d
- August 20th, 2008
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The Great Divide Part 2
I have been immensely proud of my country, Great Britain, over the last couple of weeks. I think this is, in part at least, due to the fact that most of our politicians are on holiday rather than our TV screens. During the House of Commons recess th
- August 7th, 2008
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The Godfather Part 4
Last Sunday I was honoured and proud to become Godfather to Harry, my nephew, and firstborn (and only so far) of any of C’s three sisters and first grandchild for my mother-in-law). C was Godmother too. This was my fourth Godchild alongside my
- July 29th, 2008
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Kill Bill 3
I awoke a little grumpily this morning. In part this was due to sleep deprivation - the weather here in the north west of England has been uncommonly hot the last couple of days. Now, I am (unusally) not complaining but the evenings have been very wa
- July 15th, 2008
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Stab In The Dark
All the news is depressing at the moment. Mind you, you wouldn’t think that we are busy fighting two major wars at the moment - Iraq and Afghanistan hardly get any coverage. They do not seem to be as important as Traffic Cameras in Swindon and
