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When the going gets tough 24 Aug 2013 | 01:34 am
Been one of those weeks. So manic. Studying mornings – and I was pushed up into a higher class. NOT because of my ability, let’s be clear, but because the class for my level wasn’t running as not eno...
So I got back on my bike today 22 Aug 2013 | 12:44 am
Only the second time in the last 10 months or so (i.e. since I left full-time work at the end of autumn last year). Working from home these past few months – I just haven’t needed to commute. In addi...
“Which should I leave first, Twitter or Facebook?” 20 Aug 2013 | 03:29 am
A good piece by Paul Mason, BBC correspondent, who I have always liked. In his article he asks which service he should leave first – Twitter or Facebook. And yes, I think he’s being serious. Let’s se...
The gift of giving 19 Aug 2013 | 02:34 am
Prior to visiting friends or family we can all so very easily walk into a shop, say a supermarket such as Tesco or Sainsbury, and spend say £5.99 on some half price wine and then hand that over on ...
Fending off Dracula 16 Aug 2013 | 11:17 pm
Or so it seems. A snack I prepared ahead of dinner. Roasted whole head of garlic with naan bread. I buy freshly made packets of naan bread (a mere 35p) from the local Indian and Arabic shops near me....
Feast and famine 13 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
This 5:2 diet (aka The Fast Diet) that I have blogged about before is just so weird. You yo-yo between eating virtually nothing two days a week – which I am getting used to – and then feeling like a p...
Caliban’s Dream 9 Aug 2013 | 03:33 am
I adored the London Olympics last year. It was so good. I was as suffused with cynicism as the next Briton but that was all blown quickly away as the opening ceremony began to unfold. It was a truly w...
Make Me German 9 Aug 2013 | 02:46 am
So I watched the BBC doc ‘Make Me German‘. Germany is really rather different to the UK, though I suppose I knew that. Much more community-orientated. Very different approach to bringing up children a...
Profoundly in love with Pandora 6 Aug 2013 | 05:11 pm
There is something about the Zeitgeist of the 1980s that I can’t let go of. It is a theme I come back to often. I remember The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole when it was broadcast on TV in 1985. Sure, I...
The German Question 6 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm
So I’ve been offered a job in Germany. Bit of a long story and no point going into excessive detail, but it’s with former colleagues in their new business venture (which will be global but German head...
