30 January 2015
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It has been over two months since my last homebrew post and longer since the last beer related one. For what it’s worth, the cider I mentioned back in November turned out somewhere on the borderline between drinkable and vinegar. … Continue reading
29 January 2015
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I’m still trying to figure out what should be the next item up on my 52 Things About Uke blog but, meanwhile, I’ve just picked up keys for The String Project blog. Its another music flavoured one but this is … Continue reading
28 January 2015
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Fish and chips for two … now a tenner. Prices at my local chippy have gone up recently and so a piece of haddock (£4), a piece of place (£4) and a medium portion of chips (£2) took up an … Continue reading
27 January 2015
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I’m working through my next Open University essay, due later this week. Unfortunately I didn’t quite manage my optimistic plan of writing each section at the conclusion of the relevant week’s study and then I was out for the count … Continue reading
25 January 2015
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Burns night… my yearly excuse to enjoy haggis, neeps and tatties along with a wee dram of whisky. Time to go and start cooking!
22 January 2015
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I am a veteran of a few Live Action Role-Playing adventures and lots of running around in woodland armed with sticks and imagination, although both activities are now long ago. If I’d had a bit more money and a bit … Continue reading
21 January 2015
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One thing I didn’t mention when I mentioned my walk down to town for a study day last Thursday was that I was feeling a bit under the weather. I was very glad to get a lift back home at … Continue reading
15 January 2015
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If I put a sound track to each blog post, this one would be easy: Jill Scott’s 2001 song Long Walk. Today I’m not in my regular office but working down at St Anne’s in Oxford on a study day … Continue reading
14 January 2015
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With a pile of books finished and ready to return to the library and, doutbtless, another pile soon to replace them, I thought I would sieze the opportunity to re-read something from my own shelves and picked out Walden Two … Continue reading
13 January 2015
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Here’s a graphical summary of how desk work has evolved in recent years: A hat tip to Adam for digging that one up although it must be noted that neither my work nor my home desk look anything like as … Continue reading