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Annoyances Mountain Lions And Idiot Cyclists

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After much thought and deliberation (actually, very little thought, and even less deliberation), I’ve decided it might be better to not talk to anybody today...

10 Random Questions And Answers

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If you could change something about your home, without worry about expense or mess, what would you do?

The Olympics Arrive

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I stayed up with our eldest daughter last night to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics. I had tried to impress upon her earlier in the week that the c...

Late Night With The Netbook

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It’s heading towards 1am, and I’m sitting in the dark with the netbook. I’m camping out in the lounge tonight - the patio doors are wide open, with occasiona...

Contemplating A Line In The Writing Sand

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Before returning to WordPress recently, I lived almost exclusively among the intrepid community of lifestreaming idiots at Tumblr. I use the word “idiot” in ...

Google Nexus 7

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More by luck than judgement, the “Google Nexus 7” arrived yesterday eveningafter falling off my mountain bike on the way home (another story for another day)...

Wine Sunshine And Drudgery

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While dissolving into a puddle of sweat in the office yesterday (computers don’t make for good refrigeration devices), I texted my better half;

The First Day Of The School Holidays

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The chickens woke me this morning at some ludicrous hour (yes, we have pet chickens). They appeared to be rehearsing their own special version of the Barber ...

Thoughts On A Blogging Resurrection

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When I returned to WordPress last weekend, I mentioned that I had been re-treading a familiar path between blogging platforms. From self-hosted WordPress, th...