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The Eve Of The Cook Out

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In the style of Captain Oates, I am going to start this weekend with the words “I’m just going outside, I may be some time”.

Excerts From The Moleskine

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If you have been reading “Life and Times” for some time, you may be aware that I also write in a notebook that I carry with me - a trusty “Moleskine”. Withou...

The Nature Of Greatness

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I missed the train this morningor rather, I forgot to pick my work laptop up when I left the house, and by the time I had remembered and returned for it ther...

Oops She Did It Again

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I was checking the visitor statistics for “Life and Times” this morning, and was rather shocked to see a significant spike in hits over the last two days. It...

More Commuting Hell

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I’m not quite sure what I’ve done, but it really, really hurts when I lift my left leg. Curiously, I have discovered that while walking, the weight of your l...

First Ever Medical

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As a part of the marathon-like journey towards adopting children, we both had to get full medicals from our doctors today. Having never had a medical in my l...

Stop The World

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I seem to find myself writing “Stop the World” posts every so often. This week has been hard - one of the most difficult in a long time.