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My Love of Cars!

Posted on January 27, 2016

As driving goes, I am pretty crap really as my attention span is weak and I find it a pretty tedious process that, alarmingly, makes me want to just doze off. I kind of need a new car now, but my lack of enthusiasm (and knowledge) leaves me scrolling through websites with a vacant brain wondering who is going to eye me up as a sitting duck for an ill-judged purchase. So generally, I just give up and wait for a crash or multi-thousand pound ...

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A TED Talk to Make You Think!

Posted on January 7, 2016

Some of you may have seen TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design) talks on the internet before; some are very good, some are pretty irrelevant to many of us. The most recent ones of these I have seen was sent as a link to me by a friend (Kirsty) and it was as depressing as it was interesting, demonstrating that we, as humans, are terrible for not questioning and challenging the Status Quo, taking decades or even centuries to be enlighten...

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Bob Lethaby – Photography Genius

Posted on December 30, 2015

Well, I hope you have all had an agreeable Christmas and can just about find the energy to galvanise yourself for one more binge of food and alcohol before spending January increasingly depressed as you tick off the list of resolutions you have failed keep. My Christmas has been a little different this year as having a dog makes you realise that you will pay a heavy price for drinking too much; a dog you see, has no respect for a hangover and ...

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The Joy of Christmas Shopping…

Posted on December 23, 2015

I completed my Christmas shopping yesterday with one trip to Basingstoke (complete with its cunning temporary re-branding of 'Festival Place' to 'Festive Place') doing the trick in tough circumstances on an ugly, but once again, ludicrously mild day. Sadly, getting into Basingstoke was hampered by a perfect storm of driving rain and a spectacular set of roadworks on the Black Dam roundabout that provided the stunning backdrop for some of the ...

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The BBC Sports Personality Debacle!

Posted on December 10, 2015

First things first...I love most sports, apart from Grand Prix racing (which isn't really sport is it?) snooker (which isn't really a sport is it?) and the 'Long Jump' which, you have to admit, is difficult to find compelling. The long jump sits comfortably next to dressage in my sporting interest table. However, I hate the BBC Sports Personality of the Year or SPOTY as some cretins are now calling it. It is in my opinion, a self-indulge...

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