Month: April 2007

  • Park

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    Chasing Jack around the climbing frame.

  • London Marathon 2007

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    My brother and his girlfriend both ran the London Marathon on Sunday, after probably more than 5 years of trying to get a place. They both ran great times, particularly considering the warmth of the day: – Nick’s times – Vicki’s times I know Nick would have liked to get under 4 hours, but the…

  • Sun

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    It’s been a tough week this week, so I’m posting these sunny images from the beach (from a recent weekend) to show an update and to cheer myself up. The sun is coming back!

  • Jack Snaps

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    Riding the escalator. Lazy biker. No more walking. Zzzzzzz.

  • Boy Locked Up For School’s Error

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    Another example of stupidity in the world at large today: “A Hempfield Area High School sophomore spent 12 days in juvenile detention after authorities in Westmoreland County mistakenly charged him with making a March 11 bomb threat, in part because the district had not changed its clocks to reflect daylight-saving time. “Cody Webb, 15, of…

  • Spring is the New Summer

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    The BBC report today that the Woodland Trust are declaring “spring is the new summer”. “Dr Kate Lewthwaite of the Woodland Trust said: “Thanks to the exceptionally mild start to the year we are experiencing, this summer signal is arriving three weeks earlier than the 11 May average.” “Swifts usually return from migration around 10…

  • Car wash

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    We went back to see family over Easter, and since my mum and dad have an excellent huge driveway on their new estate I at last got to wash and wax the car (some idiot scraped the corner of it so I had to polish that out). Check out Jack’s attention to detail. He did…

  • Producer plans Barbarella remake

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    According to the BBC, “A remake of the cult 1960s science-fiction film Barbarella is in development”. “Original producer Dino De Laurentiis has secured the rights to remake the 1968 film, which starred Jane Fonda.” Oh for the love of scifi, create something new! Barbarella is a cult favourite, don’t “remake” it! Why, oh why, oh…

  • Sunny Easter

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    I’ve no photos to blog because I’m away from home without my cables. I’m off work for 10 days or so, and I’m not checking my email. Lots of golf and lots of sun. Peace and quiet (mostly).

  • They found me

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    They found me. I don’t know how, but they found me! (Sorry: long running joke).