Category Archives: Local

Not just geographically local to me, but mostly stuff that’s so parochial, it’ll be of limited interest to most readers.

Record breaking weather

This afternoon, temperatures are set to be hotter than at any time since yesterday afternoon. Even at 5:00 this morning, the sun strength was greater than at any time in the previous eight hours. This is likely to be the … Continue reading

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Advertising – nowhere to hide

If the BBC interrupted Newsnight with toothpaste adverts, I’d be annoyed. Similarly, if the Houses of Parliament were renamed the Vodafone GovMax! Centre, I’d have a right old rant. Well, you would, wouldn’t you? So when, having bought some Royal … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Waveney Terrace

This won’t mean much to people who weren’t at the University of East Anglia, but never mind. We’ve all got bits of nostalgia floating around in our brains. When I arrived at UEA back in October 1987, there were five … Continue reading

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London bombs… the reactions

Just a follow-up to the previous entry, really. A collection of links relating to the aftermath of the London terrorist attacks… Good comprehensive sources of information can now be found on the BBC’s dedicated mini-site and the Wikipedia entry. The … Continue reading

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London, 7 July, 2005

There isn’t much to say which hasn’t already been said umpteen times. Of course, we’d been told that a major terrorist attack on London was inevitable, but when it’s just a possibility, even just an *inevitability*, it’s always going to … Continue reading

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Marathon running without tears

Taking advantage of the great weather yesterday, we spent a few hours soaking up the atmosphere around the London Marathon. One reason for going was that Nicola’s sister Judith is a keen runner, but I was also hoping to spot … Continue reading

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Weekend walking

People from warmer countries must wonder why we bother with the concept of “spring” in England… that period between winter and summer, when the weather careers madly between rain, wind, snow, more rain and occasional sunny spells. The English spring, … Continue reading

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About time too

With the media frenzy over the past week, you’d think we were about to experience the Second Coming rather than a short period of frozen precipitation. It’s easier to be cynical about exaggerated snow reports when you live in (mostly) … Continue reading

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So, 2005…

New Year Resolutions are not really me. When you have a flitting attention span, terrible time management and a tendency to attempt too many simultaneous tasks, the whole resolution process is doomed to failure. I made a couple last year … Continue reading

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The things you find in Croydon

Regular readers of this drivel will know about my fondness for Belgian beer and, equally importantly, the attention the Belgians pay to the environment in which they drink their beer. Well… a few weeks ago, I saw a flyer for … Continue reading

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