Category Archives: Life

Learning to swim

Admittedly I can already swim, but only really the breast stroke. Which is arguably the easiest stroke available, with the possible exception of doggy paddle. Swimming the crawl is something that I’ve never been good at, last time I tried … Continue reading

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Acclimatise

Slowly and surely we are sinking into the darkness of a British winter. This will be my first in two years, not that I’m boasting or anything. Having spent last winter in New Zealand where it was summer I am … Continue reading

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What are the chances?

How many people do you think enter the lottery with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? Zero, nill, nothing. Surely no-one would enter the lottery with these numbers, or any consecutive numbers because they’ll never come up. Statistically … Continue reading

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Man cooking

A man cooking is a sight to behold, as is the mess left after. I’m not talking about chefs, I’m talking about normal men trying to cook proper food. You know from cook books and stuff. I’ve always thought that … Continue reading

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How fit was I?

It seems that as life goes on it becomes easier and easier to convince oneself that there was a point in the past where one was fitter, stronger, and more flexible than one is now. I’m going through this right … Continue reading

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Rob the philosopher

Part of the preparing, packing and tiding that I’ve been doing in preparation for my travels has included a level of digital tiding. When sorting out some of my data I stumbled across a rather philosophical blog post that is … Continue reading

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