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Category Archives: Fun
Relative oblivion and revivals
While on vacation in California, I had the U.S. version of a famous online bookstore locate and then send me a copy of a collection of essays I once enjoyed in the very same yard-sale paperback edition. It is as … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fun
4 Comments
The curious case of the barbecue and the toilet seat.
The prospect of a weekend with some warmer weather sends us Brits in to a frenzy of outdoor eating. So, in this spirit, and ignoring the light rain, I went searching for our barbecue and found it under a pile … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Guest posts, Uncategorized
Tagged Daily Mail, hygeine, misleading, poor journalism, pseudoscience
11 Comments
Seen in Devon
On a recent family walk near Beesands in South Devon (in the fog if you look carefully), we spotted this sign on land behind the beach. Perhaps we were all in a silly mood but it made us smile and … Continue reading
FINALLY! (Hockey Pool Update, weeks 12 and 13)
Weeks 12 and 13 of the VWXYnot Hockey Pool, with myself and Cath dueling fiercely for the lead. Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Hobbies, Politics
Tagged hockey, hockey pool, It'll all end in tears you know, sssssmokin'!!!, VWXPool, VWXYnot
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Don’t look now, but…
I won a thing! Continue reading
Posted in Fun
Tagged Bragging Rights Central, Cath, Ricardipus be teh WIN!, VWXYnot, w00t
4 Comments
Comfort Zone
Sometimes, it’s helpful to step out of your comfort zone – professionally, and personally. Continue reading
Week 7, in which we discover that Ricardipus perhaps isn’t quite as good at this hockey pool malarkey as he’s always claimed, but doesn’t quite learn to get over it yet.
An absolutely horrid week in the hockey pool. Sigh. Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Guest posts
Tagged hockey, hockey pool, lameness, let the trash talkin' begin, poor performance, VWXPool
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