Category Archives: Sport

St. Mirren Win the Cup / A New Project

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Colin Galbraith

Last weekend was one of the best ever! I attended Hampden Park, Scotland’s national stadium, for the Scottish League Cup Final with my sister, Binny. And together we witnessed history being made, just as I said it would in my … Continue reading →

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Believe

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Colin Galbraith

Today, history will be made…

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How Not To Make Friends On Twitter

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Telegraph.co.uk I’ve started using a service to monitor who follows and unfollows me on Twitter. Through registering with TwitQuit, I’ve been able to highlight some interesting activity that I wouldn’t otherwise have been aware of. As you might expect, … Continue reading →

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Now Celtic Fans Shame Scotland: It’s Not an Old Firm Minority

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: The Mirror Ever since the furore that followed the rioting Rangers fans in Manchester and the subsequent penalisations of UEFA for the bigoted chanting of their fans, the other half of the Old Firm have decided enough is enough. … Continue reading →

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Slow Saturday

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: English Passport My daughter is away for the weekend so I allowed myself the luxury of a lie in yesterday morning. The fact that I had partaken in a pub crawl around the Royal Mile and Grassmarket the evening … Continue reading →

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Hillsborough Disaster Memories

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: BBCNews Remember the 96 22 years ago today, 96 people lost their lives in one of Britain’s worst football tragedies in what became known as The Hillsborough Disaster. They were died at Hillsborough Stadium in an F.A. Cup game between … Continue reading →

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Back On Track

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Paolo Camera PCs and Macs My PC rebuild is now complete. From installation of the new hard drive to being back up and running, the total time it took was only a couple of hours. Not bad. I’m now … Continue reading →

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After An 8-Hour Sleep

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Looney Tunes At last it’s Saturday. It’s reasonably early, I’ve already eaten, and am now contemplating the ritual that is the shaving of my head. The day ahead lies misty and unknown in my mind, but outside it’s fresh, … Continue reading →

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Solitary Refinement

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Ninrnimesh I had a much more productive and pleasant trip up town yesterday morning. Just like the day before, I was up early but this time I took the chance of a quiet house to enjoy a slow breakfast … Continue reading →

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I Fancy Holland

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Jan Ramroth I found myself on the bus going through Edinburgh at the unfeasibly early time of 6:30am yesterday morning. I was to spend the day working in an unfamiliar building on the other side of Edinburgh and it … Continue reading →

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