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Tag Archives: Chinese meal
The Electronic Wizard
Image: RampantScotland.com I was forced to log on to the day job network at half past eleven on Tuesday night (after I’d written up and scheduled yesterday’s blog post), because of the downright arrogance of one of my colleagues – … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Glasgow, I.T., Music, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged alcohol, Amber Regent, Armadillo, beer, Chinese meal, Clyde Auditorium, computing, concert, Day Job, Edinburgh, electronic music, Family, Freelance, gig review, Glasgow, guest list, I.T., Jean Michel Jarre, Music, News of the World, Press tickets, synthesisers, Travel, wine, Writing
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Hampden In The Sun
Image: glasgowguide.co.uk Well the Buddies got beat; another semi-final disappointment, this time at the hands of the Forces of Darkness. As far as footie matches go it wasn’t one of the best, but St Mirren, I felt, could have taken … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, I.T., Music, Scotland, Sport, Writing
Tagged alcohol, Beltane, bevy, Chinese meal, DVD, e-books, Family, Festival of Fire, Football, friends, gigs, Glasgow, Hampden Park, hot and sunny, live music, Mount Florida, PC, Pub, Rangers FC, reggae, Scottish Cup, ska, St Mirren, The Specials, Weather, work, Writing
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Love Street Lament
Image: Wikipedia I spent the weekend through in Glasgow – another weekend away from the house, but this time for very different reasons. My sister and I made the trip through to Paisley on Saturday afternoon to watch St. Mirren … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Scotland, Sport
Tagged Chinese meal, DVDs, Family, films, Football, footie, Love Street, Paisley, soccer, SPL, St Mirren, Travel
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Bunch Of Whining Gits
Rather miraculously, I managed to get myself up and into the day job before 8:30 this morning. Considering I had a belly full of beer and vodka last night, followed by 5 hours of broken sleep, I think I deserve … Continue reading
Lady Muck
I got up around lunchtime with no hangover, which is quite remarkable given the lateness of my retrial last night. In fact, I felt positively enriched with vitality; it must have been the Chicken Chow Mein I ate for dinner. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Drink and Bevvy, Poetry, Writing
Tagged Chinese meal, gardening, modelling, Photography, Poetry, Rabbits, Weather, Writing
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The Firearm Issue
Image: Kevin Stanchfield Thanks for everyone’s comments regarding gun crime in Thursday’s blog post. It generated a lot of debate, some of which, I’d like to come back on. Brenda, I hear you when you say that the handguns used … Continue reading →