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Humuhumunukunukuapua’a

Image: A Humuhumunukunukuapua’a fish At one point on Wednesday I sent out a tweet that read “I’m having a great day!” And it was: I was rocketing through my project work at the day job, solved two complicated high priority … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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A Pound Of Chocolate

I still haven’t shaken off this cold or whatever it is. Despite the presence of combative medicine in the form of Nurofen, Syndol, and Vitamin C, I still have an unacceptable amount of blockages in my ear, nose, and throat; … Continue reading

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