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The Problem with Teeth…

Image: The Telegraph Bad day’s writing and it was all down to my teeth. I’d felt smashing when I got up yesterday: fresh, alert and renewed as though I’d slept the perfect sleep. Basically, I went to work feeling brilliant … Continue reading

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A New Jedi Knight

Image: Surfur Dude It was a drookit day from dawn till dusk yesterday; overcast, grey, manky and just plain wet. Just as well I spent several hours in an office complete with regular shapes, strip lighting, keyboards and monitors. Earning … Continue reading

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The Taste of Blood

Image: Unknown I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is Friday is one again upon us, the weather is cracking, and tonight I will meet my new niece for the very first time. The bad … Continue reading

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Stovies and Headaches (Not Related)

Image: Stovies.com I’ve got a new dentist! I have my first session with him on the 20th January and by all accounts he’s one of the best around. If both my wife and daughter like him then he has to … Continue reading

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Edinburgh’s Shame Part 2

Image: BBC Margo Macdonald is at it again. She’s talking sense when all around her are going mad. Again. She’s the first MSP to come out with a case for scrapping the Edinburgh Trams farce altogether, citing the council’s plans … Continue reading

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Toothy Tales

Image: Conor Lawless One of the first things I did today was call the dentist. At 9:01am I dialled the number while tonguing the rather large (or so it felt) hole in the upper, rear, left area of my mouth. … Continue reading

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