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Ruth Nicol and Cover Problems

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Colin Galbraith

I first met Ruth Nicol back in 1997 when we both worked for a now defunct life assurance company. We worked in the I.T. department, which in itself was pretty much as you’d imagine: dull, soul-sucking, and barely bare-able. My … Continue reading →

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A Trip to Porty

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Undiscovered Scotland Two Halves On the weather front, it was a weekend of two halves: on Saturday, Edinburgh was enshrouded with cloud apart for a brief part of the afternoon when the sun came out. It was warm and … Continue reading →

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Death by Digital

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: DigitalAssetManagement.org.uk So, what d’you think of the new blog look? Not bad, eh? I’m very pleased with it. I fancied a new look, something quirkier and different. I particularly like the flash drive as the search bar! You know … Continue reading →

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From Snowballs To Fireballs

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Daily Mail I’m as bored talking about the snow and ice as I am having to walk about in it so I’ll say no more. Unless, that is, I should fall arse over tit again and jar my coccyx … Continue reading →

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Kix Takes A Stage Dive

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Neil Lupin/neillupin.com The snow relented for a second day yesterday – not that I wanted to go anywhere – but it encouraged hopes across the nation that within a couple of days, the frozen white blanket that has enshrouded … Continue reading →

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Making A Spectacle

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: net_efekt Pay day yesterday—lovely jubbly! I celebrated by getting a pizza for dinner. I’m such a big spender. I had a decent day overall but it wasn’t without incident. I’ve had a right palaver getting all my pairs of … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Council Wins Top Pathetically Crap Award

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Edinburgh.gov.uk I took Tuesday morning off work for one reason or another. I worked from home but it was a bit of a drag having to go in at all through all the ice and snow come lunchtime. Such … Continue reading →

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The Big Yin Comes Home

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: BC I actually forgot to blog on Saturday morning. When I got up, I got tore into my “to-do” list for the day and stayed in the zone all day, and I just forgot to do it. When I … Continue reading →

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One To Remember

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Ena G Although I was on standby for my day job all weekend, which meant I couldn’t really leave the house and go far, it didn’t put a spoiler on my weekend at all. In fact, it was a … Continue reading →

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Designing The Promo Material

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Eternal Press/Colin Galbraith Shattered. I was up late last night doing the promotional artwork for my impending Stella marketing campaign. I’ve ordered a whole bunch of juicy stuff that I will be using to promote the book from one … Continue reading →

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