Tag Archives: Grand National

Back On Track

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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Weekend Of Sunshine

Image: Dhaval Jani Saturday morning was dehydration derby after Friday’s impromptu drinking session in the Oxford Bar and then in Edinburgh’s fashionably plastic west end. The high pressure weather system that befell the country only added to my woes, making … Continue reading

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Exhausted

Image: Vox Efx Exhausted. Up early and working by 7:30am on The Company’s network. It was almost 3pm before I was finished. A full day in other words, and it wasn’t the most stress-free of occasions. By the time it … Continue reading

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Honey On Soft Bread

Image: Dino Giordano The more I work on Greener is the Grass the more I’m not happy with the title. It’s crap, to put it mildly. It’s not reflective of the story and nor does it create the right emotional … Continue reading

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National Triumph

The price was paid. No early start this morning, no walking through Edinburgh gathering inspiration, no trips to the aquarium centre, and no cappuccino. In fact, there wasn’t much of anything except some groans, a gurgling stomach, and queasiness not … Continue reading

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