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Lift Off at the West Port Book Festival

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: GuerrillaGeek.com West Port Book Festival I nipped up to Peter Bell’s Books in West Port after the day job to collect my tickets for the West Port Book Festival that begins today. Over the next four days I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Indian Summer

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Fernlea Hotel Summertime Really slow and warm day yesterday, and I mean really slow and warm. In fact, it was slower than a fish swimming through jelly, and warmer in the Athens of the North than it was in … Continue reading →

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Trees for Life Haiku Published

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: 17 Day Diet I took the evening off work last night to spend time with my daughter. We’d planned one of our little Pizza and DVD nights; Domino’s Hot and Spicy and an Indiana Jones movie. After the intensity … Continue reading →

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June Workload: The Penultimate Plan

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Academics.de Late I slept in yesterday. Working my full week’s work in the first three days of the week, then being unable to catch up with lost sleep from the first few days, finally took its toll. I woke … Continue reading →

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On a Roll

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: ratestogo.com Day Job High When I left the day job on Friday I was on a major high; I’d had a fantastic week. Not only had I made two technological breakthroughs for a long term project I’ve been working … Continue reading →

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A Working Saturday

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Guardian If you read yesterday’s blog post you will already know pretty much all there is to know. Saturday 5th February was, for me, a full day’s work at the Day Job. Big changes are afoot in the company … Continue reading →

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A Lot Is Going On

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Unicorn Centre I meant to blog over the weekend but it just didn’t happen. Honest guv, I had the best of intentions but got caught up in too much other stuff to squeeze it in. I’m finding my weekends … Continue reading →

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Under The Surface Of The American Dream

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: PC Pro I shaved! Boy, was it good. The floor of my office was covered in a scattering of hair clumps as my clippers took the growth from my skull and face in one easy swipe. It felt so … Continue reading →

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Supporting The Back

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Toronto.ca The League of Ordinary Gentleman deconstruction workshop kicked off at Savvy Authors yesterday; introductions and formalities all made before I got stuck into Lecture 1 about the film’s opening sequence. I read the notes a couple of times … Continue reading →

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Sushi In Leith

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Leith.org I’m under a wee bit of pressure at work this week. There’s a deadline that runs out on the 11th of this month and I’m trying to squeeze in about ten days of work into five to make … Continue reading →

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