Tag Archives: New Year

The CG Awards – My Best of 2011

Well here we are already, the end of another year. In only a coupe of days we shall slip noisily and cheerily from one year into another (I will, at least!), and then a new year shall dawn. 2012 holds … Continue reading

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Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011

Image: Whisky 2.0 Blink and you might miss it. That’s the phrase I could apply to 2010 such has been the ferocious pace it seems to have shot by. Either it’s a sign I’m starting to grow older and time … Continue reading

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Hovering Above Reality

Image: Dream Studies Talk about slow days? Yesterday was so slow I found myself contemplating the merits of growing my hair back by a couple of (albeit thin) inches, then dying the resulting bush bleach blonde. Can you imagine? I’d … Continue reading

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So That Was Christmas

Image: Getty Images It’s the gap between Christmas and New Year and all over Scotland people are gearing up for the big celebration. Very soon, we shall turn 2010 over to the bucket of history and make the leap into … Continue reading

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Back On Side With The BBC

Image: Treehugger Got through some decent work last night, and with the Christmas/New Year period coming up it’s a good roll to be on. Otherwise, I feel, I might lost the impetus I’ve managed to build up and we can’t … Continue reading

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Last Orders, Please

Image: MenMedia And so we have arrived. After a year of ups and downs—glory and depression, delight and despair, great news and thumping bad news—I finally pull into the station at the end of the line. This is my last … Continue reading

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And They’re Off!

Image: Roger Barker And They’re Off – “they” being “me” and everyone else who has set themselves new goals, dreams and/or resolutions for the New Year. We’ve looked at where we are, know where we want to be and, more … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

Happ New Year to all my readers! May 2009 bring you all a wealth of health, happiness and joy!! Colin Galbraith

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