Books Etc...

Posted on Thu 29 January 2004 in general

I finished Life of Pi while on holiday. I must say I was surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did considering I'm usually a Sci-Fi/Fantasy man. While my main staple books concentrate on following plot this reminded me that books are good for discussing ideas as well …


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Back to life, back to reality....

Posted on Tue 27 January 2004 in general

Well back home (and therefor at work) now. Although I kept briefly up-to date with my email on holiday (as I updated my blog) I still have a raft of stuff to get through at work. I also needed to get up-to speed on what had been happening in the …


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The Race

Posted on Sat 24 January 2004 in general

I?ve just got back from the big race at Kitzbuehel which was a new experience. One of the instructors told me that you know the result after the first 20 to 25 people have come down. However we hung on until the end. In fact it was something like …


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Speed Demon

Posted on Fri 23 January 2004 in general

Last nights attempt to go out failed with a whimper as I read my current book (?The Life of Pi?) in bed before getting thrashed at scrabble by my parents in the hotel bar. However it did mean I got a good nights sleep and woke up fully rested for …


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Solo

Posted on Thu 22 January 2004 in general

Well yesterday morning was obviously the exception that proved the rule. Last night I trekked down to the local with a few people I?d met to be greater by 2 Geordies with guitars and a sequencer. They played a selection of 80?s and 90?s tracks (from Ultravox …


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