Ale to the chief

Posted on Mon 19 October 2009 in general • Tagged with ale, beer, drinking

Had a good but slightly tiring weekend exploring some more of the pubs of Cambridge. I've made a few more discoveries that will be useful to remember for later although I missed out on the Kingston Arms which I shall have to visit next time I'm in town.

There was …


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Putting on my drinking trousers

Posted on Fri 16 October 2009 in general • Tagged with ale, beer

The drinking posse will be in town this weekend for Matt U's birthday celebrations. As the geek quotient is high I'm taking the opportunity to immerse myself in the magic Google juice that my new phone makes available. I've pondered the danger of getting too tied to Google before but …


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Policies I can get behind

Posted on Mon 05 October 2009 in general • Tagged with government IT, politics

I was little disappointed by David Cameron's performance on Sunday AM. It may just be the curse of any political leader these days if to be vague enough to avoid splitting their own party or come across as uncaring hatchet men. Everyone seems keen to cut waste without actually reducing …


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Promise of Cake

Posted on Mon 21 September 2009 in general • Tagged with food

The house has reached a state considered acceptable for receiving guests. There are still a few boxes left to empty (including *somewhere* a box with a pestle and mortar in it) but all the main areas are habitable and presentable. As a result we invited over some friends for our …


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The power of the wheel

Posted on Fri 18 September 2009 in general • Tagged with bike, cycling

I suffered bike death last night on the way home. Thankfully the mechanical failure (which I heard) occurred about 1/2 a mile away from the house so I didn't have too far to push the bike. I'm not sure what failed but the rear wheel had a slightly eccentric …


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