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Posted on Tue 15 August 2006 in general

I'm not sure how I did it but I woke up with a very stiff neck this morning. It was slowly easing up all day and I hoped once I started moving it would loosen up. I managed one game at tonight's badminton before I decided common sense dictated not …


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I feel loved

Posted on Mon 14 August 2006 in general

When I first booked the Gaucho I picked the number 6 out of the air expecting to revise it up to 10 or so. When I told them I had 21 people confirmed on Friday there was a slight panic about if they could handle that number of people. As …


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Quick Review of the Week

Posted on Sun 13 August 2006 in general

On Thursday I was invited to Mark and Helen's for a little dinner soiree. The food was (as per usual) excellent.

Friday was a combination of leaving do and birthday for one of the guys at work. We headed to the rather excellent Knott Bar where I enjoyed many of …


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Atomic Number of Arsenic, apparently.

Posted on Thu 10 August 2006 in general

My Birthday will be rolling round next Thursday as I reach the grand old age of 33. I'm not sure if this counts as mid-thirties yet or I have a years grace.

Instead of the usual debauchery of a weekend party I thought I would go out for a meal …


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Frank'n'furters

Posted on Mon 07 August 2006 in general

I'm back from a nice relaxing visit to Frankfurt for Jessie's birthday celebrations.

The birthday soiree was fun. It was nice to meet a whole bunch of new people (including some from Manchester!). As a result the discussion was wide and varied which was nice. We then headed out to …


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