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I watched a few films and plenty of TV this dark, wintry week.
For some reason I hadn’t seen Dead Man’s Shoes, despite...
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It’s been a very quiet week, Monday especially so with my US colleagues off work. Of course there was a change in president...
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I finally felt better after post-Christmas stomach cramps. I had the same pains a year ago so there’s a pattern: I wouldn’t...
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Back to work. I’d had almost three weeks off for Christmas, and felt a few night-before nerves similar to the ends of school...
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We made it out for New Year’s Eve - to Jenny and Ian’s in the village for drinks and lots of party food. Our boys are still...
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As is now traditional, I marked the start of Christmas festivities by picking up the meat order from our village butchers. H...
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I finished work before Christmas a little earlier than previous years because of a few extra holiday days I needed to take...
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Our gas boiler had its annual service but also needed a new expansion tank and sensor. That’ll be £770, please. Ugh.
I’m...
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H has been accepted into the advanced group of his Players Academy football training sessions on Monday nights. We’re very...
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The Christmas tree is up and decorated. I’m not sure why but L relented and allowed us to use multi-coloured tinsel this...
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It was my birthday this week. I don’t always take time off work to celebrate, but with a few holiday days left in the bank I...
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I had another brief, last-minute trip to Munich this week. I flew out on Thursday afternoon and was back home late on...
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Two actual nights out with my wife this week!
The first was to see The Bluetones in Hitchin on Thursday. It was our fourth...
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I had a couple more nights by myself this week while the rest were still away. I cooked myself an amazing ribeye steak (and...
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It was H’s ninth birthday this week. He’s now at an age where he no longer wants toys. Instead he received a football kit...
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This week I flew to Munich for just 24 hours to visit a customer for a workshop. It was a pretty short and expensive but...
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My cold from last weekend kept me off work this Monday. I was still foggy the next morning so didn’t risk the drive up to...
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I joined Andy in London for another live recording of Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (or as the cool...
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It was the one week each year when I don’t need heating or cooling in my office. So much rain though.
I was in the air when...
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I was in the office for a couple of days this week and felt very tired as a result. How ever did we all survive doing this...
