Saturday, May 17, 2003
Change the World - Pay it Forward!
Do you ever have moments where many strands come together and inspire you at a whole new level? That's happened to me in the last 48 hours. Many of the strands are bloggers on the network. Conversations I've had with MHW are in there, as are emails from SpyintheSky, comments from Sunfever...
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Thursday, May 15, 2003
I'm Not Here to Tell You How This Will End
T came over last night. We went straight up to Mum's house, as she needed a hand getting a 30-piece dinner service out of the attic. There was a time, y'know, when people bought each other elaborate, expensive dinner and tea services, often as wedding presents, that would often then sit in a...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Motorcross Madness
Blasting around the desert on a dirt bike, riding around a snowy ski resort, or racing other bikers around an opencast mining complex, are what (some of) my dreams are all about. Last night, through till about 4am this morning, that's exactly what H and I spent too long doing. H's mate has just...
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Monday, May 12, 2003
Quiet Terns & Men in Coats
I was a little premature in my expectations of a good, sound dive-bombing from the Farne Island terns. They haven't even nested yet, and the eggs and chicks aren't there to be protected until late June or early July. They were getting into attack positions above my head on Saturday, but then...
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Friday, May 9, 2003
Puffins and Pillow Cases
Nothing has caught fire so far today, although I did manage to suck half a curtain into the vacuum cleaner and it was sounding very sick by the time I hit the kill switch. "Housework, Damon? Our mental image of you never included that!" Well, I get most housework done the day I expect visitors. The...
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Thursday, May 8, 2003
F*CK ME IN THE HEAD!!!
I just heard... The UK government has just passed special, emergency legislation to allow it to force the firemen into a pay agreement. After a year, the government has presumably just got bored with talking. Worse (and more worrying) they've dropped the number of available troops to cover for the...
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Plan, Commit, Act
I have three Post-Its up on the wall in front of my desk right now. They've been there for a week, and each one bears a single word. One is "Plan", another "Commit!" and the third "Act!" I openly admit that I struggle with all three at times. When I started out on this free-wheeling path of mine...
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Tuesday, May 6, 2003
Toasted Cheese and Licking Flames
I swear I heard it. One of the TV chefs - I'm sure it was Jamie Oliver - suggested a way of making a cheese toastie in a toaster by lying the toaster on it's side - et voila! instant grill. Well, it sounded like it would work. So, last night, opting for the easier dinner option (a close call between...
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They're Starting to Call Me!
I had a call from a publisher yesterday. This would have been exciting in itself. What made it doubly so was the fact that we connected almost instantly, two like minds meeting on the wires, and our conversation drifted and meandered over such a wide territory I'm now having a job recalling it all....
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Monday, May 5, 2003
The Emergent Weekend Model
I love to watch days pass without a single iota of planning. I spent Friday helping Sam & Drew sort out the garage and the dairy. The biggest objective was to clear the dairy completely as it's a seperate, wholly-owned building that the family can rent immediately for a modest income. That meant...
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