Friday, March 14, 2003
Apple On!
It's taken a while since delivery to get the iMac on line, but I've finally achieved it today, and this is my first Apple post. (Where did all the icons and buttons go from the top of the input screen?) Part of the reason for the delay was an incompatible modem, and the need to replace it. Part was...
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Saturday, March 8, 2003
Strange Days Indeed
Yesterday I went to London to sign one document in the French Consulate. That would have been it, had Ingrid not called. Ingrid is an old friend of my kid sister, but they lost touch some ten years ago. I wanted to see Ingrid for lunch because she'd been asking about Paula (my sis) by email, and I...
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Thursday, March 6, 2003
On Mothers & Grandmothers
My grandmother went into a home last week. Mum's been looking after her for the last two years, and it was all getting a bit much for her. Nana is confused, nearly 91, and can be very bolshy and difficult. I went to visit Nana in the home this morning, and it was beautiful. The place is...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2003
Keep the Saudis Sweet & the Arms Dealers Wealthy
I came across this piece by Greg Palast, the award-winning journalist who can be found, amongst other places, here. I reproduce it here as it's powerful, pertinent and thought-provoking. The last paragraph, in particular, would scare me were I an American. As a Brit, familiar with stuff drifting...
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Is It Too Late For New Year Resolutions?
As I've been travelling around the country recently, having some fascinating conversations with some really amazing people, I've come to the conclusion that I need to change a few things. If I announce this publically, right here, right now, perhaps that will focus my mind on actually making the...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Where The Hell Have You Been??
Damn, it feels like I've been away for ages! After the anti-war march I spent a week in Gleneagles. This place needs no introduction for golf fanatics or top hotel buffs, and it is an awesomely beautiful setting, overlooking the Trossak Hills. However, as a colleague remarked as we left - definitely...
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Friday, February 14, 2003
Wandering Around England
This truly is a green and pleasant land, especially when the sun shines out of a clear blue sky after a night of heavy frost. It's cold, crisp and beautiful. The only downside is I'm in London, and not up a Northumbrian mountain! The reason you've seen less of me recently is I'm 'on tour', combining...
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Saturday, February 8, 2003
Friends Reunited
Tonight is the night of The School Reunion. Oh dear. It's been pulled together by Katy, who used the Events facility on the Friends Reunited site to arrange and publicise it. I'm very, very dubious about the whole thing. Firstly, the wife of a friend held her 40th birthday party at the same venue...
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Friday, February 7, 2003
A Revelation!
Perhaps it was the return to drink (a modest few beers on a Friday, the very occasional glass of wine through the week, nothing life-threatening or AA-ish). Perhaps it's been the (re?)-establishment of semi-regular sessions of stunning sex in my life. Perhaps it's a reaction to a world gone mad, a...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Aaaaargh!!!
Bloody clients!! I get an occasional freelance gig as a management consultant / facilitator, often through the company I used to work for, and I really love the work. I also need the money, cos being a writer brings in tiny and sporadic amounts (so far, at least). But this last week and a half have...
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