Sunday, October 03, 2010

The days slip by slowly

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I am not given to lie-ins and I had one on Saturday which I think speaks volumes for the way in which this term has started. God help us all...
Friday, October 01, 2010

How many ends are there?

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The real problem with this week was The General Strike. Not because of my shameful non-participation, but rather because it was on a Wed...
Thursday, September 30, 2010

Always something new - if you look for it!

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I have been in Spain and Catalonia for a couple of years and it has taken me all this time to discover that there is another classical mus...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

These are my principles, and if you don't like 'em . . .

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You can’t tell me that swimming for 50% longer than usual is not a form of expiation. Today was the day of the General Strike and, to my ...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

A short trip indeed!

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It was only when I was swimming on Monday evening that I fully realized just how tired I really was. It is true that you can tell (if you ...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Release!

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A dull, sullen day which is almost made bearable by the fact that this is a honorary Friday by virtue of its being the last day of the week ...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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How deceitful are bathing costumes! I chose what I thought was a rather fetching and newish costume for my second foray into the municip...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

All change!

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There is nothing quite so satisfying as people watching. Especially when those people are swimming. I have now paid my first visit to o...
Monday, September 20, 2010

Everything changes - again!

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A sullen start to the day. One could tell even though one was up and doing before dawn. This is obviously pay-back time for the glorious...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

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The third Floor is open for vitamin D donations! As if in shamefaced compensation for the abject weather we have had for the last couple ...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

A day of rest

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Spurning the fugitive drops of rain from the tail end of the tempest from last night which was stubbornly refusing to disappear in sunshine,...
Friday, September 17, 2010

Almost another week down!

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THURSDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER Almost another week down! Another pre-dawn journey to school and another tomorrow. At least I get a parking space ...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Herd 'em up!

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School Trips exist clearly to demonstrate to teachers that they really shouldn’t bother. Admittedly I do not think that a school trip wh...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

And time rolls on

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I readily admit that the last two periods on a Tuesday is not the idea time that I would have chosen for my two hours with my Media Studies ...