Archive of 2008 January
An Appeal
on January 27th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 61 CommentsIt is this blog’s birthday today, and to mark the occasion I am publishing probably the most important post that it will ever see. As many of you already know, this July I will be walking the the 78 mile long Dales Way footpath. Yes, 78 miles. In six days….
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Another chance to see… Day Seven
on January 26th, 2008 in General by Dan | 13 CommentsIt’s this blog’s birthday this week and in celebration I’m taking a trawl through the archives and republishing some of my favourite posts. I’m including this because it took me bloody ages to write and so I feel it deserves some extra milage. And that’s the end of the week…
Continue reading...Another chance to see… Day Five
on January 24th, 2008 in General by Dan | 9 CommentsIt’s this blog’s birthday this week and in celebration I’m taking a trawl through the archives and republishing some of my favourite posts. It’s two for the price of one today as I give you a couple of my many Diet Coke related posts: I’m not an addict Originally posted…
Continue reading...Another chance to see… Day Four
on January 23rd, 2008 in General by Dan | 4 CommentsIt’s this blog’s birthday this week and in celebration I’m taking a trawl through the archives and republishing some of my favourite posts. This was part of a looking back on my childhood thing I was doing for a few days. It is probably as personal as I’ve ever got…
Continue reading...Another chance to see… Day Three
on January 22nd, 2008 in General by Dan | 10 CommentsIt’s this blog’s birthday this week and in celebration I’m taking a trawl through the archives and republishing some of my favourite posts. Another Lee family related post, the last one I promise. This one is special to me as I wrote it from Greg and Deb’s basement while we…
Continue reading...Another chance to see… Day Two
on January 21st, 2008 in General by Dan | 11 CommentsIt’s this blog’s birthday this week and in celebration I’m taking a trawl through the archives and republishing some of my favourite posts. The exchange of food parcels discussed in this post probably marks the spot when the friendship between our family and Greg and Deb’s was firmly cemented. As…
Continue reading...Another chance to see… Day One
on January 20th, 2008 in General by Dan | 9 CommentsIn exactly one weeks time it will be this blog’s second birthday. I am generally a man of extremely fickle fancies when it comes to hobbies, and so it is a near miracle that I made it beyond three entries. But amazingly I don’t think there has ever been a…
Continue reading...The truth about cats and dogs
on January 18th, 2008 in General by Dan | 10 CommentsWhen Amy was 18 months old she used to spend her days sitting on the rug listening to harpsichord music and crocheting elaborate tapestries. She would pause only to take a dainty sip out of a delicate bone china tea cup or engage in the occasional swoon. Of course my…
Continue reading...TV Times
on January 17th, 2008 in General by Dan | 9 CommentsThis week the Times has been giving away free DVD’s of classic British childrens TV programs. The Wombles, The Flumps, Hector’s House, Willo the Wisp, Rainbow, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Mr Benn, and Captain Pugwash, all these can be yours for the mere cost of a paper. Or at least…
Continue reading...Maintain radio silence
on January 15th, 2008 in General by Dan | 18 CommentsOn Saturday afternoon our internet stopped working. Tiscali, our isp, have been less than helpful – informing us that their helpline doesn’t support Macs or wireless modems but “have we tried turning it off and then back on again?”. In actual fact I don’t think there is anything wrong at…
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