Archive of 2009 July
Hear all the monkey’s gibber gaber gibber
on July 29th, 2009 in General by Dan | 19 CommentsI took Amy and Evan to Chester Zoo today. On paper it had all the ingredients for a disaster: two kids outnumbering one already pretty incompetent adult, a disturbed nights sleep for everyone the night before, a lack of funds for toys and ice creams, and, to top it off,…
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Serendipity
on July 28th, 2009 in General by Dan | 30 CommentsAs people who follow me on twitter will already know, I got recognized in the library yesterday. In itself that’s not particularly astounding. In fact I generally get recognized every single day. For example Kerry usually has a fair idea who I am; and the kids noticed when I shaved…
Continue reading...A possible addition to the franchise
on July 27th, 2009 in General by Dan | 12 CommentsJust when I think this Hadrian’s Walk thing can’t possibly get any more exciting, it does. We’re branching out. Not only will I be dragging an international crew of thirty five people across the width of England from Newcastle to Carlisle. Not only will my brother be leading a slightly…
“It’s all Greek to me” Sunday
on July 26th, 2009 in General by Dan | 10 CommentsHere’s how it works. I’ve taken a short film synopsis from the listings page of a TV guide and fed it into Bable Fish, an online translating service. I then translated the synopsis from English into Greek, and then from Greek back into English. The resulting gobbledygook is posted below….
Continue reading...Ovulation
on July 24th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 22 CommentsDue to a pretty crappy day at work yesterday I didn’t have sufficient levels of optimism to check to see if the chickens had started laying. Which meant that when I had a look today I was greeted by a rather impressive bumper crop of first eggs. By the looks…
Continue reading...My morning constitutional
on July 22nd, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | Comments OffInspired by Erin’s tales about how she has become known as the crazy running woman of her neighborhood I thought I’d post a little piece on my own training regime – my three mile morning constitutional. It’s not really training in the strictest sense of the word, but it did…
Continue reading...A bit of euphoria about blogging
on July 21st, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 33 CommentsOn Saturday Kerry, Amy, Evan and I headed down to London for the weekend courtesy of those nice people at Think Parents. Yes, an all expenses paid weekend in London. With trains and hotels and meals and everything. I know – mad isn’t it. Over the past couple of months…
Continue reading...Spud Harvest
on July 20th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 24 Comments“It’s all Greek to me” Sunday
on July 19th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 21 CommentsHere’s how it works. I’ve taken a short film synopsis from the listings page of a TV guide and fed it into Bable Fish, an online translating service. I then translated the synopsis from English into Greek, and then from Greek back into English. The resulting gobbledygook is posted below….
Continue reading...We may as well wear sponges
on July 17th, 2009 in General by Dan | 12 CommentsThis weekend Gary from Jerry Chicken is cycling the width of England in memory of his friend Chris who died far too young. If you haven’t already sponsored him, please consider it as he’s riding for a very worthy cause. And trust me, he’s going to earn every penny. Not…
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