Archive of 2010 January
A-Z of Hadrian’s Bloggers: Clair & Dad Who Writes
on January 29th, 2010 in Hadrian's Walk by Dan | 11 CommentsIn July of this year I will be walking the 84 mile long Hadrian’s Wall footpath. I am doing this in aid of The Joseph Salmon Trust, a charity that provides financial support to parents who have lost a child. This might be help with things like funeral costs for…
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A-Z of Hadrian’s Bloggers: Arjan & Catherine
on January 28th, 2010 in Hadrian's Walk by Dan | 20 CommentsIn July of this year I will be walking the 84 mile long Hadrian’s Wall footpath. I am doing this in aid of The Joseph Salmon Trust, a charity that provides financial support to parents who have lost a child. This might be help with things like funeral costs for…
Continue reading...Blogging: 4 years, 1071 posts, and the chance to make a difference.
on January 27th, 2010 in Hadrian's Walk by Dan | 34 CommentsIt’s All That Come’s With It‘s blogiversary today. Four years old, can you believe it. And still no signs of slowing down. Well, ok, there might be some signs of slowing down. Like the fact I used to post daily and now it’s generally two or three times a week….
Continue reading...Porridge and Diet Coke – an experiment
on January 25th, 2010 in Video by Dan | 58 CommentsI’m not sure calling her a minion is the best idea, but…
on January 22nd, 2010 in Photography, Project 365 by Dan | 42 CommentsMy quest to take over the internet has his a small stumbling block. Apparently there are a finite number of hours in the day and you can’t spend all of them tinkering with the internet. It’s so unfair! However I have come up with a cunning plan. I shall co-opt…
Lime Crusha anyone?
on January 18th, 2010 in Review by Dan | 49 CommentsIt’s a well known scientific fact (made up by me, just now) that at some point in their childhood every human being on this earth has tried mixing orange juice with milk. As a result of this experiment in rudimentary cocktail making most people have subsequently developed a stomach flipping…
Continue reading...Pillock Conquers The World
on January 17th, 2010 in General by Dan | 26 CommentsI’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before on the blog, but my brother has recently been talking about it and has re-sparked my interest. In the late 60s my Dad, my Uncle, and a bunch of their friends went round the world in a double decker London bus. Yes,…
Continue reading...In which I attempt to take over the internet
on January 11th, 2010 in General by Dan | 7 CommentsI’ve been pretty busy on the net this past week and so thought that I’d point you in the direction of the various stuff I’ve been up to. Our epic 84 mile walk along Hadrian’s Wall looms ever nearer (less than six months now). I’ve posted about it over on…
My Favorite Photograph
on January 8th, 2010 in General by Dan | 37 CommentsTara over at Sticky Fingers has created yet another meme that’s currently sweeping the blogosphere: the “Favorite Photo Meme”. The rules are pretty simple: pick your favourite ever photo and post it. Interestingly enough the first thought that sprung to my mind was to try and find the most technically…
Continue reading...Snowy School Run, part 2
on January 5th, 2010 in General by Dan | 40 CommentsI know this is all old hat to Americans living in the north of the USA, and my constant bleating about the snow must seem very baffling – but this really is usual for us and I’d be neglecting the life documenting aspects of this blog if I were to…
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