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Vegetable Stew
I’m very lucky in that I live a couple of blocks from the best Farmers’ Market in New York City – the one that most of the chefs in town send their staff to buy the freshest in-season produce (a … Continue reading
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All I want to do is watch Region 2 DVDs
I’m from England, I also travel a lot to other parts of the world – South America, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, and Asia. Sometimes I buy DVDs in those places that are not available in the USA. Currently those … Continue reading
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Back after a Hiatus
It’s been quite a while since I posted here – I embraced twitter, but that’s a very different forum for ideas So – I’ll be making a conscious effort to post more regularly here and post some pics, some achievements, … Continue reading
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Winter in the UK
As a Brit, a Geographer, and someone has lived many places and traveled to many more; I am fascinated and puzzled by the British attitude to the weather. I could fill dozens if not hundreds of pages about various UK … Continue reading
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NYC Marathon 2011
Well, the application is in for the NYC marathon next year and (unless I manage to screw something up), I should be in automatically with the 9+1 program through NY Road Runners. I have run 6 races so far this … Continue reading
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Norway Run
And to make a change from the bitching about people like AT&T and AmEX – something positive. I finished the Norway Run last weekend in 16:07 which is a 9:28 / mile pace. Granted that’s a short race, but I’m … Continue reading
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American Express are thieves
In common with most of the rest of the parasitic “financial services” industry they don’t deserve to remain in business. Their latest bullshit is to inform me that the “membership rewards” I earned by charging over $100,000 in business travel … Continue reading
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Sick while traveling
Always a pain. Heading back to the US tomorrow and very much looking forward to getting home, rested and back to my usual diet, sleep habits and workouts. I’ve been in Townsville, Cairns, back to Townsville, Melbourne, and now Sydney. … Continue reading
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How much does AT&T suck? Let me count the ways
My original iPhone is finally dying and I decided it was time for the iPhone 4 upgrade. In fact, I tried to get on board that train the first day of release, but AT&T’s crappy website left me without a … Continue reading
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Die Antwoord in Brooklyn
If you don’t know who Die Antwoord are, go here to see the Ninja video and then come back. Kim bought me tickets to see them last Sunday and we trekked into darkest Williamsburg to the Music Hall for the … Continue reading
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