Tag Archives: Ramblings

Uncle Tom

October 16, 2008 – 4:30 pm

My uncle passed away last night, after a year or so fighting against brain cancer. In the end it was all rather quick; for many months it had been possible to forget that he was terminally ill, and certainly he lived with an optimism that defied his prognosis. In recent months he declined quite quickly, [...]

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More Aging

December 27, 2007 – 5:30 am

I’m just watching the weather forecast on the BBC’s 24 hour news channel. Obviously this isn’t quite the big leagues, so we’re getting one of the backup forecasters; perfectly capable and assured, just not one of the A list. Perhaps that’s why he looks to be about 15, an impression not helped by the suit [...]

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Memory

February 21, 2007 – 1:09 pm

I’m listening to a ‘best of’ podcast of the Chris Moyles show. The current one is actually a ‘best of best of’, also known as filler, so I’ve heard some of it already. One of the pieces featured Ricky Gervais, and he spoke a line that reminded me of the first time I heard it [...]

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Driving

December 28, 2006 – 7:14 am

I was driving along a few days ago and was reminded how low the standard for driving can be. It was a little foggy, which meant that every third person on the road had switched on their rear fog light. Fog lights are great, but are specifically for conditions where traffic behind you would struggle [...]

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Adam Sandler moment

October 18, 2006 – 9:34 am

I was taking the girl to school a couple of days ago when we passed a small field with a guy stood in one corner, apparently having a swift pee. He was tucked away in the corner with his back to us, looking down intently and with one of his arms hidden from view. We [...]

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