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Postcard from Lille, Part 41

30th November 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

There’s a very good story about Alan Hansen, who played for football Liverpool and Scotland in the days when Liverpool were winning European competitions (some things never change) and Scotland were qualifying for World Cup [more…]

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The History Of Christmas Number Ones 1952 – 1999, Part One: 1952 – 1975

29th November 2019 Going Postal 0

Holy mince pies and brandy butter Batman! Is it bauble and tinsel time again already? It seems like we just got the last of the pine needle out of the carpet and here we go [more…]

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In Praise of Mono-Culturalism

27th November 2019 Colin Cross 0

What is “monoculturalism”? Take a trip around the internet and you’ll find out that monoculturalism is defined as “the cultivation of a single crop in a given area”. That’s all well and good and the [more…]

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Home Alone

26th November 2019 Viciousbutfair 0

This Christmas Day I shall dine alone, in fact hopefully, I will spend the whole day with the single person that I trust the most in the entire world, myself. No let downs, no drama, [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 40

23rd November 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

Later on, I was sent to International Business School to brush up, get myself up to date, match my experiences to theory and get some of (what I now know to be) ‘competences and resources’ [more…]

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Dill and Coriander Gravlax

23rd November 2019 Going Postal 0

Here’s a recipe for that can be used for Christmas – we use it all the year round. I prefer Gravlax to smoked salmon – it’s cheaper and very moreish. I always wait until the [more…]

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Writing and Publishing a Novel

22nd November 2019 1642again 0

In life you meet many people who say they have a novel that they want to write, but how many ever even start, let alone finish?  A tiny percentage I would guess.  I know someone [more…]

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Preventing age and ageing? Better not, sez I!

20th November 2019 Going Postal 0

I’m old. I should therefore welcome all news about the latest wonder drugs which are claimed to stop ageing or even reverse it. Allegedly. Well – they would if you’re a mouse. If you don’t [more…]

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Postcard From Zakynthos (Outtake)

18th November 2019 Colin Cross 0

As I pointed out in my previous missive from Zakynthos, the weather for the Thursday of our Greek adventure wasn’t going to be anything to write home about (I’ve never let that stop me before) [more…]

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