Moving on

As the taxi draws away, I walk in through the gate, not too late, only 1.30am. I’m content after a nice evening of barbecue and beer and reminiscence. I glance at the tall window of my living room and without warning, back comes that image her standing there smiling at me as I returned home [...]

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Speed limit increased on non-existent road

 
The Department of Transport has re-classified nearly 300km of roads as motorways. So many people skimming over the news headlines will think that we have 300km of new motorway, giving the impression that our road building is forging ahead despite everything. But all that has happened is an increase in speed limit on existing dual [...]

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You know the type

She sat light on her chair, despite her being pregnant, her perfect bump kept small and round by way of neurosis. Her dainty face gazed around the room in search of others who may challenge her presence. Her nemesis was also at the wedding, a tall slim attractive blonde, also boring as hell. Her husband [...]

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Today I have…

… Read some Mark Haddon’s ‘A Spot of Bother’, several news websites, some blogs, some work related websites.
… Ate porridge, a banana, a Fox’s biscuit, some stir fry pork noodles with veg, a tunnocks tea cake, some crumbed cod, beans and boiled rooster potatoes. 
… Drank two coffees, one peppermint tea, three glasses of water, one [...]

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Infuriatingly nice

He was always a nice man, generous, affable, egoless, gentle, well mannered. He’d always help you out, have an old natter in the kitchen. He’d never bad mouth anyone, even very obnoxious people who took advantage of his good nature. We’d all joke about his tardiness, especially the story about him being late for his [...]

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The moths

I sit in the kitchen at 11pm. The night is still and mild. The fridge shivers every now and then. The clothes on the horse are drying fast. I scan the Sunday paper for the fourth time, descending layers of interest each time but ultimately more educational. Still can’t get 14 across. I need that [...]

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Best before May ‘07

Of course I only discovered this after already eating quite an amount of the mayonnaise.

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One

It’s one year to the day since I started my self obsessed meanderings. And what a year it was been. From contemplating the possibility of an early death to the endless joys of being alive. Thanks to everyone for your comments and interest and for your kind words last year. Particularly, thanks to Jo for [...]

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