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Continue reading →: Soaring with the eagles
As I stepped out onto the Mongolian plains from the warmth of my tent, I filled my lungs and savoured the advent of spring. It had been a harsh winter, as usual, and it was good to throw off my winter clothes. My horse was tethered outside and gave me a…
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Continue reading →: Feedback
People rarely tell you exactly what they think about something you have created. Brutal honesty can hurt. Being a pseudo masochist, I pretend to like the pain of honest criticism. A sophisticated colleague commented on one of my odes (inuendo) which is a touch racey. I lean towards racey at…
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Continue reading →: It’s just another day
I forgot how boring it was to read blogs that itemise the trivia in people’s lives. My apologies. The BSD is what it says on the tin, a diet. If I have become one of those bloggers that types out their eating habits thinking that other people might be interested,…
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Continue reading →: Day 2 – BSD
Breakfast: black coffee – 2 cups 2 boiled eggs Mid morning break: double espresso – 1 cup Lunch: Quorn curry After work drink: Water sparkling
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Continue reading →: Day one – BSD
Q1. How much weight do I plan to lose? A1. About 3-4 stone (40-60 pounds) – 10-15% of my body weight =approx 30 pounds Q2 Where can I get a digital blood sugar monitor? A2. Boots has a mobile tester for £30 Go M-Plan – eat the Mediterranean way (lowish…
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Continue reading →: Home time
Poured mum a large one (watched Liam’s eyes pop) and said our goodbyes. Back to the Norbiton Dragon to watch Ulster beat Treviso then on to the Cardinal for Italian grub. Mum’s parting words might shock or alarm, but objectively are what one might say aged 86 and looking down…
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Continue reading →: Live music – hard to beat
My Friday night led on from a hard day’s mooching about and a shortish hospital visit. The youngster didn’t fancy joining the old man, so he returned to study some more. He tries to make me feel guilty about my perceived idleness, but I’m not going to interrupt my nap…
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Continue reading →: I’m a Type 2 kind of guy
Fat people of the world unite. I have seen the light, or rather the book (because I’m a bookie, no that’s not right) Dr Michael Mosley is my new guru. The 8-week blood sugar diet is a book packed with hope and inspiration for prediabetics and Type 2 diabetics everywhere.…
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Continue reading →: jdscribe.com revived
My mother is now recovering well and may be medically discharged within a week. I have stayed away from the hospital for a couple of days because of a cold. During that time I have revived jdscribe.com, an online service aimed at polishing up documents written in English. I registered…
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Continue reading →: North Lothian what?
God was fed up with the Scots and English always fighting, so he suggested a way to resolve matters. There would be a poetry competition. It would be a 4 line poem including the word Timbuktu. The English chose Wordsworth, and this was his poem I went into a foreign land…
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