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Archive for January, 2007

Snooker As I Remember It

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

My friend Pat likes my old post about snooker (man, that was a long time ago, in the early days of my blog). I used to like snooker a lot, and still probably do – unfortunately, there isn’t a parlour for me to play in within a 10 mile radius.
Snooker was huge in the 80’s. [...]

A Brisk Walk in the Field of Daffodils

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

Ah, the fresh smell of roses in the morning, as take a brisk walk in the field of daffodils. Especially when it’s on the elegant throes of the new year, and everything is fresh and beautiful…
Except it’s midweek, and you have to go to work, and that pretty much sucks.
To all my fellow lackeys who [...]

Simon’s Resolutions For 2007 (Since Everyone Else Is Doing It Anyway)

Monday, January 1st, 2007

Apparently it’s a new year already. The calendar says 2007. Woo-hoo. So where are the flying cars? The universal remote that can control people? The instant microwaveable French fries? The X-ray specs?
Never mind.
Since it’s cool to make resolutions, let’s make some that I may (or may not) try to keep for at least 16 days [...]