When I was a kid, my dad was often unemployed so a budget family day out whatever the weather was to make up a packed lunch, jump in the car and go and explore all the tiny lanes in the area, generally as impassable as possible. Bonus points for an “unsuitable for motor vehicles” route. [...]

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Today we have: gone to the supermarket and bought magazines for us all (Toxic and a Star Wars magazine for the boys, New Scientist for me) and then they spent some of their pocket money on an Indiana Jones toy that was in the sale. made a list of all the activities we’d like to [...]

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Kid safe. So safe, they demanded I replay it. Lots.

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A couple of weeks ago, I received a selection of NÖM Naturally yoghurts for review. (For the record, I always like to be sent free stuff – especially if that free stuff is edible!) Unfortunately, the week they arrived I was still recovering from a nasty cold with an evil sore throat and completely deactivated [...]

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On top of still feeling wiped out from the recent cold-from-hell, I have been living in a war zone for the last week. For some reason, sibling bickering between Akra Jr (eldest son) and Li’l Bhaji (youngest son) has escalated to epic proportions of late (presumably fuelled by end-of-term-itis). Akra Jr’s speciality is quietly spoken [...]

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Tangerine! | Potion Factory This looks just what I need – I'm always getting frustrated that I haven't perfected the perfect playlist for the mood I'm in. Am trialling it, will let you know how I get on. (tags: audio music ipod bpm mac software itunes playlists osx apple) The truth about writers – Los [...]

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It’s been a funny ol’ week. A mixture of crappy weather, a variant form of man-flu that had jumped the gender divide, a spontaneously bursting knee vein and running out of witty replies for concerned bruise viewers had left me without much oomph or inclination to do anything much. The week has mostly passed me [...]

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meh As you were…

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Okay, so I know this has probably long since done the rounds, and Matrix was soooo yesterday, but I liked it! See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

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I think I’m beginning to understand know why there aren’t more women in martial arts. I’ve been going for just under two months now and have got past the initial burst of enthusiasm and have hit the long slog. It’s demanding – requiring more from me physically and mentally than anything else I’ve ever tried [...]

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