I was born in 1978 so what I saw of the decade was spent mostly sleeping and crying. Being grown up now and dealing with the joys of domesticity such as paying bills, working and shopping in an era of computers, privatised utilities and much wider choice of things like food and the media I’m… Continue reading Life in the 70s
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Fight #2?
Early days yet, but I may be fighting again fairly soon. My Thai boxing instructor emailed me to tell me he’s put me forward for a show that’s probably in Harrogate and probably in September. The person running this show (Pierre Mahon, for people reading this via the Facebook feed) has pretty close links to… Continue reading Fight #2?
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Being a Data Point
If it wasn’t swine flu then it was a particularly nasty cold. It may have started last Sunday but I was recovering from a hangover the night before. On Monday and Tuesday I had meetings in Stockport but I felt pretty ropy. I made it to BJJ on Monday and took my brother out for… Continue reading Being a Data Point
Down with the Sickness
So, how do you tell the difference between hamthrax and just a summer cold? I’ve got a sore throat, runny nose, dry cough, lots of sneezing and feel pretty run down and kind of achy. My thermometer reckons my temperature was 40.6° C but it was obviously faulty because it still said this after it… Continue reading Down with the Sickness
One Year On
16th of July 2008 was the date of my epic cycling fail, when this happened: I was cycling over to the gym on a Wednesday when it happened, so yesterday I decided to have another go. This time it was actually slightly less fuss than usual apart from having to avoid a few roadworks but… Continue reading One Year On
Next!
One fight out of the way and I suppose I should really make a start on thinking about the next one. Way back in 2005 when I started doing Thai boxing I always intended to fight but I knew it would take a long time to get to the level where I would be able… Continue reading Next!
My Fight
Now on Youtube. I’m in the red pads. Comments welcome.
Untitled
Finally got the DVD of my fight through yesterday and it’ll be appearing on Youtube later on tonight. It was a pretty even match and it does look like a proper amateur fight (which is of course what it was). Who wants to see it?
Uninquiring
Anyone else think The Inquirer has gone seriously downhill since Mike Magee left? The Register has better tech news and some of the comments are even more full of drivel than the Maurice Kellett appreciation society that is uk.local.yorkshire these days. I know they’ve since had another editor (Paul Hales) leave, and I do wonder… Continue reading Uninquiring