Blind Luck & Rushed Judgement
What's that phrase, poor preparation leads to p.p. performance? I know myself too well. Earlier in the week, I'd cleared my diary so I...
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Duncan
- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
Dot Watching...
Doesn't everybody have an Aunty Dot or at the very least know an Aunty Dot? I bet she got invited to the wedding? Most month's on waking...
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Duncan
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
Weird & Wonderful
Many years ago, when running became a ‘thing’ for me, I decided to try and raise funds for Brathay Trust through (in part) writing this...
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Duncan
- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min
Should I, Shouldn't I?
Three days to go. Three sleeps. 72 hours. Over a year to wait. Over a year to train. Except for the fact that I sort of didn’t, haven’t,...
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Duncan
- May 17, 2021
- 4 min
A is for ...
It would be nice to write something to indicate how smoothly each day has gone, how calmly I've approached each day, how easy each...
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Duncan
- May 16, 2021
- 4 min
S is for ...
Splish, splosh, sponsor me (please) Sunday. It was a tad damp out there today, but then there are more wet spots than an old person's...
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Duncan
- Nov 11, 2019
- 4 min
Violet Beauregarde
Free 'health' check for my car today through the RAC, jolly nice of them, thought I. Dropped my car off at the garage and then took the...
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Duncan
- Sep 16, 2019
- 7 min
Road Trip!
This weekend was one of my oldest school friend's birthdays, he is significantly older than me and has now reached yet another milestone...
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Duncan
- Sep 12, 2019
- 3 min
Wonder Woman's Plane
Sitting in traffic this morning. Going nowhere fast. The car adjacent, big, white BMW, the driver, elegant, hair styled, suit pressed...
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Duncan
- Sep 5, 2019
- 3 min
Cat Fight!
A day or two ago, I nearly peed the bed. Half dozing off, a friend messaged me. I was at the point just at the edge of the cliff where...
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Duncan
- Sep 3, 2019
- 6 min
It's a Wrap
I've been making soap these last few weeks. The first rule of ... is don't talk about … The second rule of … is you do not talk about...
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Duncan
- Sep 1, 2019
- 3 min
Box to Box
Starting to feel like I've missed out. Last year about this time I was cock-a-hoop that I'd been accepted for another stab at the...
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Duncan
- Aug 31, 2019
- 6 min
Ten Circles of (My Own Personal) Hell - one added for luck
Now for some I appreciate this might be their idea of an idyllic day out but this is my little story about a day out on the bike. It’s...
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Duncan
- Jul 25, 2019
- 6 min
Why Do We Always Exaggerate?
The other night, just finishing my shift, I was approached by a superior saying that 'none of the bins in the department' had been...
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Duncan
- Jul 12, 2019
- 5 min
Twisted Lyrics
This year, everything I've prayed and asked 'Him' upstairs for, has been duly delivered, except for the 'Bread and Butter', as Bob...
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Duncan
- May 10, 2019
- 6 min
A Brathay Baptism
In the name of the father, son... Bathed in sunshine we were last year, even in 2017 when I did the Windermere Marathon the weather was...
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Duncan
- May 9, 2019
- 5 min
A Singleton Life Calling
Hate it! Left to my own devices I eat Pot Noodles, fish fingers or bacon butties, chocolate (lots of it and especially Snickers or...
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Duncan
- May 4, 2019
- 4 min
There's No Papering Over The Cracks
When I purchased my house two years ago, I knew that regardless of how well it suited me, I needed to change it. My mortgage company...
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