House of the Dragon - Episode 1
Someone once said, that if you stop challenging yourself you stop growing? Who knows? Two years ago, enticed by the advertising as the...
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Duncan
- Aug 1, 2021
- 8 min
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 23, 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 21, 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 27, 2021
- 8 min
Why is the anagram ...
Diary Day 10 of the Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in 10 days).
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Duncan
- Dec 9, 2019
- 3 min
It's Behind You
For the last three years, the Children and I have visited the Georgian Theatre in Richmond, North Yorkshire. Each one of us looks...
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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 8, 2019
- 4 min
Straight, Right
There's an unforgiving honesty in this game and as much as anyone loves or hates it, it really is a contest of skill. I looked up game...
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Duncan
- Sep 7, 2019
- 3 min
A Game of Cat and Mouse
Friday evenings, simply the best night of the week. A child of the 70s, the start of the weekend is vaguely remembered as being spent at...
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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
- 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 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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