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Marathon Training - Rest Days
Phew! That was a tough day. Gosh! That was a really tough week. Aargh! That was a tricky month. What's that old adage? If you fail to...
Duncan
Sep 27, 20193 min read


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...
Duncan
Sep 16, 20197 min read


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...
Duncan
Sep 12, 20193 min read


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...
Duncan
Sep 8, 20194 min read


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...
Duncan
Sep 7, 20193 min read


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...
Duncan
Sep 5, 20193 min read


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...
Duncan
Sep 3, 20196 min read


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...
Duncan
Sep 1, 20193 min read


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...
Duncan
Jul 25, 20196 min read


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...
Duncan
Jul 12, 20195 min read


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...
Duncan
May 10, 20196 min read


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...
Duncan
May 9, 20195 min read


It's Your Early Morning A-llama Call
After a 12-hour night shift, what you really want to do is get on your bike and cycle 25 miles home, right? What choice do I have? Self...
Duncan
May 6, 20194 min read


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...
Duncan
May 4, 20194 min read


A Can of Worms
Analysing the art of the club statement; the management role I had enjoyed for almost three years ceased recently. Why? Well the critic...
Duncan
Feb 25, 20196 min read
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