Ten Reasons I Am Not Actually George Clooney
Well let me qualify that… here are 10 reasons I am not like George Clooney from the movie ‘Up in the Air’. 1. While I am pretty good at not getting pinged by the metal detectors I always forget to hold onto my boarding pass. George does this great routine where he places all his [...]
Well I’ve survived another extended family holiday…
Always something to be celebrated really. It wasn’t helped much by the very unseasonal weather. It’s easier to hide in the sun behind a book than in the corner of a noisy room full of kids, and in laws. I got a few walks in. But not of the length I’d have liked given my [...]
The End (of 2011) is Nigh….
Well it would be impolite to let the year come to a conclusion without one last post to this collection of ramblings. 2011 has been enormous. By every metric it has been a big year. Full of change; some traumatic, some voluntary and some delightful. A lot of change. It has also been truly a [...]
Hurtling Across Canada at 700 kmh
Well ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls here we are again. Sitting in an aircraft seat (15D) Air Canada flight AC148 to Toronto specifically. This is the third trip to Canada I have made in 2011 and will not be the last for the year either. I’m on an Air Canada plane but am going [...]
It’s Christmas time all over the world…
As the song goes… so a little Christmas message to all our readers (both of you – “Hi Mum”). 2009 has galloped past at a fare old pace. As is often the case at this time of the year one looks back and attempts to judge whether enough was achieved. On the family front Annie [...]
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