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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Confusion and happy pants (again)
I got a weird phone call today. It went like this: Him: Hi, is that Ken Jones, the electrician? Me: Sorry? (Because, you know, I might have completely misheard that entire, very clear line he had spoken) Him: Are you Ken Jones, … Continue reading
How to make friends and influence people – two examples
1. There is an unwritten rule in our office that you don’t talk in the lifts. Even if you know someone in there, you must talk in hushed tones. It’s like an extension of the commute, I suppose. Anyway, some … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life, work
Tagged flower, laugh, lift etiquette, scaring people, singing, superglue
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Autumn and scarecrows
Autumn has officially started, so I took a few pictures on some of my escapades over the last couple of days. Fridays’s bike ride: Saturday’s run: And this morning it was all a bit bleak: But I did find conkers: … Continue reading
Posted in Bumpkinsville, Cycling, running
Tagged Autumn, bike rides, bumpkinsville, running, scarecrows, trees
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The joy of webcams
I have a new work lap top. This is a good thing as my old one had been around twice as long as Little Pea has and, due to the number of lunches eaten over it, was a bit of … Continue reading
This is the way we do holidays
I am on holiday with my family in Ithaca – a teeny Greek island. It’s beautiful. Despite weather forecasts predicting thunder storms, the weather is beautiful too. For some, this would mean a holiday involving mostly this: This: And this: … Continue reading
Posted in holiday, Pog Life
Tagged grapes, Greece, holiday, Ithaca, knife, misunderstanding, monastery, proud cow, Tree climbing goat
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The cherry on top
I rather like Cherry Bakewells. I was wondering the other day in what way they are ‘hand finished’ as the box claimed. I came to the conclusion it was the cherry. Someone somewhere must have a job title of ‘cherry … Continue reading
Look carefully
Sometimes we don’t all see things the way they are intended. A friend posted this on Facebook from his holiday a few days ago. I read it quickly, then I read it again. I had no idea Abraham Lincoln had saved … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, childhood drawing, drawing, Imagination, unicorns
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One of those people
I am an idiot. It’s hardly breaking news, but what happened last night is still making me cringe. I get the coach to work these days. I have for a few months – and very civilised it is too. On … Continue reading
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